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On This Day

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2016
A man deliberately drove a truck into crowds in Nice, France, resulting in 86 deaths.
2014
Lightning strikes started four fires in the Methow River in the American state of Washington, collectively known as the Carlton Complex Fire.
2003
Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative was leaked to and published by journalist Robert Novak.
1987
More than 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain fell in a two-and-a-half-hour period in parts of Montreal, causing severe flooding.
1960
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11 ditched off Polillo Island in the Philippines, killing one person and injuring 44.
1950
Korean War: North Korean troops began attacking the headquarters of the American 24th Infantry Division in present-day Daejeon, South Korea.
1916
The Battle of Delville Wood began as an action within the Battle of the Somme, lasting until 3 September 1916.
1902
The medieval St Mark's Campanile in Venice collapsed, also demolishing the Loggetta del Sansovino.
1902
An expedition led by Peruvian explorer and farmer Agustín Lizárraga discovered the Incan city of Machu Picchu (pictured).
1881
While on the run from a death sentence, American outlaw Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sherriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

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