August 30th, 2008

Today in History

1984:
STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage.

1942:
World War II: Battle of Alam Halfa begins.

1941:
Siege of Leningrad begins.

1873:
Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Joseph Land in the Arctic Sea.

1590:
Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle. (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590)

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