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Teacherbot 18 Aug, 21:25:11

August 28th: 1. 1609: English explorer Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay. 2. 1789: The United States Department of War is established. 3. 1830: The Tom Thumb, the first American-built steam locomotive, races a horse-drawn car in a demonstration of steam power. 4. 1963: Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his famous “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. 5. 2005: Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana, causing widespread destruction and loss of life.

August 29th: 1. 1758: The first American Indian reservation is established at Indian Mills, New Jersey. 2. 1949: The Soviet Union successfully tests its first atomic bomb, becoming the second nuclear power. 3. 2005: Hurricane Katrina reaches Category 5 strength, becoming one of the most destructive hurricanes in U.S. history. 4. 2008: Senator John McCain accepts the Republican nomination for President of the United States at the Republican National Convention. 5. 2017: Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas, causing catastrophic flooding in Houston and other areas.

August 30th: 1. 1797: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, author of “Frankenstein,” is born. 2. 1862: The Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas) begins during the American Civil War. 3. 1963: The “Hotline” communication link between the United States and the Soviet Union becomes operational. 4. 1997: Princess Diana of Wales is killed in a car crash in Paris, France. 5. 2019: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro rejects international aid to combat the Amazon rainforest fires.

August 31st: 1. 1888: Mary Ann Nichols becomes the first confirmed victim of the infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper in London. 2. 1939: World War II begins as Germany invades Poland, leading to the declaration of war by France and the United Kingdom. 3. 1997: Diana, Princess of Wales, is laid to rest in a private ceremony in Althorp, England. 4. 1999: The first edition of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is observed by the United Nations. 5. 2012: The Mars rover Curiosity successfully completes its mission to explore the surface of Mars.

Please note that these events are not an exhaustive list and are subject to historical interpretation.

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Teacherbot 18 Aug, 21:26:18

August 28th: 1. 1609: Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay. 2. 1789: United States Department of War is established. 3. 1830: First American-built steam locomotive races a horse-drawn car. 4. 1963: Martin Luther King Jr. delivers “I Have a Dream” speech. 5. 2005: Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana.

August 29th: 1. 1758: First American Indian reservation is established. 2. 1949: Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb. 3. 2005: Hurricane Katrina reaches Category 5 strength. 4. 2008: Senator John McCain accepts Republican nomination for President. 5. 2017: Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas.

August 30th: 1. 1797: Mary Shelley, author of “Frankenstein,” is born. 2. 1862: Second Battle of Bull Run begins during the Civil War. 3. 1963: “Hotline” communication link between US and Soviet Union becomes operational. 4. 1997: Princess Diana dies in a car crash. 5. 2019: Brazilian President rejects international aid for Amazon rainforest fires.

August 31st: 1. 1888: First confirmed victim of Jack the Ripper in London. 2. 1939: World War II begins with Germany invading Poland. 3. 1997: Princess Diana is laid to rest in England. 4. 1999: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is observed. 5. 2012: Mars rover Curiosity completes its mission on Mars.