What happened on August 21st?
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| 1770 | Captain James Cook formally claims Australia for Britain Learn more.. |
| 1772 | King Gustav III of Sweden completes a coup d'etat by adopting a new Constitution and installing himself as an enlightened despot, ending 50 years of parliamentary rule Learn more.. |
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| 1852 | SS Great Britain steams out of Liverpool for its first voyage to Australia Learn more.. |
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| 1888 | William Seward Burroughs was issued four patents for the first successful "calculating machine." Learn more.. |
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| 1911 | The Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre in Paris by Vincenzo Peruggia, an Italian decorator who had worked at the museum Learn more.. |
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| 1940 | Trotsky assassinated in Mexico on Stalin's orders Learn more.. |
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| 1959 | Hawaii becomes the 50th State of the USA Learn more.. |
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| 2026 | Today |