1930
Gooooooooal!
The first World Cup soccer competition began in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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1793
French revolutionary Jean Paul Marat was stabbed to death in his bath by royalist sympathizer Charlotte Corday.
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1863
The draft riots, protesting unfair conscription in the Civil War, began in New York City.
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1865
P. T. Barnum's American Museum, which had featured Tom Thumb and the original Siamese twins Chang and Eng, was destroyed by fire.
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1943
The Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle in history—involving some 6,000 tanks, 2,000,000 troops, and 4,000 aircraft—ended in German defeat.
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1977
A 25-hour blackout hit New York City, engendering widespread rioting and looting.
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2003
Iraq's interim governing council was inaugurated.
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