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The planet Mars was named for the Roman god of war, on account of its blood red color. But did you know that it has the tallest mountain in the solar system?

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• Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt was convicted of terrorism.
• The SCO v. IBM Linux lawsuit drags on.
• The Anglican Church has controversial views of homosexuality.

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• Bruno Hauptmann kidnapped Charles Lindbergh's baby.
• A burschenschaft is a German fraternity.
• The Bowers v. Hardwick sodomy law was recently overturned in Texas.

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• Literary theorist Edward Said revived the concept of Orientalism.
• In the early 20th century, the Zeppelin was a popular form of air travel.
• France had series of religious wars in the sixteenth century.

Anniversaries

• August 9, 1993 - King Albert II of Belgium was sworn into office.
• August 9, 1974 - Richard Nixon resigned as US president.
• August 8, 1963 - The The Great Train Robbery of 1963 occurred.
• August 8, 1966 - The Beatles released their album Revolver.
• August 8, 2000 - The wrecked submarine CSS Hunley was recovered.

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• British actor Don Estelle died on August 1 at 70 years old.
• Belgian football coach Guy Thys died on August 1.
• French actress Marie Trintignant died on the 1st.
• Record producer Sam Phillips died on July 30th.
• British film director John Schlesinger died on July 25th.