This Day in History: August 30, 2024
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1862
The Second Battle of Bull Run took place during the Civil War.
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1905
Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut, playing for the Detroit Tigers.
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1941
The two-year siege of Leningrad during World War II began.
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1963
A hot line between the Kremlin and the White House went into operation to reduce the chances of an accidental war.
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1967
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1999
East Timor residents voted to secede from Indonesia.
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