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August 19August 19thth

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August 19, 1612August 19, 1612 The ‘Samlesbury Witches’, three women The ‘Samlesbury Witches’, three women

from the Lancashire Village of Samlesbury. from the Lancashire Village of Samlesbury. England, are put on trial, accused for England, are put on trial, accused for practicing witch craft, one of the most practicing witch craft, one of the most famous witch trails in English historyfamous witch trails in English history

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American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks-the American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks-the last major engagement of the war, almost ten last major engagement of the war, almost ten months after the surrender of the British commander months after the surrender of the British commander Lord Cornwallis following the Siege of YorktownLord Cornwallis following the Siege of Yorktown

August 19, 1944August 19, 1944World War World War

II: Liberation II: Liberation of Paris- of Paris- Paris rises Paris rises against against German German occupation occupation with the with the help of help of Allied troopsAllied troops

August August 19,198919,1989

Several hundred East Germans cross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the Pan-European Picnic, part of the events which began the process of the Fall of the Berlin Wall