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Abbasid caliph Al-Mansur establishes Baghdad near its ancient site View Post →
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- 1869
The Charles, first oil tanker, departs the US for Europe with 7,000 barrels of oil
- 1932
The tenth Summer Olympics opens in Los Angeles
- 1956
'In God We Trust' becomes the U.S. national motto
- 1988
Harry Drake sets an arrow shooting record of 1,873 meters
- 2003
Last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line in Mexico
