August 4th
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- 1954
The uranium rush begins in Saskatchewan, Canada View Post →
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- 1821
Russian expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, the first to circumnavigate Antarctica, returns to Kronshtadt
- 1946
An 8.0 magnitude earthquake hits northern Dominican Republic, leaving 100 dead and 20,000 homeless
- 1952
Gambling boss Theodore Roe is murdered by Sam Giancana's crew
- 1991
The Oceanos, a Greek luxury liner, sinks off South Africa's coast; all 581 people aboard survive
