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History Highlights for August 4
On this date various events shaped history including Britain's 1914 declaration of war on Germany. Other milestones include the forming of a U S naval force in 1790, the 1805 peace with Tripoli, Lizzie Borden’s 1892 arrest, the 1944 Anne Frank arrest, Kennedy praising Dr Frances Kelsey in 1962, and an airstrike wave in North Vietnam ten years prior.
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Associated Press
Britain
Germany
U.S
Coast Guard
United States
Tripoli
Lizzie Borden
Fall River
Mass
John Kennedy
Frances Kelsey
North Vietnam