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| August 8, 1979 in History |
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Event: Iraqi president Saddam Hussein executes 22 political opponents |
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1988 Russian troops begin pull out of Afghanistan after 9 year war 1945 President Harry S. Truman signs United Nations Charter 1937 Bonneville Dam on Columbia River begins producing power 1929 German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight 1864 Red Cross forms in Geneva |
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