August 23, 2011 in History

Event:

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake, the most powerful since 1897, strikes near Mineral, Virginia, causing a shut down of a nearby nuclear reactor





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1990 U.S. begins call up of 46,000 reservists to the Persian Gulf
1973 Intelsat communications satellite launched
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1839 British capture Hong Kong from China
1821 Mexico declares independence
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