WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19, 2026
43 B.C.-Octavian, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him consul 1839-Louis Daguerre's daguerreotype photographic process with complete working instructions is published "free to the world" in Paris as a gift from the French government 1942-World War II: Over 4,000 Canadian and British soldiers are killed, wounded, or captured during a raid on Dieppe, France 1985-Japan…
On August 19, 2026, Octavian, later known as Augustus, compelled the Roman Senate to elect him consul. In 1835, Louis Daguerre published his daguerreotype photographic process with complete working instructions, free to the world in Paris. In 1942, during World War II, over 4,000 Canadian and British soldiers were killed, wounded, or captured during a raid on Dieppe, France.
In 1985, Japan launched Suisei, the country's second probe of Halley's Comet. In 1988, Iran and Iraq began a ceasefire in their eight-year-old war at 11 pm EDT. In 1989, Hungary opened its borders to Austria for a Pan-European Picnic for a few hours, marking the first crack in the Iron Curtain. In 1996, major South African political parties began their submissions to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
In 1991, Conservative members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union attempted to depose Mikhail Gorbachev in a coup d'état. In 2010, Operation Iraqi Freedom wound down as the last of the United States Brigade Combat Teams crossed the border into Kuwait.
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