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  • Ne Win Destroys Rangoon University Student Union to Crush Student Movement, July 8, 1962
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    Ne Win Destroys Rangoon University Student Union to Crush Student Movement, July 8, 1962

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    Ne Win besieges and blows up the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement. Date: July 8, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 Bombing Near 100 Mile House, July 8, 1965
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    Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 Bombing Near 100 Mile House, July 8, 1965

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    Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 is destroyed by a bomb near 100 Mile House, Canada, killing 52. Date: July 8, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • King Mwambutsa IV Deposed by Prince Charles Ndizi, July 8, 1966
    1966 events

    King Mwambutsa IV Deposed by Prince Charles Ndizi, July 8, 1966

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    King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi. Date: July 8, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • 1968 events

    Chrysler Wildcat Strike Begins in Detroit, Michigan – July 8, 1968

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    The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan. Date: July 8, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • Nixon Announces Native American Self-Determination Policy, July 8, 1970
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    Nixon Announces Native American Self-Determination Policy, July 8, 1970

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    Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975. Date: July 8, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • Mossad Assassinate Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian Writer, July 8, 1972
    1972 events

    Mossad Assassinate Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian Writer, July 8, 1972

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    Israeli Mossad assassinate Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani. Date: July 8, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • Aeroflot Flight 4225 Crashes Near Almaty, 166 Killed July 8, 1980
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    Aeroflot Flight 4225 Crashes Near Almaty, 166 Killed July 8, 1980

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    Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan), killing all 166 people on board. Date: July 8, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • 1980 events

    Queensland Wins Inaugural State of Origin Over New South Wales, July 8, 1980

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    The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park. Date: July 8, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • 1982 events

    Failed Assassination Attempt on Saddam Hussein Sparks Dujail Massacre, July 8, 1982

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    A failed assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein results in the Dujail Massacre over the next several months. Date: July 8, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • Island Express Train Derails on Peruman Bridge, Kerala, Killing 105 – July 8, 1988
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    Island Express Train Derails on Peruman Bridge, Kerala, Killing 105 – July 8, 1988

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    The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala in India killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more. Date: July 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This…

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