Wikislippy:Selected anniversaries/August 23

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  • August 23:
  • 1784 - Western North Carolina declares itself an independent state.
  • 1889 - First wireless message from a ship to the shore received.
  • 1940 - World War II: The Germans start bombing London.
  • 1990 - Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests."
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