Historical Events for 24th August 2023

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1349 - 6,000 Jews, blamed for the Plague, are killed in Mainz
1516 - Battle of Marj Dabiq: Ottoman forces decisively beat the Mamluk Sultanate
1853 - 1st potato chips prepared by chef George Crum at Moon's Lake House, near Saratoga Springs, New York (popular legend says he invented though earlier recipes exist)
1920 - With British approval, Greece is encouraged to take offensive action against Turkish nationalists in Asia Minor
1954 - US President Eisenhower signs Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party, at height of McCarthyism
1958 - Sergei Popov wins Stockholm marathon (2:15:17.0) (WR)
1960 - -127°F (-88°C), Vostok, Antarctica (world record)
1993 - Padres scores 14 in 1st vs Cardinals
1995 - Fire that wipes 6,000 acres begins in Hamptons on Long Island
1995 - Microsoft debuts Windows 95

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