Historical Events for 12th August 2024

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1793 - The Rhône départment is created when the former département of Rhône-et-Loire was split into two: Rhône and Loire (Lêre).
1896 - Willem II soccer team forms in Tilburg
1901 - Boer General Kritzinger driven out of Cape colony
1944 - Pipeline under ocean (Pluto) begins operating
1955 - WPBT TV channel 2 in Miami, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting
1977 - Space shuttle Enterprise makes 1st atmospheric test flight
1990 - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein says he is ready to resolve Gulf crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories
2007 - Bulk carrier M/V New Flame collides with oil tanker Torm Gertrud at the southernmost tip of Gibraltar, ending up partially submerged.
2007 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Southern Hills CC: Defending champion Tiger Woods wins his 4th PGA C'ship by 2 shots from Woody Austin
2022 - British author Salman Rushdie attacked and repeatedly stabbed on stage prior to giving a lecture at Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York

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