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| 1521 | Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez captured present-day Mexico City from the Aztecs. |
| 1704 | The Battle of Blenheim was fought during the War of the Spanish Succession, resulting in a victory for English and Austrian forces. |
| 1899 | Movie director Alfred Hitchcock was born in London. |
| 1932 | Adolf Hitler rejected the post of vice-chancellor of Germany, saying he was prepared to hold out "for all or nothing." |
| 1934 | The comic strip "Li'l Abner" by Al Capp made its debut. |
| 1942 | Walt Disney's animated feature "Bambi" premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York. |
| 1960 | The first two-way telephone conversation by satellite took place with the help of Echo 1, a balloon satellite. |
| 1981 | President Ronald Reagan signed a historic package of tax and budget reductions. |
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| 1995 | Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle died of liver cancer at age 63. |
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| 2003 | Libya agreed to set up a $2.7 billion fund for families of 270 people killed in the 1988 Pan Am bombing. |
| 2004 | The 28th summer Olympic games opened in Athens. |
| 2008 | American Michael Phelps swam into history as the winningest Olympic athlete ever with his 10th and 11th career gold medals. |
| 2011 | Seven people were killed when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair during a powerful storm just before a concert was to begin. |
| 2011 | In Republican presidential politics, Rep. Michele Bachmann won the Iowa straw poll and Texas Gov. Rick Perry declared his candidacy. |
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