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August 27: Independence Day for Moldova (1991).

An early 19th century image of Krakatoa.

1776 – British forces led by William Howe defeated the Continental Army under George Washington at the Battle of Long Island in Brooklyn, New York, the largest battle of the American Revolutionary War.

1883 – Four enormous explosions from the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa (pictured) generated disastrous tsunamis that destroyed many settlements on Java and Sumatra in Indonesia.

1896 – The Anglo-Zanzibar War set the record for the shortest war in recorded history when Zanzibar surrendered less than an hour after the conflict broke out with British forces destroying the Beit al Hukum palace.

1928 – Over sixty nations signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy.

1939 – Flown by German test pilot Erich Warsitz, experimental jetplane Heinkel He 178 became the world's first aircraft to fly under turbojet power.

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 [[Image:William-howe-fifth-viscount.jpg|100x100px|General William Howe]]
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-* [[1962]] - '''[[Mariner 2]]''' was launched toward [[Venus (planet)|Venus]].
-* [[2003]] - The planet '''[[Mars (planet)|Mars]]''' made its closest approach to [[Earth]] in nearly 60,000 years.
+{{*mp}} [[1962]] &ndash; '''[[Mariner 2]]''' was launched toward [[Venus]].
+{{*mp}} [[2003]] &ndash; The planet '''[[Mars]]''' made its closest approach to [[Earth]] in nearly 60,000 years: 55,758,006 kilometres (34,646,419 mi)
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 [[Image:Krakatoa 01.JPG|100px|An early 19th century image of Krakatoa.]]
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-{{*mp}} [[1776]] - [[History of the British Army|British forces]] led by [[William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe|William Howe]] ''(pictured)'' defeated the [[Continental Army]] under [[George Washington]] in the '''[[Battle of Long Island]]'''.
+{{*mp}} [[1776]] &ndash; [[History of the British Army|British forces]] led by [[William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe|William Howe]] defeated the [[Continental Army]] under [[George Washington]] at the '''[[Battle of Long Island]]''' in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]], the largest battle of the [[American Revolutionary War]].
 {{*mp}} [[1883]] &ndash; Four enormous explosions from the [[Volcano|volcanic]] eruption of '''[[Krakatoa]]''' ''(pictured)'' generated disastrous [[tsunami]]s that destroyed many settlements on [[Java (island)|Java]] and [[Sumatra]] in [[Indonesia]].
-{{*mp}} [[1896]] - '''[[Zanzibar]]''' surrendered within an hour after the [[Anglo-Zanzibar War]] broke out.
+{{*mp}} [[1896]] &ndash; The [[Anglo-Zanzibar War]]<!--Not bolded, tagged with {{unreferenced}}--> set the record for the shortest [[war]] in recorded history when '''[[Zanzibar]]''' surrendered less than an hour after the conflict broke out with [[United Kingdom|British]] forces destroying the Beit al Hukum palace.
-{{*mp}} [[1928]] - The '''[[Kellogg-Briand Pact]]''', renouncing [[war]] as an instrument of [[foreign policy]], was signed by 60 nations.
+{{*mp}} [[1928]] &ndash; Over sixty nations signed the '''[[Kellogg-Briand Pact]]''', renouncing [[war]] as an instrument of [[foreign policy]].
-{{*mp}} [[1939]] - Experimental jetplane '''[[Heinkel He 178]]''' became the world's first [[aircraft]] to fly under [[turbojet]] power.
+{{*mp}} [[1939]] &ndash; Flown by [[Germany|German]] [[test pilot]] [[Erich Warsitz]], experimental jetplane '''[[Heinkel He 178]]''' became the world's first [[aircraft]] to fly under [[turbojet]] power.
-{{*mp}} [[1985]] - The [[Nigeria]]n government of [[Muhammadu Buhari]] was overthrown by '''[[Ibrahim Babangida]]'''.
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