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On this day:
293 BC
The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is dedicated.
1040
King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival, Macbeth. The latter succeeds him as King of Scotland.
1057
King Macbeth is killed at the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of Máel Coluim mac Donnchada.
1185
The cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia.
1281
Mongol invasion of Japan: The Mongolian fleet of Kublai Khan is destroyed by a “divine wind” for the second time in the Battle of Kōan.
1461
The Empire of Trebizond surrenders to the forces of Sultan Mehmet II. This is regarded by some historians as the real end of the Byzantine Empire. Emperor David is exiled and later murdered.
1483
Pope Sixtus IV consecrates the Sistine Chapel.
1534
Saint Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus in September 1540.
1549
Jesuit priest Saint Francis Xavier comes ashore at Kagoshima (Traditional Japanese date: July 22, 1549).
1914
A male servant of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright sets fire to the living quarters of the architect’s Wisconsin home, Taliesin, murders seven people and burns the living quarters to the ground.
1914
The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SS Ancon.
1920
Battle of Warsaw so called Miracle at the Vistula.
1935
Will Rogers and Wiley Post are killed after their aircraft develops engine problems during takeoff in Barrow, Alaska.
1939
13 Stukas dive into the ground during a disastrous air-practice at Neuhammer. There are no survivors.
1940
An Italian submarine torpedoes and sinks the Greek cruiser Elli at Tinos harbour during peacetime, marking the most serious Italian provocation prior to the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War in October.
1945
World War II: Japan surrenders to end the war.
1948
The Republic of Korea is established south of the 38th parallel north.
1965
The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City, in an event later seen as marking the birth of stadium rock.
1969
The Woodstock Music and Art Festival opens.
1971
President Richard Nixon completes the break from the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors.
1974
Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon the President of South Korea, Park Chung-hee.

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One of the Pirates' newest prospects, catcher Rafael Flores, who was just acquired before the trade deadline in the David Bednar trade with the New York Yankees, explained to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette this week, that the Yankees' minor league focus is almost entirely on individual player development, while the Pirates — in his early view — seem more focused on team success at the minor league level.

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The United States deployed two warships on Wednesday to a shoal in disputed waters in the South China Sea, where two Chinese ships collided earlier in the week while chasing a smaller Philippine ship. The high-seas accident raised concerns about maritime safety and questions about the extent to which the U.S. should involve itself in longstanding tensions between those countries.
Does this remind anyone of the need for secure gun safes and the importance of adult supervision of children and weapons?

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The Brewers are on a 12-game winning streak and, barring a monumental collapse, will reach the postseason. It would be the seventh time in the last eight seasons that the Brewers are in the playoffs.
The Milwaukee Brewers play in the smallest market in Major League Baseball.

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KDKA has confirmed five members of the volunteer fire company in Shaler Township have been accused of being under the influence while responding to a call on East Genessee Street on Aug. 2.

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Gerrymandering is a deliberate attempt to disenfranchise certain voters and distort elections.. Amazingly, it is illegal to do this based on race, but only race. What honest citizen would want this? Or is this a cynical, tacit admission of inherent political corruption and the need to join it to fight it?

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Asked if the city should “enforce the arrest warrant” against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani supports, 63% of primary voters said yes.
Imagine. The NYC cops grab Netanyahu off the plane and cuff him. Then they read him his rights. Then they tell him their accusations. Which? Who ordered it? The Hague? The International Court? But the U.S. isn't a participant in those programs. And enforcing a foreign law in the U.S. is specifically forbidden by the U.S. Constitution.

So, what is this? Over-reaching? Foolish arrogance? No, much more. Deep in the huge heart of the Left beats the tiny heart of a little Marvel character, following a greater good. This is the Left's wheels within wheels, a mysterious, unwritten, spontaneous, good-willed bond that snakes through the minds of the Left, worldwide, as preparation for the coming New World. A world of unspoken and assumed high-mindedness and subsidy. The hum of a world we could all hear, if we would only listen.