History in 4th Aug
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Anne Frank captured
Anne Frank and her family were captured by the Gestapo in Amsterdam.
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Lizzie Borden's parents found dead
Lizzie Borden's parents were found bludgeoned to death in their Massachusetts home.
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Civil rights workers found dead
The bodies of three civil rights activists who disappeared while working for the Congress of Racial Equality in Mississippi are unearthed amid large-scale FBI investigation.
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Custer and 7th Cavalry attacked by Indians
Custer and the U.S. 7th Cavalry engage with Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, and a band of Sioux Indians for the first time along the Tongue River in southeastern Montana.
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Washington becomes Master Mason
George Washington is named a Master Mason, the highest Freemason rank, in a secret ceremony held in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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Wilson declares American neutrality in WWI
President Woodrow Wilson declares American neutrality as Europe descends into WWI.
