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August 25: French Arrive in Louisiana, James Cook Departs for the Pacific and Bubonic Plague

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August 25, 2020

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1609  Galileo demonstrates his 1st telescope to Venetian lawmakers

1718  Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana; New Orleans founded

1768  Captain James Cook departs from Plymouth, England, on his first voyage on board the Endeavour, bound for the Pacific Ocean

1894  Japanese scientist Shibasaburo Kitasato discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet

1944  General Charles de Gaulle walks the Champs Elysees in Paris after the liberation of the city from Nazi occupation

1990  UN security council authorizes military action against Iraq

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August 25: Captain Webb Conquers the English Channel


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