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August 7th, 2007EventBarry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants breaks baseball great Hank Aaron s record by hitting his 756th home run.
August 7th, 1999EventA group of Indian army veterans launch the political party Rashtriya Raksha Dal.
August 7th, 1989EventU.S. Congressman Mickey Leland (D-TX) and 15 others die in a plane crash in Ethiopia.
August 7th, 1988EventRioting in New York City s Tompkins Square Park.
August 7th, 1985EventTakao Doi, Mamoru Mohri and Chiaki Mukai are chosen to be Japan s first astronauts.
August 7th, 1981EventThe Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication.
August 7th, 1978EventUnited States President Jimmy Carter declares a federal emergency at Love Canal.
August 7th, 1976EventViking program: Viking 2 enters into orbit around Mars.
August 7th, 1973EventNBC airs the final day of the Watergate hearings on U.S. daytime television.
August 7th, 1970EventCalifornia judge Harold Haley is taken hostage in his courtroom and killed during in an effort to free George Jackson from police custody.

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