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August 5th, 2003	Event	A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150.
August 5th, 1995	Event	The city of Knin, a significant Serb stronghold, is captured by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated as the day of victory (Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day) in Croatia.
August 5th, 1989	Event	General elections are held in Nicaragua, Sandinista Front wins the majority.
August 5th, 1981	Event	Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.
August 5th, 1979	Event	In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake an attempted military uprising.
August 5th, 1974	Event	Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1 billion dollar limit on military aid to South Vietnam.
August 5th, 1969	Event	Mariner program: Mariner 7 makes its closest fly-by of Mars (3,524 kilometers).
August 5th, 1964	Event	Vietnam War: Operation Pierce ArrowAmerican aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes attacked U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
August 5th, 1963	Event	United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union sign a nuclear test ban treaty.
August 5th, 1962	Event	Nelson Mandela is jailedied in He would not be released until 1990.

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