8/7/1947 : Thor Heyerdahl’s balsa wood raft the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101-day, 7,000 kilometres journey across the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to prove that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America.
8/7/1947 : Thor Heyerdahl’s balsa wood raft the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after ...
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7/6/1944: The Hartford circus fire, kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700
1944 The Hartford circus fire... One of America's worst fire disasters, kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700 in ...
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6/22/1943 – Two Japanese women get into shootout with Sao Paulo Police over decaying meats
Japanese Riot in Brazil One Slain, Two police officers shot in battle of decayed meat [Text] One Japanese was killed ...
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