August 23: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 476Germanic commander Odoacer was proclaimed king of Italy by his soldiers.
2. 1541French explorer Jacques Cartier landed near present-day Québec City.
3. 1799Napoleon Bonaparte left his army behind and set off from Egypt for France.
4. 1923The first aerial refueling between two US Army aircraft took place.
5. 1989About two million people in the Baltic states joined hands to form a human chain from Vilnius to Tallinn.

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