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A bit of August 19th history…
1561 - Mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith, Scotland to assume the throne after spending 13 years in France
1849 - NY Herald reports gold discovery in California
1950 - ABC begins Saturday morning kid shows
1985 - Following the Rubicon speech 4 days earlier, Archbishop Desmond Tutu snubs PW Botha’s invitation to attend a meeting to discuss the role and actions of the police and security forces in South Africa
2010 - Operation Iraqi Freedom ends with the last of the US brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait
2014 - NASA satellites take photos showing that the eastern basin of the Aral Sea had for the 1st time completely dried up (pictured)
A bit of August 19th history… 1561 - Mary Queen of Scots...