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Battle of Actium, Great Fire of London & WWII Ends | Sep 1–6
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From the Battle of Actium that crowned Rome's first emperor to the ceremony aboard the USS Missouri that ended World War Two, this week in history is packed with world-changing moments. Plus: Columbus sets sail, the Titanic is found, Cassius Clay wins gold, and London burns.
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On October twelfth, fourteen ninety-two, somewhere in the chain of islands now known as the Bahamas, a lookout aboard one of Christopher Columbus's three ships spotted land. Columbus had sailed west from Spain convinced he could reach Asia that way.
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