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August 26

4 sourced moments from August 26 in history: The Marchfeld battle of 1278 put the Habsburgs in Austria; France adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789); The cataclysmic eruption of Krakatoa intensified (1883), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on August 26

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1920 Society & Economy · Politics & Law

The 19th Amendment Was Certified Into Law

After a 70-year fight, a single signature one quiet morning made women's suffrage part of the US Constitution.

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1883 Earth & Climate · Natural Disasters

The cataclysmic eruption of Krakatoa intensified

A volcano in the Sunda Strait began the explosive convulsions that would make one of the loudest, deadliest blasts in recorded history.

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1789 Society & Economy · Politics & Law

France adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man

In the heat of revolution, France's assembly proclaimed liberty, property, and equality before the law as natural, inalienable rights.

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1278 History · Medieval

The Marchfeld battle of 1278 put the Habsburgs in Austria

Rudolf of Habsburg's narrow win over Ottokar II began more than 600 years of Habsburg rule, yet no one is sure exactly where it was fought.

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