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Damascus, SANA- Today in History Aug 24th:
1516- Battle of Marj Dabiq erupts between Mamluks and Ottomans.
1821- Mexico independence declared.
1922- The Palestinians reject the British mandate on Palestine at Nablus Conference.
1949- Former Brazilian President Getulio Vargas resigns and commits suicide just hours later due to the increasing political crisis in the country.
1991- Mikhail Gorbachev resigns from his post as a head of the Soviet Communist Union.
1995- Windows 95 released to the public.
Born Today:
1865- King Ferdinand I of Romania.
1929- Late Palestinian President Yassyer Arafat.
Passed Away:
1832- French Physicist and Military Engineer Sadi Carnot.
2003- British Explorer Wilfred Thesiger.
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