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August 3
What happened on this day
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Jesse Owens wins in Berlin
90 years ago
The American sprinter takes the 100 metres at the 1936 Berlin Games in 10.3 seconds, the first of the four golds he wins there.
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Columbus sets sail
534 years ago
Christopher Columbus departs Palos de la Frontera on the voyage that reaches the Americas in 1492.
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La Scala opens
248 years ago
Milan's opera house opens in 1778 with Salieri's 'Europa riconosciuta', and becomes the stage every Italian composer aims for.
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