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August 7
What happened on this day
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Purple Heart created
244 years ago
George Washington establishes the Badge of Military Merit in 1782, forerunner of today's Purple Heart medal.
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Kon-Tiki reaches Polynesia
79 years ago
Thor Heyerdahl's balsa raft strikes a reef at Raroia in 1947 after 101 days from Peru, though his theory of Polynesian origins did not hold up.
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First Australian rules match
168 years ago
Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College play the first recorded game in 1858; the two schools have met every year since.
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Wire walk between the towers
52 years ago
Philippe Petit crosses between the World Trade Center roofs in 1974, 410 metres up, and stays out there for 45 minutes.
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