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Historical Events for 14th August 2025
554 - Ravenna becomes the seat of the Byzantine military governor in Italy
1782 - Suriname forbids selling enslaved mothers without their babies
1900 - First electric tram in Netherlands (Leidseplein-Brouwersgracht)
1964 - LA Angels pitcher Bo Belinsky is suspended after a hotel room fight with elderly Los Angeles Times sportswriter Braven Dyer
1965 - Continental Football League plays first games
1967 - Pirate radio station, Wonderful Radio London, closes down
1988 - Detroit beats Sox 18-6 at Fenway, ending Boston's winning streak at 24
2007 - Coordinated bombings in Yazidi communities in Iraq kill at least 500 people, the second-deadliest terror attack of all time
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