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Today is Monday, August 24, the 236th day of 2015. There are 129 days left in the year.

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Highlight in History

On August 24, A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash; an estimated 20,000 people died.

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In 1572, the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of French Protestants at the hands of Catholics began in Paris.

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In 1814, during the War of 1812, British forces invaded Washington D.C., setting fire to the Capitol (which was still under construction) and the White House, as well as other public buildings.

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In 1821, the Treaty of Cordoba was signed, granting independence to Mexico from Spanish rule.

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In 1912, Congress passed a measure creating the Alaska Territory. Congress approved legislation establishing Parcel Post delivery by the U.S. Post Office Department, slated to begin on January 1, 1913.

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In 1932, Amelia Earhart embarked on a 19-hour flight from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, making her the first woman to fly solo, non-stop, from coast to coast.

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In 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty came into force.

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In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party in the United States.

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In 1964, the first Roman Catholic Mass celebrated in English took place at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis.

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In 1970, an explosives-laden van left by anti-war extremists blew up outside the University of Wisconsin's Sterling Hall in Madison, killing 33-year-old researcher Robert Fassnacht.

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In 1989, Baseball Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti (juh-MAH'-tee) banned Pete Rose from the game for betting on his own team, the Cincinnati Reds.