On this day in history
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Source: Historynet.com
0585: Thales of Greece makes the first known prediction of a solar eclipse.
1810: Argentina declares independence from Napoleonic Spain.
1925: John Scopes is indicted for teaching Darwinian theory in school.
1935: Jesse Owens sets six world records in less than an hour in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
1946: Jordan gains independence from Britain.
1953: The first atomic cannon is fired in Nevada.
