August 30: What Happened on This Day in History (Elementary Level)?

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1. In 1146, European leaders outlaw crossbow intending for this action to end war for all time.
2. In 1682, William Penn left England to sail to the Americas.
3. In 1850, Honolulu, Hawai becomes a city.
4. In 1901, Hubert Cecil Booth patents the first powered vacuum cleaner.
5. In 1987, Yves Pol of France runs a complete marathon, but runs backwards the entire race. (3:57:57)
6. Famous Birthdays: Timothy Bottoms (actor), John Landis (American Werewolf in London), Lisa Ling (American journalist), Andy Roddick (American tennis player), Justin Vaughan (cricketer)

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