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, 07:29, 26 August 2018move Slavery Abolition Act 1833 to Aug 28
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==Images==
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File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg|Flag of Switzerland
File:Barykada.jpg|Warsaw Uprising – Polish barricade on the Napoleon square
File:Priestley.jpg|Joseph Priestley
File:Priestley color.jpg|Portrait of Joseph Priestley by Ellen Sharples
File:George H. W. Bush, cropped.jpg|US President George H. W. Bush
File:Nachmani 28 tlv.jpg|The Aguda building in Tel Aviv, 18 days before the shooting attack took place
File:I35W Collapse - Day 4 - Operations & Scene (95).jpg|Bridge 9340 after its collapse
File:Mosaic of Justinianus I - Basilica San Vitale (Ravenna).jpg|Mosaic of Justinian the Great
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==Ineligible==
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!Reason
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|'''[[Swiss National Day]]''';
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| ; [[List of national independence days|Independence Day]] in '''[[Benin]]''' ([[1960]])
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| ; '''[[Lammas]]''' in England and Scotland
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| [[1291]] – Three [[cantons of Switzerland|Swiss cantons]] signed the [[Federal Charter of 1291|Federal Charter]]<!--not bolded, unreferenced stub--> to '''[[Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy|form]]''' the [[Old Swiss Confederacy]].
| refimprove section
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| [[1927]] – In the '''[[Nanchang uprising]]''', the first major engagement in the [[Chinese Civil War]], [[Communist Party of China|Communist]] forces seized control over the entire city of [[Nanchang]] from the [[Kuomintang]].
| needs more footnotes
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| [[1944]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Home Army|Polish Home Army]] began the '''[[Warsaw Uprising]]''' in [[Warsaw]] against the [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|Nazi occupation of Poland]], a rebellion that lasted 63 days until it was quelled by the Germans.
| lots of CN tags
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| [[2007]] – '''[[I-35W Mississippi River bridge|Bridge 9340]]''', carrying [[Interstate 35W (Minnesota)|Interstate 35W]] across the [[Mississippi River]] in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], U.S., suffered a [[catastrophic failure]] and collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145.
| [[Template:POTD/2018-08-01|POTD for 2018]]
|-
| '''[[Sabbatai Zevi]]''' (b. 1626)
| uncertainty about date (see [[Talk:Sabbatai Zevi#birth date]])
|}
==Eligible==
* [[527]] – Upon the death of {{nowrap|[[Justin I]]}}, '''[[Justinian I|Justinian the Great]]''' became the sole ruler of the [[Byzantine Empire]].
* [[1774]] – British scientist [[Joseph Priestley]] liberated '''[[oxygen]]''' gas, corroborating the discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist [[Carl Wilhelm Scheele]].
* [[1798]] – [[French Revolutionary Wars]]: The '''[[Battle of the Nile]]''' started between a British fleet commanded by Rear-Admiral [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Horatio Nelson]] and a French fleet under Vice-Admiral [[François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers]].
* [[1801]] – [[First Barbary War]]: {{USS|Enterprise|1799|6}}, an American [[schooner]], '''[[Action of 1 August 1801|captured]]''' the [[Tripoli]]tan [[polacca]] ''Tripoli'' in a [[list of single-ship actions|single-ship action]] off the coast of modern-day Libya.
* [[1842]] – A parade in [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S., celebrating the end of [[Slavery in the British and French Caribbean|slavery in the West Indies]] was attacked by a mob, leading to '''[[Lombard Street riot|three days of riots]]'''.
* [[1966]] – '''[[Charles Whitman]]''' climbed the [[University of Texas at Austin]] [[Main Building (University of Texas at Austin)|tower]] and went on a [[shooting spree]] at the school, killing 10 people before being shot and killed by police.
* [[1971]] – Organised by [[Ravi Shankar]] and former Beatle [[George Harrison]], '''[[The Concert for Bangladesh]]''', the first-ever [[benefit concert]] of such a magnitude, was held at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City.
* [[1984]] – Commercial [[peat]]-cutters discovered the preserved [[bog body]] of a man, called '''[[Lindow Man]]''', at [[Lindow Moss]], [[Cheshire]], [[North West England]].
* [[1991]] – U.S. President [[George H. W. Bush|George {{nowrap|H. W.}} Bush]] delivered '''[[Chicken Kiev speech|a speech]]''' in the [[Verkhovna Rada|parliament of the Ukrainian SSR]] in which he warned against [[Declaration of Independence of Ukraine|Ukrainian independence]].
* [[2009]] – A '''[[2009 Tel Aviv gay centre shooting|shooting attack]]''' at the [[Israeli Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Association|Israeli LGBT Association]] building in [[Tel-Aviv]], resulted in the deaths of two people.
* Born/died this day: '''[[Elizabeth Randles]]''' (b. 1800){{·}} '''[[Lolita Lebrón]]''' (d. 2010){{·}}
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'''[[August 1]]''': '''[[Lughnasadh]]'''/'''[[Imbolc]]''' ([[Gaels]] and [[Celtic neopaganism|neopagans]] in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres respectively)
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* [[902]] – Led by [[Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya]], the [[Aghlabids]] captured the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] stronghold of [[Taormina]], concluding the '''[[Muslim conquest of Sicily]]'''.
* [[1715]] – Introduced during a time of civil disturbance in Great Britain, the '''[[Riot Act]]''' came into force, authorising authorities to declare any group of twelve or more people to be unlawfully assembled.
* [[1907]] – [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]] ''(pictured)'' held the '''[[Brownsea Island Scout camp|first Scout camp]]''' at [[Brownsea Island]] in [[Dorset]], England, beginning the [[Scouting]] movement.
* [[1981]] – At 12:01 AM ([[Eastern Time Zone|ET]]), "'''[[Video Killed the Radio Star]]'''" by [[the Buggles]] became [[List of first music videos aired on MTV|the first music video broadcast]] on the American [[cable television]] network [[MTV]]<!--not bold, refimprove section-->.
* [[2004]] – Nearly 400 people died in '''[[Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire|a supermarket fire]]''' in [[Asunción]], Paraguay, when exits were locked to prevent people from stealing merchandise.
'''[[Æthelwold of Winchester]]''' (d. 984){{·}} '''[[Maria Mitchell]]''' (b. 1818){{·}} '''[[Alan Moore (war artist)|Alan Moore]]''' (b. 1914)
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==Images==
Use only ONE image at a time
<gallery>
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg|Flag of Switzerland
File:Barykada.jpg|Warsaw Uprising – Polish barricade on the Napoleon square
File:Priestley.jpg|Joseph Priestley
File:Priestley color.jpg|Portrait of Joseph Priestley by Ellen Sharples
File:George H. W. Bush, cropped.jpg|US President George H. W. Bush
File:Nachmani 28 tlv.jpg|The Aguda building in Tel Aviv, 18 days before the shooting attack took place
File:I35W Collapse - Day 4 - Operations & Scene (95).jpg|Bridge 9340 after its collapse
File:Mosaic of Justinianus I - Basilica San Vitale (Ravenna).jpg|Mosaic of Justinian the Great
</gallery>
==Ineligible==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Blurb
!Reason
|-
|'''[[Swiss National Day]]''';
|refimprove
|-
| ; [[List of national independence days|Independence Day]] in '''[[Benin]]''' ([[1960]])
| refimprove section
|-
| ; '''[[Lammas]]''' in England and Scotland
| refimprove
|-
| [[1291]] – Three [[cantons of Switzerland|Swiss cantons]] signed the [[Federal Charter of 1291|Federal Charter]]<!--not bolded, unreferenced stub--> to '''[[Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy|form]]''' the [[Old Swiss Confederacy]].
| refimprove section
|-
| [[1927]] – In the '''[[Nanchang uprising]]''', the first major engagement in the [[Chinese Civil War]], [[Communist Party of China|Communist]] forces seized control over the entire city of [[Nanchang]] from the [[Kuomintang]].
| needs more footnotes
|-
| [[1944]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Home Army|Polish Home Army]] began the '''[[Warsaw Uprising]]''' in [[Warsaw]] against the [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|Nazi occupation of Poland]], a rebellion that lasted 63 days until it was quelled by the Germans.
| lots of CN tags
|-
| [[2007]] – '''[[I-35W Mississippi River bridge|Bridge 9340]]''', carrying [[Interstate 35W (Minnesota)|Interstate 35W]] across the [[Mississippi River]] in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], U.S., suffered a [[catastrophic failure]] and collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145.
| [[Template:POTD/2018-08-01|POTD for 2018]]
|-
| '''[[Sabbatai Zevi]]''' (b. 1626)
| uncertainty about date (see [[Talk:Sabbatai Zevi#birth date]])
|}
==Eligible==
* [[527]] – Upon the death of {{nowrap|[[Justin I]]}}, '''[[Justinian I|Justinian the Great]]''' became the sole ruler of the [[Byzantine Empire]].
* [[1774]] – British scientist [[Joseph Priestley]] liberated '''[[oxygen]]''' gas, corroborating the discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist [[Carl Wilhelm Scheele]].
* [[1798]] – [[French Revolutionary Wars]]: The '''[[Battle of the Nile]]''' started between a British fleet commanded by Rear-Admiral [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Horatio Nelson]] and a French fleet under Vice-Admiral [[François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers]].
* [[1801]] – [[First Barbary War]]: {{USS|Enterprise|1799|6}}, an American [[schooner]], '''[[Action of 1 August 1801|captured]]''' the [[Tripoli]]tan [[polacca]] ''Tripoli'' in a [[list of single-ship actions|single-ship action]] off the coast of modern-day Libya.
* [[1842]] – A parade in [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S., celebrating the end of [[Slavery in the British and French Caribbean|slavery in the West Indies]] was attacked by a mob, leading to '''[[Lombard Street riot|three days of riots]]'''.
* [[1966]] – '''[[Charles Whitman]]''' climbed the [[University of Texas at Austin]] [[Main Building (University of Texas at Austin)|tower]] and went on a [[shooting spree]] at the school, killing 10 people before being shot and killed by police.
* [[1971]] – Organised by [[Ravi Shankar]] and former Beatle [[George Harrison]], '''[[The Concert for Bangladesh]]''', the first-ever [[benefit concert]] of such a magnitude, was held at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City.
* [[1984]] – Commercial [[peat]]-cutters discovered the preserved [[bog body]] of a man, called '''[[Lindow Man]]''', at [[Lindow Moss]], [[Cheshire]], [[North West England]].
* [[1991]] – U.S. President [[George H. W. Bush|George {{nowrap|H. W.}} Bush]] delivered '''[[Chicken Kiev speech|a speech]]''' in the [[Verkhovna Rada|parliament of the Ukrainian SSR]] in which he warned against [[Declaration of Independence of Ukraine|Ukrainian independence]].
* [[2009]] – A '''[[2009 Tel Aviv gay centre shooting|shooting attack]]''' at the [[Israeli Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Association|Israeli LGBT Association]] building in [[Tel-Aviv]], resulted in the deaths of two people.
* Born/died this day: '''[[Elizabeth Randles]]''' (b. 1800){{·}} '''[[Lolita Lebrón]]''' (d. 2010){{·}}
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'''[[August 1]]''': '''[[Lughnasadh]]'''/'''[[Imbolc]]''' ([[Gaels]] and [[Celtic neopaganism|neopagans]] in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres respectively)
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;" id="mp-otd-img">
{{main page image|File:General Baden-Powell, Bain news service photo portrait.jpg|Robert Baden-Powell|width=100}}
</div>
* [[902]] – Led by [[Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya]], the [[Aghlabids]] captured the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] stronghold of [[Taormina]], concluding the '''[[Muslim conquest of Sicily]]'''.
* [[1715]] – Introduced during a time of civil disturbance in Great Britain, the '''[[Riot Act]]''' came into force, authorising authorities to declare any group of twelve or more people to be unlawfully assembled.
* [[1907]] – [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]] ''(pictured)'' held the '''[[Brownsea Island Scout camp|first Scout camp]]''' at [[Brownsea Island]] in [[Dorset]], England, beginning the [[Scouting]] movement.
* [[1981]] – At 12:01 AM ([[Eastern Time Zone|ET]]), "'''[[Video Killed the Radio Star]]'''" by [[the Buggles]] became [[List of first music videos aired on MTV|the first music video broadcast]] on the American [[cable television]] network [[MTV]]<!--not bold, refimprove section-->.
* [[2004]] – Nearly 400 people died in '''[[Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire|a supermarket fire]]''' in [[Asunción]], Paraguay, when exits were locked to prevent people from stealing merchandise.
'''[[Æthelwold of Winchester]]''' (d. 984){{·}} '''[[Maria Mitchell]]''' (b. 1818){{·}} '''[[Alan Moore (war artist)|Alan Moore]]''' (b. 1914)
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