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On This Day – 19 August

Posted on: Mon 19 Aug 2019

On This Day;

In 1960, Two dogs were launched in a satellite into Earth’s orbit by the Soviet Union.

In 1900,  the one and only Olympic cricket match began in Paris.

In 1976, Multi-instrumentalist and Arcade Fire co-founder Régine Alexandra Chassagne is born.

Breakfast’s Tom Mann and Zoe Kounadis chat more about this day in history.

Produced by Zoe Kounadis

Image Sourced: Wikimedia Commons

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