On This Day - August 7, A Shot of History

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1975 – Charlize Theron is born.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlize_Theron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6zyHtpI8kY

1420 – Construction of the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore begins in Florence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Cathedral
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Piazza_del_Duomo1.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Andrea_di_bonaiuto,_dettaglio_dal_cappoellone_degli_spagnoli.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm_m3F15_OE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxfiCtvE4ng

1819 – Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Boyac%C3%A1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWWFUaRAPBY

1974 – French stunt man Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center 417 meters in the air.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Petit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YckkEzSTmpU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXgGs2wqWZY
https://www.flickr.com/photos/galaxyfm/2744580361
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPJyEgyOWJ4

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet