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Great Fire of Rome
The Great Fire of Rome begins in the merchant area of the city. The fire burned for six days, destroying much of the city, though historians still debate whether Emperor Nero was responsible for starting it.
The Great Fire of Rome begins in the merchant area of the city. The fire burned for six days, destroying much of the city, though historians still debate whether Emperor Nero was responsible for starting it.
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. After spending 27 years in prison, he led his country's transition to multiracial democracy and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is nominated for an unprecedented third term as President of the United States at the Democratic National Convention. He would go on to win the election in November.