This Day in History - August 31

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This Day in History - August 31

Today is the 244th day of 2020. There are 122 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1971: Cuba terminates the airlift that had brought 246,000 Cuban refugees from Havana to Florida since December 1965.OTHER EVENTS1290: Jews are exiled from England by proclamation of King Edward I.1876: Turkey's Sultan Murad V is deposed on plea of insanity and is succeeded by Abdul Hamid II.

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