Today in History: August 27, catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa ...Middle East

Today is Sunday, Aug. 27, the 239th day of 2023. There are 126 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 27, 1883, the island volcano Krakatoa erupted with a series of cataclysmic explosions. The resulting tidal waves in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait claimed some 36,000 lives in Java and Sumatra. On this In 1776, the Battle of Long Island began during the Revolutionary War as British troops attacked American forces who ended up being forced to retreat two days later. In 1894, Congress passed the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act, which contained a provision for a graduated income tax that was later struck down by the Supreme Court. In 1939, the first turbojet-powered aircraft, the

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