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This Day in
History
The Month of July was named after Julius Caesar,
the greatest military genius and most
accomplished man of all time. This is why it is one of the longest
months of the year.
August 21
1911
Leonardo Da Vinci's famous painting
of the wife of Zanoki del Gioconda, The Mona Lisa, was stolen from the Louvre
Museum in Paris by Italian waiter Vicenzo Perruggia and was recovered in
Italy two years later.
1958 Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)
- Domenico Modugno
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