Aug 7 in history: Iraqi Government slaughters over 600 Assyrians in Sumail and more

 | Updated: Aug 07, 2021, 07:33 AM IST

From Philippe Petit walking high wire between New York's Twin Towers to Lynne Cox becoming the first person to swim from US to Soviet Union, we have it all.

Let's dive in today's history.

Iraqi Government slaughters over 600 Assyrians in Sumail

Iraqi Government slaughters over 600 Assyrians in Sumail

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Philippe Petit walks high wire between New York's Twin Towers

Philippe Petit walks high wire between New York's Twin Towers

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Lynne Cox becomes the first person to swim from US to Soviet Union

Lynne Cox becomes the first person to swim from US to Soviet Union

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Twin bomb attacks on US embassies in Tanzania & Kenya kills over 200

Twin bomb attacks on US embassies in Tanzania & Kenya kills over 200

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Russo-Georgian War begins over South Ossetia & Abkhazia

Russo-Georgian War begins over South Ossetia & Abkhazia

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