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"The Accidental Burning of the USS Missouri in Gibraltar", lithograph, published by Ackermann & Co. The fire started on this day in 1843. In four hours, the steam frigate was reduced to a blackened and sinking hulk and finally at 03:20 in the morning of 27 August, the forward powder magazine exploded, destroying the burning ship.

Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton / Edward Duncan / George Pechell Mends / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. View source.

Belle Tout lighthouse and chalk cliffs by the English Channel. Captain Matthew Webb made the first observed and unassisted swim across the channel, reaching France on 25 August 1875.

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Stipa – the symbol of the Tarutyns'kyj steppe. Today is the Independence Day of Ukraine.

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Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in flight in Mato Grosso, Brazil.

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SBB Ce 6/8 II 14253 "crocodile" electric locomotive with the Gotthard mountain route experience train 31066 Lavorgo - Erstfeld crosses the lower Wattingen bridge near Wassen, Switzerland.

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Acro paraglider shows off infinity tumbling, the most spectacular aerobatics maneuver that exist in paragliding.

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Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland.

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Standing white Pelargonium zonale. Focus stack of 47 photos.

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The Beatles arriving at JFK International Airport in 1964. On 18 August 1962, Ringo Starr officially joined The Beatles.

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Solitary tree in the Westrup Heath in the early morning during the heather blossom season, Haltern am See, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Altar of the church of the Monastery of Jesus, Setúbal, Portugal. The monastery, founded in 1490, is one of the oldest buildings in Manueline style (Portuguese version of Gothic) and served as a monastery of Poor Clare nuns.

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Tea plantations around Mattupetty lake near Munnar, Kerala, India. The country—which celebrates its independence day today—is the second largest producer and exporter of tea in the world, and also its largest consumer with a vibrant and diverse tea culture.

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