On This Day in History
August 4
Historical Events
1558 The first printing of the Zohar in Spain popularizes the Jewish study of Kabbalah
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1821 Russian Antarctic Expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen returns to Kronstadt after becoming the first to circumnavigate Antarctica
1914 US President Woodrow Wilson issues his "Proclamation of Neutrality" to keep the United States out of the war in Europe
1944 Anne Frank is arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who is never identified
1993 Rwandan Hutus and Tutsis sign a peace treaty in Arusha, Tanzania
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