On This Day for July 8 - Vasco da Gama's first voyage to India, Kim Il-Sung is featured, and more

Created: 2020-07-08 10:04 Updated: 2020-07-08 10:04 Notebook: On this Day in History
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July 08
Massive bronze statue of the North Korean statesman Kim Il-sung overlooking Kaesŏng, North Korea.
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Kim Il-Sung
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Vasco da Gama
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1497
Vasco da Gama's first voyage to India
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