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August 1, 2014

On This Date: August 2014

AUGUST 1, 1957
Canada and the United States announce formation of the North American Aerospace Defence Command, integrating air defence of the two nations.

AUGUST 2, 1990
Several hundred foreign nationals are used as human shields after 100,000 Iraqi troops invade Kuwait and seize the oilfields.

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