Historical review: Mars made its closest approach to Earth since the Stone Age in 2003

On this day: Mars passed 55.76 million km from Earth, the closest such encounter since the Stone Age, in 2003

Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 27: 1919 – Louis Botha, Boer general, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, died aged 56. 1928 – The Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed in Paris. Named after U.S. Secretary of State Frank Kellogg and French Foreign Minister Aristide […]

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