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Statue of Liberty’s cornerstone is laid
Aug. 5, 1884 — The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal was laid on Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbor.
Mann Gulch fire
Aug. 5, 1949 — The Mann Gulch forest fire in the Gates of the Mountains north of Helena killed 13 firefighters and changed forever the way forest fires are fought.
Sources: Associated Press, Montana Historical Society