August 12. King Philip's Indian War ends with death of Metacomet in 1676.

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August 12, 1676.  King Philip's Indian War ends with death of Metacomet, Wasconset name for King Philip.

12The historical figure and Native hero King Philip was not forgotten in the 19th Century, as this mid-1870s cigar box label shows.

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August 11. Babe Ruth hits home run number 500, the first to do so, in 1929.