Today in History - August 16
On August 16, 1939, New York City’s Hippodrome Theater closed its doors for the last time. Continue reading.
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Today in History - August 16 On August 16, 1939, New York City’s Hippodrome Theater closed its doors for the last time. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more..
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A bit of August 16th history… 1829 - Siamese Twins Chang and Eng...A bit of August 16th history… 1829 - Siamese Twins Chang and Eng Bunker arrive in Boston, MA; they were 18 yrs old and came to be exhibited (pictured) 1896 - Gold 1st discovered in Klondike, Alaska 1898 - Edwin Prescott patents roller coaster 1946 - Direct Action Day: widespread riots erupt in Calcutta between Muslims and Hindus over whether Pakistan should be a separate state 1962 - Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatles’ drummer A bit of August 16th history… 1829 - Siamese Twins Chang and Eng... Today in History - August 15 On August 15, 1790, John Carroll became the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Continue reading. Florence Mabel Kling DeWolfe Harding, First Lady during the Warren G. Harding administration (1921-23), was born on August 15, 1860. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more.. A bit of August 15th history… 1620 - The Mayflower set sail from...A bit of August 15th history… 1620 - The Mayflower set sail from Southampton, England, with 102 Pilgrims (pictured) 1824 - Freed American slaves establish Liberia on the West African Coast through the American Colonization Society 1914 - Panama Canal opens 1947 - India gains independence from Great Britain 1969 -Woodstock Music and Art Fair opens in NY state 2008 - Discovery of 2 million year old fossil of a new species of human ancestor (Australopithecus Sediba) in South Africa 2017 - Barack Obama’s tweet “No one is born hating another person because of the color of their skin or his background or his religion…” in response to Charlottesville violence becomes most liked tweet ever A bit of August 15th history… 1620 - The Mayflower set sail from... Today in History - August 14 On August 14, 1848, Congress created the Oregon Territory, an area encompassing present-day Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and parts of western Montana and Wyoming. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more.. A bit of August 14th history… 1281 - During Kublai Khan’s second...A bit of August 14th history… 1281 - During Kublai Khan’s second Mongol invasion of Japan, his invading Chinese fleet of 3500 vessels disappears in a typhoon near Japan 1862 - President Lincoln receives first group of African-Americans to confer with a US President 1896 - Gold discovered in Canada’s Yukon Territory 1935 - Social Security Act becomes law 1937 - Appalachian Trail is completed, Traversing 2000 miles and 14 states from Georgia to Maine 1945 - V-J Day - Japan surrenders unconditionally to end WWII (pictured) 2018 - 2.3 million estimated Venezuelans have left crisis hit Venezuela since 2015 according to the UN 2018 - Pennsylvania grand jury after a 2 year investigation, alleges 300 “predator priests” abused over 1000 children over a 30 year time span and Catholic leaders covered it up A bit of August 14th history… 1281 - During Kublai Khan’s second... Today in History - August 13 On August 13, 1942, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin drafted a memorandum to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt opposing their decision not to invade Western Europe at that time. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more.. Today In History: August 13A bit of August 13th history… 1521 -...Today In History: August 13A bit of August 13th history… 1521 - Spanish conquistadors under Cortes capture Aztec Emperor Cuauhtemoc in Tenochtitlan marking the end of the Aztec Empire 1913 - Invention of stainless steel by Harry Breary, England 1940 - Battle of Britain: Goering’s “Aldertag” (eagle day) offensive happens, intending to destroy Royal Air Force; 47-48 German aircraft shot down, RAF loses 25 1942 - The “Manhattan Project” commences, its aim to deliver an atomic bomb 1961 - Construction of Berlin Wall begins in East Germany 1997 - South Park’s 1st episode is aired (pictured) 2019 - Measles cases have tripled worldwide according to WHO with 364,808 reported vs 129,239 in 2018 Today In History: August 13A bit of August 13th history… 1521 -... Today in History - August 12 August 12, 1877, is the date popularly given for Thomas Alva Edison’s completion of the model for the first phonograph, a device that recorded sound onto tinfoil cylinders. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more.. A bit of August 12th history… 3 - Venus-Jupiter in conjunction; thought to be known as Star of Bethlehem 1851 - American inventor Isaac Singer patents the sewing machine 1877 - Thomas Edison completes 1st model for phonograph 1898 - Peace Protocol ends Spanish-American War, signed 1908 - Henry Ford’s company builds 1st model T car 1930 - Clarence Birdseye granted patent for quick freezing food method 1981 - IBM intorduces 1st personal computer (PC - DOS v 1.0) (pictured) 2017 - “Unite the Right” march in Charlottesville, VA turns violent, then a car rams protesters killing 1, injuring 19; which President Trump at press conference says “there is blame on both sides” Today In History: August 12 |
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