Associated Press On Aug. 27, 1908, Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, was born near Stonewall, Texas. On this date in:…
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Associated Press On Aug. 26, 1920, The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effect. On this…
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Associated Press On Aug. 25, 1944, Paris was liberated by Allied forces after four years of Nazi occupation. On this date in: 1718- Hundreds of…
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Associated Press On Aug. 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew smashed into Florida, causing record damage; 55 deaths in Florida, Louisiana and the Bahamas were blamed on…
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Associated Press On Aug. 20, 1968, the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the “Prague Spring” liberalization drive of Alexander…
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Associated Press On Aug. 19, 1934, a plebiscite in Germany approved the vesting of sole executive power in Adolf Hitler as Fuhrer. 1929- The comedy…
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Associated Press Today in History: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees the right of women…
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Associated Press Today in History: Monday, August 17, 2015 On Aug. 17, 1896, a prospecting party discovered gold in Alaska, a finding that touched off…
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Associated Press Today in History: Friday, August 14, 2015 On Aug. 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, creating…
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Associated Press Today in History: Thursday, August 13, 2015 On Aug. 13, 1961, Berlin was divided as East Germany sealed off the border between the…
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