Associated Press On Sept. 3, 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany, two days after the Nazi invasion of Poland. On this date in:…
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Associated Press On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri, ending World War II. 1666- The Great Fire of London…
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Associated Press On Sept. 1, 1939, World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland. On this date in: 1905- Alberta and Saskatchewan became the…
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Associated Press On Aug. 31, 1980, Poland’s Solidarity labor movement was born with an agreement that ended a 17-day strike at the Lenin shipyard in…
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Associated Press On Aug. 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech during a civil rights rally at the…
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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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