August 16 1777 The Revolutionary War battle of Bennington, Vt., won by American forces. 1829 The original Siamese twins, Eng and Chang, arrived in Boston.…
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This Day In History — The Wizard of Oz premieres
August 15 1057 Macbeth, king of Scotland, was killed by Malcolm Canmore. 1911 Proctor & Gamble Company introduced Crisco vegetable shortening. 1935 Aviator Wiley Post…
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This Day In History — Japan surrenders, ending WWII
August 14 1900 International forces entered Beijing, China, in an effort to suppress the antiforeign uprising known as the Boxer Rebellion. 1935 The Social Security…
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This Day In History — Birthday of Fidel Castro
August 13 1521 After a three-month siege, the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán fell to the Spanish conquistadors, marking the end of one empire and the…
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This Day In History — Issac Singer patents the sewing machine
August 12 1624 Cardinal Richelieu was named chief minister of France by king Louis XIII. 1851 Issac Singer patented the sewing machine. 1865 British surgeon…
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This Day In History — Alcatraz prison is populated
August 11 1909 Arapahoe became the first American ship to use the S.O.S. distress signal. 1934 The first inmates arrived at the federal prison on…
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This Day In History — FDR diagnosed with polio
August 10 1821 Missouri became the 24th state in the United States. 1846 The Smithsonian Institution was established in Washington, D.C., from funds left by…
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This Day In History — Jesse Owens wins four gold medals
August 09 1854 Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, recounting his experiment in solitary life on the shores of Massachusetts’ Walden Pond, was published. 1936 Jesse Owens…
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This Day In History — President Nixon Announces Resignation
August 08 1588 English forces attacked the Spanish Armada, permanently crippling Spain’s “invincible” fleet. 1786 Dr. Michael-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat became the first to…
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August 07 1789 Congress established the U.S. War Department. 1947 The wooden raft Kon-Tiki, which carried Thor Heyerdahl and five companions more than 4,000 miles,…
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