August 17 1807 Robert Fulton’s steamboat, the Clermont, began its trip up the Hudson River to Albany. 1863 Fort Sumter, S.C. was bombarded by Union…
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This Day In History — We Lost “The Babe” and “The King”
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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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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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…
View More This Day In History — WWII EndsThis Day In History — Phelps wins number 11
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…
View More This Day In History — Phelps wins number 11This Day In History — Introduction of 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…
View More This Day In History — Introduction of the Sewing MachineThis Day In History — Alcatraz 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…
View More This Day In History — Alcatraz Is PopulatedThis Day In History — Smithsonian Institution Established
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…
View More This Day In History — Smithsonian Institution EstablishedFHSU Women’s Basketball Ranks Second Nationally in Attendance
Courtesy of FHSU Athletics INDIANAPOLIS – The Fort Hays State University women’s basketball team ranked second in the nation in attendance for the third year…
View More FHSU Women’s Basketball Ranks Second Nationally in AttendanceThis Day In History — Jesse Owens Makes History
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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