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Today in History: Monday, August  15, 2016 AP Highlight in History: Aug. 15, 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York.…

Today in History: Thursday, August  11, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On Aug. 11, 1934, the first federal prisoners arrived at the island prison Alcatraz…

Today in History: Wednesday, August  10, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On Aug. 10, 1977, “Son of Sam” serial killer David Berkowitz was arrested in…

Today in History: Tuesday, August  09, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On Aug. 9, 1945, the United States exploded a nuclear device over Nagasaki, Japan,…

Today in History: Monday, August  08, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On Aug. 8, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon announced he would resign following damaging…

Today in History: Friday, August  05, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On August 5, 1962, actress Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles…

Today in History: Thursday, August  04, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On Aug. 4, 1944, Anne Frank, 15, was arrested along with her sister, parents…

Today in History: Wednesday, August  03, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On Aug. 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, on a voyage…

Today in History: Tuesday, August  02, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On Aug. 2, 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, seizing control of the oil-rich emirate. AP…

Today in History: Monday, August  01, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On August 1, 2007, the eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the…