August 22 1642 The English Civil War began between supporters of King Charles I (Royalists or Cavaliers) and those of Oliver Cromwell (Roundheads). 1775 King…
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This Day In History — The Mona Lisa is stolen
August 21 1680 Pueblo Indians drove out the Spanish and took possession of Santa Fe, N.M. 1831 Nat Turner led an insurrection of slaves in…
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This Day In History — Reinhold Messner ascends Mount Everest
August 20 1964 As part of his Great Society policies, Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act which, among other things, established the Head…
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This Day In History — Birthday of Bill Clinton
August 19 1812 The U.S. frigate Constitution, Old Ironsides, defeated the British ship Guerriere during the War of 1812. 1934 Germans voted to make Adolf…
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This Day In History — Ghengis Khan Dies
August 18 1227 Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan died in China. 1587 Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents born in North America. 1894…
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This Day In History — Alaska Gold rush begins
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 — Death of “The King of Rock N’ Roll”
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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