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1
How
August Became August
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North
Vietnamese torpedo boats attack the U.S. destroyer "Maddox" in the Gulf
of Tonkin. (1964)
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3
United
States President Calvin Coolidge was inaugurated today in 1923
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4
George
Washington became a Master Mason. (1753)
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5
At
the Olympic Games in Berlin, African American athlete Jesse Owens broke
the Olympic record in the 200-meter race. (1936)
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6
U.S.
bomber "Enola Gay" drops an atom bomb on Hiroshima, destroying the city
and killing some 70,000 people. (1945)
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7
Christopher
Columbus arrived in the Caribbean (1498)
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8
President
Richard Nixon announced his intention to resign effective noon the next
day. (1974)
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9
In
1854, Henry David Thoreau published "Walden," which described his experiences
while living near Walden Pond in Massachusetts.
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10
Missouri
entered the Union as the twenty-fourth state, and the first located
entirely west of the Mississippi River. (1821)
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11
Duke
Kahanamoku broke the world record in the 100-yard free-style swim by
4.6 seconds. (1911)
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12
Thomas
Alva Edison's completion of the model for the first phonograph. (1877)
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13
The
first taxicab took to the streets of New York City. (1907)
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14
As
a protest against the Mexican War and the spread of slavery, Henry David
Thoreau refuses to pay a federal tax. (1846)
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15
In
1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the island of Corsica.
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16
United
States forces in Detroit surrendered to the British in the War of 1812.
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17
The
English defeated the Scots and French at the Battle of Verneuil during
the Hundred Years' War. (1424)
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18
Genghis
Khan, the Mongol leader who conquered most of the known world, died.
(1227)
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19
Old
Ironsides Earns Its Name. (1812)
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20
The
newly organized National Labor Union called on Congress to mandate an
eight-hour workday. (1866)
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21
Leonardo
da Vinci's painting "Mona Lisa" was stolen from the Louvre Museum by
Vicenzo Perruggia. (1911)
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22
After
landing in Australia, Captain James Cook, claimed it for the British
crown. (1770)
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23
In
1754, Louis XVI, king of France, was born at Versailles.
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24
During
the war of 1812 British forces capture Washington, DC. (1814)
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25
Locomotive
Loses Race with Horse (1830)
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26
The
Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is adopted, granting women
the right to vote. (1920)
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27
In
1908, Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the U.S., was born near
Stonewall, Texas
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28
Ten
suffragists were arrested on today in 1917 as they picketed the White
House.
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29
The
Beatles made their last public performance before the group disbanded
in 1970.(1966)
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30
Hurricane
David hit the Caribbean island of Dominica and killed 1,100 people.
(1979)
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31
The
House of Represent-
atives votes to establish a new Cabinet department, the Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD). (1965)
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