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On This Day in History

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by Tully Mars, Aug 1, 2011.

  1. Tully Mars

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    On August 1st in 1936, the Olympic games opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.
     
  2. uncle phil

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    Also on August 1, 1774, Oxygen was isolated from air successfully by chemist Carl Wilhelm and scientist Joseph Priestly...
     
  3. Tully Mars

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    On August 2nd in 1923, the 29th president of the United States, Warren G. Harding, died in San Francisco. Calvin Coolidge took the oath of office as President of the United States.
     
  4. uncle phil

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    Also on August 2, 1876, "Wild Bill" Hickok was killed (shot from behind) while playing poker in Deadwood, SD. Jack McCall was later hanged for the shooting...
     
  5. uncle phil

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    On August 3, 1933, the Mickey Mouse Watch was introduced for the price of $2.75...
     
  6. Tully Mars

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    Also on August 3rd in 1958, the nuclear-powered submarine Nautilus became the first vessel to cross the North Pole underwater.
     
  7. Tully Mars

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    On August 4th in 1914, Britain declared war on Germany while the United States proclaimed its neutrality.
     
  8. uncle phil

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    Also on August 4, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were axed to death in their home in Fall River, MA. Lizzie, Andrew's daughter, was accused of the killings but was later acquitted.''
     
  9. uncle phil

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    On August 5, 1833, the village of Chicago was incorporated. The population was approximately 250...
     
  10. Tully Mars

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    Also on August 5th in 1963, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union signed a treaty in Moscow banning nuclear tests in the atmosphere, space and underwater.
     
  11. Tully Mars

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    On August 6th in 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II, killing an estimated 140,000 people in the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare.
     
  12. uncle phil

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    Also on August 6, 1890, the electric chair was used for the first time when Auburn State Prison in New York executed convicted murderer William Kemmler...
     
  13. ralphie250

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    8/6/1973
    Roberto Clemente and Warren Spahn inducted into Hall of Fame
     
  14. uncle phil

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    On August 7, 1934, The U. S. Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling striking down the government's attempt to ban the controversial James Joyce novel "Ulysses..."
     
  15. Tully Mars

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    On August 7th in 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, giving President Johnson broad powers in dealing with reported North Vietnamese attacks on United States forces.
     
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    On August 8th in 1974, President Nixon announced he would resign following damaging revelations in the Watergate scandal.
     
  17. uncle phil

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    Also on August 8, 1844, after the killing of Joseph Smith, Bringham Young was chosen to lead the Mormons...
     
  18. Tully Mars

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    On August 9th in 1945, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, the United States exploded a nuclear device over Nagasaki, killing an estimated 74,000 people.
     
  19. uncle phil

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    Also on August 9, 1930, Betty Boop had her beginning in "Dizzy Dishes" created by Max Fleischer...
     
  20. uncle phil

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    On August 10, 1954, construction began on the St. Lawrence Seaway...