On This Day in History

Also on August 10th in 1977, postal employee David Berkowitz was arrested in Yonkers, N.Y., accused of being the “Son of Sam” gunman responsible for six random slayings and seven woundings. Berkowitz is serving six consecutive terms of 25 years to life in state prison.

 

Also on August 11th in 1965, rioting and looting broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles. In the week that followed, 34 people were killed and more than 1,000 injured.

 

On August 12th in 1898, the peace protocol ending the Spanish-American War was signed.

 

Also on August 13th in 1961, Berlin was divided as East Germany sealed off the border between the city’s eastern and western sectors in order to halt the flight of refugees. Two days later, work began on the Berlin Wall.

 

On August 14th in 1945, President Truman announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II.

 

On August 16th in 1977, Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42.

 

On this day in history, August 15, 2011, I returned to work after two weeks off with the family.
But seriously, Ray Chapman died on August 15, 1920, the only fatality in major league baseball history. He was hit in the head by a fastball from Carl Mays of the Yankees.

 

Also on August 17th in 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair concluded near Bethel, N.Y.

 

And that's where it should have stayed! We wouldn't be in the mess we're in if they would have just left it here, dammit <<< I said this on Aug. 17, 2011

 

Oh yea, 'cause Philly's known for rational thoughtful people. Ask any Philly fan about a sports team from... Oh I don't know, Dallas or the NY Giants.

On August 18th in 1963, James Meredith became the first black to graduate from the University of Mississippi.

 

On August 18th in 1982 - The longest baseball game played at Wrigley Field in Chicago went 21 innings before the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cubs 2-1.

 

On August 20th in 1968, the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the “Prague Spring” liberalization drive of Alexander Dubcek’s regime.