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On This Day In History, August 20th

1993 Oslo accords negotiations conclude
The negotiations for the Oslo Accords were concluded at the Fafo Institute in Oslo. The agreement was between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization. The accords, which were eventually signed in Washington D.C. set up the Palestinian Authority and gave it governing powers over the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

1988 The Iran-Iraq War comes to an end after 7 years
The deadly conventional war between the two Middle Eastern countries began when Iraq invaded Iran on September 22, 1980.

1975 Viking 1 is launched by NASA using a Titan launch vehicle
It became the first space probe to successfully land on Mars.

1960 Senegal withdraws from the Mali Federation
Senegal withdrew from the Mali Federation, a year after its establishment. Léopold Senghor became the first president of Senegal a month later.

1940 Leon Trotsky is attacked in Mexico
Russian revolutionary and founder of the Red Army, Leon Trotsky was attacked in his home by an undercover agent of the Peoples Commissariat for Internal Affairs or N.K.V.D. He died a day later due to the injuries sustained during the attack.
 

Births On This Day, August 20th 🎂

1944 Rajiv Gandhi
Indian politician, 6th Prime Minister of India

1941 Slobodan Milošević
Serbian politician, 3rd President of Serbia, Montenegro

1935 Ron Paul
American physician, author, politician

1923 Jim Reeves
American singer-songwriter

1890 H. P. Lovecraft
American writer

Deaths On This Day, August 20th 🪦

2012 Meles Zenawi
Ethiopian politician, Prime Minister of Ethiopia

1996 Rio Reiser
German singer-songwriter

1915 Paul Ehrlich
German physician, Nobel Prize laureate

1914 Pope Pius X

1643 Anne Hutchinson
English spiritual adviser
 
1896
dial telephone was patented
1920
The 1st U.S. commerical radio station begins daily broadcast at WWJ in Detroit,MI
1998
Supreme Court of Canada rules Quebec can't legally secede from Canada without Federal Govt approval
2019
computer systems are hacked&held ransom in 22 small Texas towns by a ransomware group called'Revil' FBI is brought in to investigate
 

August 20th Birthdays:
1918
Jacquline Susann- author' Valley of the Dolls'
1942
Isaac Hayes- singer. songwriter'Shaft'
1947
James Pankow- trommbonist/arranger/ composer with group'Chicago 'Colour My World,Make Me Smile'
1974
Amy Adams- actress Man of Steele, Trouble with the Curve,Arrival, Doubt,American Hustle
Deaths:
1912
William Booth- English preacher, co founder of Salvation Army 83
2012
Phyliss Diller- comedienne 95
 
On This Day In History, August st

1993 NASA loses communication with the Mars Observer almost a year after its launch
The robotic space probe was tasked with exploring and studying the Red Planet.

1991 Latvia gains full independence from the Soviet Union
Founded in 1918, the Republic of Latvia was fully incorporated as a Soviet republic after the Second World War. Independence for the Baltic state was achieved after a peaceful revolution known as the Singing Revolution, which began in Estonia.

1986 Limnic eruption in Lake Nyos in Cameroon kills about 1700 people
A high amount of carbon dioxide was released by the underwater volcanic eruption.

1911 The Mona Lisa is stolen
The famed Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen by a Louvre employee. It was recovered 2 years later in Italy.

1879 Oldsmobile is founded by Ransom Eli Olds of Olds Motor Works
The popular brand of car was first manufactured in Lansing, Michigan. The company was purchased by GM in 1908 and closed its doors in 2004.
 
Births On This Day, August 21st 🎂

Jamaican sprinter
1986 Usain Bolt

1984 Eve Torres
American wrestler, model, dancer

1952 Joe Strummer
English singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor

1936 Wilt Chamberlain
American basketball player

1765 William IV of the United Kingdom

Deaths On This Day, August 21st 🪦

1993 Tatiana Troyanos
American soprano

1983 Benigno Aquino, Jr.
Filipino politician

1979 Giuseppe Meazza
Italian footballer

1940 Leon Trotsky
Russian theorist, and politician, founded the Red Army

1762 Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
English author
 
1878
American Bar Association{ABA} is formed with 75 lawyers from 20 states in town hall in Sarasota,NY
1911
The 'Mona Lisa' is stolen from the Louvre in Paris by museum worker,Vicenzo Perguia,its recovered 2 yrs later
1980
PETA{ People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals} is founded in Takoma Park MD
1992
U.S. Marshals move in at Randy Weaver's cabin in Ruby Ridge,Idaho to arrest him&family friend, Kevin Harris on firearm charges which led to a 11 day standoff. Weaver's wife and son were killed by agents.Harris surrenders on Aug 30th,next day Weaver&his daughters do the same
2019
according to Brazil's National Institute for Space research,74,155 fires are burning in the Amazon rain forest due to land clearing
 
On This Day In History, August 22nd

1963 First Person to Enter Space Twice
The record was set by Joseph A. Walker, the United States Air Force Captain, and a fighter pilot while flying the X-15, an experimental hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft. The X-15 was a joint venture between the US Air Force and NASA. Not only did Walker become the first person to enter space twice, but he also was the first person to take a spaceflight to an altitude of 67 miles (108 kilometers) in a 12-minute long flight.

1962 France’s President Charles De Gaulle Survives an Assassination Attempt
The Organisation de l'armée secrète (OAS), a French far-right organization tried to machine gun Charles De Gaulle while he was riding to the airport with his wife. The assassination attempt was led by Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry, an officer in the French Air Force. Bastien-Thiry and the OAS were unhappy about De Gaulle’s role in allowing Algeria’s independence. It is thought that the car De Gaulle was riding in, a Citroen DS 19, was partially responsible for saving his and his wife’s life. After being caught, Bastien-Thiry was the last person in France to be executed by a firing squad.

1922 Irish Politician Michael Collins is Assassinated
A member and leader of Sinn Fein, a political party that advocated complete Irish independence from Britain, Collins was shot dead in an ambush. This was only a few months after he had been appointed as the Finance Minister of the Irish Free State.

1851 First America’s Cup is held
The cup is awarded to the winner of a race between sailing yachts. Thought to be the oldest international sporting trophy to be still awarded today the cup’s name was changed from Hundred Guinea Cup to America’s Cup after the name of the yacht that won the first race on this day. Led by Commodore John Cox Stevens, America participated in a 53 nautical mile race around the Isle of Wight in England.

1779 James Cook Lands on Possession Island
British explorer James Cook reached the island, which is off the northern coast of Queensland Australia, 2 years after he had set sail on the HMS Endeavour from Plymouth. James Cook named the area New South Wales and claimed it for the British Crown.
 
Births On This Day, August 22nd 🎂

1928 Karlheinz Stockhausen
German composer

1904 Deng Xiaoping
Chinese politician, diplomat

1893 Dorothy Parker
American poet, writer

1880 George Herriman
American cartoonist

1862 Claude Debussy
French composer

Deaths On This Day, August 22nd 🪦

2011 Jack Layton
Canadian politician

1553 John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
English Admiral, politician

1485 Richard III of England

1358 Isabella of France

1241 Pope Gregory IX
 
22nd August

565 St. Columba reported seeing a monster in Loch Ness. It was the first reported sighting of the monster. The loch is Scotland's second largest loch by surface area after Loch Lomond, but, due to its great depth, it is the largest by volume.

1485 Richard III of England was defeated and killed at The Battle of Bosworth Field,in the last of the Wars of the Roses between the Houses of Lancaster and York. He was the last English king to die in battle.

1642 The English Civil War began, between the supporters of Charles I (Cavaliers) and of Parliament (Roundheads), when the king called the English Parliament traitors and raised his standard at Nottingham.

2014 'Upton Chippy' in Gainsborough, which uses a coal-fired range and a 66 year old batter recipe, was listed alongside the finest restaurants in Britain in the Good Food Guide. Its first owner, Kathleen Longden, ran the shop for 55 years, before being succeeded by family members. It is so popular that their only opening hours are between 5:30pm and 8:30pm on a Friday, and between 11am and 1:30pm on a Saturday.
 
August 21st Birthdays:
1904
Count Basie- jazz pianist/organist/ bandleader 'One O'Clock Jump, April in Paris'
1938
Kenny Rogers- country/pop singer 'The Gambler, Lucille, Islands in the Stream{duet w Dolly Parton},Through the Years
1944
Peter Weir- Australian film director'Dead Poet's Society,Witness
1973
Sergey Bin- computer scientist/business co-founder of 'Google'
Deaths:
1940 Ernest Thayer- U.S. poet, who wrote famous baseball poem'Casey At The Bat' 77
2005
Robert Moog- U.S. engineer 'Moog Synthesizer' 71
 
Aug 22nd:
1849
The 1st air raid in history,Austria launches pilotless balloons in Venice,Italy
1865
William Sheppard receives 1st U.S. patent for liquid soap
1932
BBC begins regular TV broadcasts
1951
Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium in Berlin in front of 75,000 people
1994
DNA tests link OJ Simpson in the murders of his ex wife, Nichole her friend, Ron Goldman
2007
Texas Rangers rout Baltimore Orioles 30-3 the most runs scored in MLB history
 
Aug 22nd Birthdays:
1862
Claude deBussy- French composer 'Clair de Lune'
1925
Honor Blackman- English actress 'Goldfinger, The Avengers
1935
Annie Proulx- author' Postcards, The Shipping News, Brokeback Mountain, won Pulitzer Prize for'News'
1947
Cindy Williams- actress best known TV role' Shirley' in ABC sitcom 'Laverne&Shirley' co star with Penny Marshall
1978
James Corden- muliti talented British actor/ comedian/writer.In UK he's best known for co writing& starring in BBC sitcom 'Gavin&Stacey. He hosts CBS talk show' Late Late Show', won Tony for his performance in comedic play'One Man, Two Govnors in 2011
Deaths:
1977
Sebastian Cabot- British actor best known TV role'Mr French' in sitcom 'Family Affair' 59
1989
Diana Vreeland -fashion editor for'Harper's Bazaar, Vogue' 85
 
On This Day In History, August 23rd

1990 Armenia Declares Independence From the Soviet Union
The Western Asian country had been part of the USSR since 1922. Until 1936, the country was part of the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (TSFSR), along with Azerbaijan and Georgia. In 1936, the TSFSR was broken up and Armenia was renamed the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. The country declared itself independent of the USSR on the 23rd of August, 1990, and finally achieved independence a year later on September 21, 1991.

1966 First Photograph of the Earth Taken From the Orbit of the Moon
NASA’s Lunar Orbiter 1 was the first American unmanned spacecraft to orbit the Moon. Taking black and white pictures of the Earth was not the Orbiter’s main task. Its primary task was to scope out landing sites on the Moon for future spacecraft.

1944 Romania Switches Sides in World War II
A coup in the Southeast European country moved its allegiance from the Axis powers to the Allies during the Second World War. In the early years of WW II, Romania had tried to remain neutral but in 1940, due to external pressures, the country joined Nazi Germany and the Axis powers. On this day, King Michael I removed the government of Ion Antonescu and declared Romanian support to the Allies. Some experts believe that by switching sides Romania helped shorten the war by several months.

1939 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact is signed
The German foreign minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop, and the Soviet foreign minister, Vyacheslav Molotov signed a non-aggression pact in Moscow. The pact stipulated that the USSR would not get involved in a war in Europe.

1904 Snow Chains Patented
Harry D. Weed of New York was awarded a patent for snow chains by the United States Patent Office. Snow chains are attached to the tires of vehicles to improve their traction on snowy and icy roads.
 

Births On This Day, August 23rd 🎂

1988 Jeremy Lin
American basketball player

1978 Kobe Bryant
American basketball player

1926 Clifford Geertz
American anthropologist

1912 Gene Kelly
American dancer, actor

1864 Eleftherios Venizelos
Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece

Deaths On This Day, August 23rd 🪦

2006 Maynard Ferguson
Canadian trumpet player, bandleader

1926 Rudolph Valentino
Italian/American actor

1819 Oliver Hazard Perry
American naval officer

1305 William Wallace
Scottish knight, landowner

634 Abu Bakr
Arabian caliph
 
1850
The 1st U.S. National Women's Rights Convention was held in Worchester, Mass
1947
The 1st Little League World Series was played in Williamsport, PA The teams were Maynard Midgets vs Lock Haven All Stars. Midgets won 16-7 LLWS still going strong held every summer in Aug
2005
Hurricane Katrina forms over the Bahamas becomes a Category 5 Hurricane
2007
Hashtag is invented by U.S. product designer,Chris Messina, used it in a tweet
 
Aug 23rd Birthdays:
1912
Gene Kelly- multi-talented performer,actor/ dancer/ singer/ choregrapher/director 'Singing in The Rain, An American in Paris, Anchors Aweigh,On The Town
1931
Barbara Eden- actress ,best known TV role' Jeannie' in NBC sitcom'I Dream of Jeannie' co stars with Larry Hagman
1943
Nelson DeMille- author' "The Charm School, The General's Daughter, Gold Coast
1949
Shelly Long- actress, best known TV role' Diane' in NBC sitcom' Cheers'
Deaths:
1926
Rudolph Valentino- Italian actor/silent movie idol 'The Sheik, Eagle' 31
1960
Oscar Hammerstein II- lyricist 'Oklahoma, The King&I,South Pacific, The Sound of Music' 65
2016
Steven Hill- actor 2 best known TV roles', 'Daniel Briggs' on "Mission Impossible', he left after the 1st season,{Peter Graves replaced him} 'D.A. Adam Schiff' in original 'Law&Order' 94
 
On This Day In History, August 24th

2006 Pluto is Declassified as a Planet
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) declassified Pluto as a planet and classified it as a dwarf planet. According to the IAU definition, a dwarf planet is neither a planet nor a natural satellite. It is a celestial object orbiting a star that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity but has not cleared its orbit of space debris. Discovered in 1930 by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, Pluto is the largest but second-most massive dwarf planet in our solar system. The most massive dwarf planet orbiting our sun is Eris.

1991 Ukraine gains its independence
The Eastern European country gained independence from the Soviet Union after a failed coup to remove Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev. The country’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine and put the decision out to the public as a referendum. August 24 is celebrated each year as Independence Day in Ukraine.

1949 NATO is Established
The North Atlantic Treaty, which established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), an intergovernmental military alliance, came into effect on this day. The Treaty, which was signed on April 4, 1949, in Washington DC, created a collective defense system, where an attack on one member is considered an attack on all the other signatories. Initially, the treaty was signed by 12 countries - Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Today, membership has increased from the original 12 to 28.

1869 The Waffle Iron is Patented in the United States
Cornelius Swartwout, a Troy, New York resident invented and received the patent for the waffle iron, a device used to cook waffles. His design for the waffle iron included two plates of iron connected together with hinges. Users could pour waffle batter on one plate and place the other plate on top and cook the batter over an open fire or in a wood-burning oven. This day is often celebrated as National Waffle Day in the United States.

1814 The British Burn Down Washington
British troops under the leadership of Major General Robert Ross occupied Washington D.C. and burnt down the city, including the Presidential Mansion and the Capitol building. President Madison and members of his government fled the city and took refuge in Brookeville, Maryland. The British had occupied the city for only 24 hours when a massive storm forced the troops to retreat, following which the Americans regained control of the capital.
 
Births On This Day, August 24th 🎂

1957 Stephen Fry
English comedian, actor, journalist, author

1945 Vince McMahon
American wrestler, promoter, producer, actor

1929 Yasser Arafat
Palestinian engineer, politician

1899 Jorge Luis Borges
Argentine writer

1759 William Wilberforce
English politician, philanthropist

Deaths On This Day, August 24th 🪦

2015 Justin Wilson
English race car driver

2014 Richard Attenborough
English director

1983 Scott Nearing
American writer, educator

1946 James Clark McReynolds
American lawyer, judge

1943 Simone Weil
French mystic, philosopher
 
24th August

1200 King John of England, signee of the first Magna Carta, married Isabella of Angouleme in Bordeaux Cathedral. Isabelle was no more than 12 and may have been as young as 10, John was 33 or 34.

1482 The town and castle of Berwick upon Tweed were captured from Scotland by an English army. The border town has remained English ever since.

1847 Charlotte Brontë, alias Currer Bell sent her manuscript for Jane Eyre to her London publishers, Smith, Elder & Company.

1967 Two penguins from Chessington Zoo were taken on a day trip to a local ice-rink to cool off during sweltering London temperatures. 🐧🐧

1981 Mark Chapman was given a 20 year sentence for shooting John Lennon, the former member of The Beatles - in New York.
 
1869
the stove top waffle iron was patented by U.S inventor, Corneilus Swarthout
1891
Thomas Edison patents motion picture camera
1949
NATO{North Atlantic Treaty Org} goes into effect
2011
Steve Jobs, CEO co -founder of Apple, Inc resigns due to health problems,Tim Cook succeeds him
2019
U.S. adventurer/underwater explorer, Vincent Vescovo becomes the 1st person to visit the deepest point of every ocean in the world. in 2018, he launched '5 Deeps Exploration' the goal was to map out all the oceans floors which he did
 
Aug 24th Birthdays:
1934
Kenny Baker- British actor best known movie role' R2-D2' in Star Wars' movies
1938
Mason Williams- musician/ composer of instrumental' Classical Gas'
1958
Steve Guttenberg- actor 'Police Academy, Short Circuit, Cocoon, Three Men&Baby, sequel'Three Men &Little Lady'
1988
Rupert Grint- British actor,best known movie role' Ron Weasley' in 'Harry Potter movies
Deaths:
1998
E. G. Marshall- actor The Caine Mutiny, 12 Angry Men,Is Paris Burning,best known TV role' "Lawrence Preston' in courtroom drama'The Defenders' '61-'65, co star Robert Reed ,played his son 84
2014
Richard Attenborough- British actor/director 'The Great Escape, Sand Pebbles, Jurassic Park. The movies he directed 'Gandhi, Young Winston, A Chorus Line, Chaplin, Cry Freedom,Shadowlands. He won 2 Oscars for Gandhi- director/best picture 90
 
On This Day In History, August 25th

2012 First Spacecraft to Enter Interstellar Space
NASA’s Voyager 1, which was launched on September 5, 1977, left the heliosphere – the part of space that is not influenced by our Sun on this day. In February 1990, the spacecraft took the first overview picture of the solar system. It is the most distant man-made object in space.

1991 Michael Schumacher Makes His Formula One Debut
The German race car champion competed in his first Formula One race in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps. While he did not win that race, he would go on to win 91 Formula One Grand Prix races.

1944 Liberation of Paris
The battle to liberate Paris, which had been under Nazi control since 1940, began on August 19, 1944, and ended on this day. The battle was fought between Nazi soldiers and members of the French resistance group, who were helped by the American Armed Forces headed by General George Patton. The Germans provided little resistance and did not carry out Hitler’s orders of razing Paris to the ground. The Nazi Commander of Paris, General Dietrich Von Choltitz surrendered to the French and American troops. On August 26, General Charles de Gaulle entered Paris and headed a liberation march on the Champs Elysees before declaring the Provisional Government of the French Republic.

1835 First Installment of the Great Moon Hoax is Published
The New York-based newspaper The Sun published a series of articles, starting on this day, that detailed the discovery of civilization on the Moon.

1825 Uruguay Declares Independence from the Brazilian Empire
The Empire consisted of present-day Brazil and Uruguay and had declared its independence from Portugal in 1822. Despite the declaration of independence, Uruguay's independence was not recognized by the Empire until August 1928, when the Treaty of Montevideo was signed.
 

Births On This Day, August 25th 🎂

1958 Tim Burton
American director, producer, screenwriter

1954 Elvis Costello
English singer-songwriter, producer

1949 Gene Simmons
Israeli/American singer-songwriter, bass player, producer, actor,

1930 Sean Connery
Scottish actor, producer

1530 Ivan the Terrible
Russian Tsar

Deaths On This Day, August 25th 🪦

2012 Neil Armstrong
American pilot, engineer, astronaut, the first person to walk on the moon

1900 Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher

1867 Michael Faraday
English scientist

1776 David Hume
Scottish economist, historian, philosopher

1227 Genghis Khan
Mongolian Emperor
 
Launched in 1977, and after travelling 4 billion miles, Voyager ll arrives at Neptune.
Photographing Neptune as well as it's moon Titan, it produced pictures of swamps on Titan.
Swamps of liquid Methane and Ethane.😲
 

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