Today in History

Births On This Day, August 11th 🎂

1978 Jermain Taylor
American boxer

1953 Hulk Hogan
American wrestler, actor

1950 Steve Wozniak
American computer scientist, and programmer, who co-founded Apple Inc.

1943 Pervez Musharraf
Pakistani general, politician, and 10th President of Pakistan

1897 Enid Blyton
English author
 

12 August 1985
43-year-old Kyu Sakamoto, the first Japanese artist to have a number one hit in the United States with "Sukiyaki" (June, 1963), was killed when Japan Airlines flight 123 crashed into Mount Takamagahara during a flight from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport, Japan. Only four of the five hundred and twenty-four people onboard survived the deadliest single-aircraft accident in history.
 

12 August 1964
South Africa is barred from the Olympic Games in Tokyo following IOC conditions including dismantling it's Apartheid Policies which South Africa refused.
They were not allowed back into the Olympics until 1992 after 28 years suspension.
 
On This Day In History, August 12th

1990 The largest dinosaur fossil is found
American paleontologist Sue Hendrickson found the fossilized remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex in the state of South Dakota. Sue, as the dinosaur is now informally called after its discoverer, is thought to have been 14 feet tall when alive.

1981 The IBM Personal Computer is stocked in stores for the first time
Known as the IBM PC or the IBM 5150, the computer had no disk drives and sold for about $1500.
 
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1976 About 3000 refugees are killed during a massacre at a Palestinian refugee camp
The UN-run Tel al-Zaatar Palestinian refugee camp in the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon had been sieged by members of a right-wing extremist group called the Phalange during the Lebanese civil war.

1883 The last quagga dies in captivity at the Natura Artis Magistra Zoo in Amsterdam
A native of South Africa, quaggas were a kind of zebra that had stripes only on the front part of their bodies. They were driven into extinction through human activity and excessive hunting for their skin and meat.
 
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1877 Mars' moon Deimos is discovered by American astronomer Asaph Hall
The discovery took place at the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. Deimos is one of two natural satellites of Mars. The other moon, Phobos was also discovered by Hall and is the bigger satellite of the two. Phobos is also closer to Mars than Deimos is.
 
Births On This Day, August 12th 🎂

1990 Mario Balotelli
Italian footballer

1983 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Dutch footballer

1949 Mark Knopfler
English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, composer

1930 George Soros
Hungarian/American businessman, financier, philanthropist

1924 Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Pakistani politician, 6th President of Pakistan
 
1851
inventor, Isaac Singer patents the sewing machine
1927
movie' Wings' starring Clara Bow becomes 1st silent movie to win Oscar for Best Picture
It happened again in 2011 for' The Artisit'
1953
39 yr old , Ann Davison becomes 1st woman to sail across Atlantic Ocean in her 23ft boat, "Felicity Ann'
1960
ECHO 1,is 1st communication satellite launched by NASA
1972
last U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam
2015
London archaelogists discover a mass grave of 30 bodies from the 1665 plague
 
On This Day In History, August 13th

1997 South Park Makes its Debut on Comedy Central
The popular American animated series is created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and it follows the lives and adventures of 4 boys – Eric Cartman, Kenny McCormick, Kyle Broflovski, and Stan Marsh – in a fictional town called South Park, Colorado. While being popular, the show has attracted widespread criticism for profane language and for addressing controversial subjects.

1961 Construction of Berlin Wall starts
The construction of the Berlin Wall, a wall that divided West Berlin from East Berlin started. It was built by the German Democratic Republic of East Germany.
 
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1960 First Two-Way Telephonic Conversation With a Satellite
The conversation was made possible due to NASA’s Echo 1, a balloon satellite. It was launched into space on August 12. The satellite worked as a reflector – signals sent to it were reflected back to the Earth.

1960 Central African Republic Gains its Independence From France.
The landlocked African Country came under French rule in the late 19th century. On this day, Barthélemy Boganda, a nationalist politician declared the creation of an independent Central African Republic and became the first Prime Minister of the country.
 
13 August 1966
Two days after John Lennon's apology for saying the Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ, radio station KLUE in Longview, Texas organizes a Beatles Bonfire where the group's records and memorabilia were destroyed.
The next morning the station's transmission tower was struck by lightning, halting all broadcasting and rendering the news director unconscious.
 
14th August 1956
A Washington D.C. disc jockey named Bob Rickman created the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Elvis Presley.
Much of the national coverage of the singer has been critical, as evidenced by the many headlines which refer to him as a hillbilly and a threat to society.
 
Aug 14th:
1846
Henry David Thoreau was jailed for failing to pay taxes
1893
France introduces motor vehicle registration which included a motor test
1932
Phillips makes its 1 millionth radio
1937
Appalachian Trail is formally completed, 2,000 miles through 14 states, from Georgia- Maine
1958
Canadian Football League plays its 1st game,Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated Edmonton Eskimos 29-21
1965
Sonny &Cher's single' I Got You Babe' hits #1 on music charts, stays there for 3 weeks
2021
At Greenland's ice sheets highest point at Summit Station Research Facility, it rained for the 1st time,with above freezing conditons created melting of 337,000 sq miles of ice
 
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