Today in History

1846
U.S. Act of Congress established Smithsonian Institute now the largest museum& research complex in the world. The majority of the museums are located around the National Mall in Washington, DC
1932
The Lego Group is founded in Billund, Denmark by Ole Kirk Christensen
1954
ground breaking ceremony is held in Massena, NY for St Lawrence Seaway
1984
at the Los Angeles Summer Olympic games, the U.S. basketball team with college& future NBA players inc Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Chris Mullen defeated Spain 96-65 to win gold medal
1993
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sworn in as U.S. Supreme Court Justice,she served 27 yrs until her death in 2020,Pres Bill Clinton had nominated her
2015
Google announces its reconstructing as Alphabet, a holding company with Google, Youtube, Android&Chrome as subsidiares
 

On This Day In History, August 11th

1999 Last Total Solar Eclipse of the Millennium
The eclipse was visible from Europe, most of Asia and Africa and in parts of North America. Because of its path through heavily populated parts of the world, the solar eclipse is thought to be one of the most viewed eclipses in recorded history.

1992 Mall of America Opens its Doors to Shoppers
Located in in Bloomington, Minnesota, the mall is the largest shopping Mall in the United States. Spanning 4,870,000 sq ft, it has an indoor theme park and attracts about 40 million visitors each year.

1962 The Soviet Space Agency Launches Vostok 3
The spacecraft was piloted by Andriyan Nikolayev, the first cosmonaut to have orbited the Earth 64 times in 4 days.

1960 Chad gains its independence from the French
The Central African country came under French rule in 1900 after the Battle of Kousséri. Francois Tombalbay became independent Chad's first president.

1948 The first Olympic Games after the 1938 Berlin Olympics open in London
The next two games after Berlin, scheduled to be held in Tokyo and Helsinki were cancelled due to the Second World War. The first Olympics to be broadcast on television, the London Olympics was popularly known at the time as the Austerity Games. This was because of the cutbacks the host nation had to do due to the post-war economy.
 

Births On This Day, August 11th 🎂

1978 Jermain Taylor
American boxer

1953 Hulk Hogan
American wrestler, actor

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

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

1897 Enid Blyton
English author

Deaths On This Day, August 11th 🪦

1984 Alfred A. Knopf, Sr.
American publisher, founded Alfred A. Knopf Inc.

1956 Jackson Pollock
American painter

1919 Andrew Carnegie
Scottish/American businessman, founded the Carnegie Steel Company

1908 Khudiram Bose
Indian activist

1890 John Henry Newman
English cardinal
 
1874
Harry S. Parmlee patents sprinkler head
1929
NY Yankee slugger, Babe Ruth becomes the 1st MLB player to hit 500 HR's.He hit #500 off Cleveland pitcher, Willis Hudlin in a 6-5 loss to Cleveland
1945
Allies refuse Japan;s offer to surrender on the condition Emperor Hirohito retains his status
1973
movie', 'American Graffiti' directed by George Lucas is released. The story of coming of age of high school graduates in '62. The movie launched careers of some of the cast, Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Harrison Ford, Cindy Williams. It made $140 mill worldwide on a $777,000 budget,shot in 28 days
2003
NATO takes over as peace keeping force in Afghanistan in its 1st major operation in its 54 yr history
2016
A Greenland shark is declared by international team of scientists as the longest living vertebrate in the world at 392 yrs
 
On This Day In History, August 12th

1990 The largest dinosaur fossil is found
American palaeontologist Sue Hendrickson found the fossilised remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex in the state of South Dakota. Sue, as the dinosaur are 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.

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 in the front part of their bodies. They were driven into extinction through human activity and excessive hunting for their skin and meat.

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

Deaths On This Day, August 12th 🪦

1992 John Cage
American composer

1982 Henry Fonda
American actor, singer, and producer

1964 Ian Fleming
English journalist, author

1900 Wilhelm Steinitz
Austrian/American chess player

1827 William Blake
English poet, painter
 
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 ofthe Berlin Wall starts
The construction on the Berlin Wall, a wall that divided West Berlin from East Berlin started. It was built by the German Democratic Republic or East Germany.

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.

1918 First Woman enlists in the United States Marines
After joining the Marine Corps, Opha May Johnson was assigned desk duty at the Marine Corps headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.
 
Births On This Day, August 13th 🎂

1983 Sebastian Stan
Romanian/American actor

1970 Alan Shearer
English footballer

1926 Fidel Castro
Cuban lawyer, politician, 15th President of Cuba

1899 Alfred Hitchcock
English director, producer

1818 Lucy Stone
American activist

Deaths On This Day, August 13th 🪦

2009 Les Paul
American guitarist and songwriter, who co-designed the Gibson Guitar

2004 Julia Child
American chef, author

1995 Mickey Mantle
American baseball player

1946 H. G. Wells
English author

1910 Florence Nightingale
Italian/English nurse
 
1913
Harry Brearly of Sheffield, England invents stainless steel
1942
The Manhattan Project begins under the direction of U.S. general, Leslie Groves with the goal of developing the atomic bomb
1961
construction of the Berlin Wall begins in East Germany,stood for 28 yrs from Aug 13,1961- Nov 9,1989. The East German gov't wanted to prevent citizens from fleeing to West Berlin and the West
1988
Canadian, Ronald J, Dossenbach sets a world record by pedaling across Canada starting in Vancouver, British Columbia to Hallifax, Nova Scotia in 13 days, 15 hrs ,4 secs
2019
entertainment companies, CBS&Viacom announced they will merge with a combine $28mill in revenue. The name was ViacomCBS,later changed to Paramount Global
 
On This Day In History, August 14th

2010 The First Youth Olympics Begins
he Olympic-style games meet was organized by the International Olympic Committee and was held in Singapore. Like the games, the Youth Olympics are held every 4 years and have both summer and winter versions. The first Winter Youth Olympics were held in Innsbruck, Austria in January 2012. Only athletes aged 14 to 18 years are allowed to compete in these games.

1971 Stanford prison experiments begin
The controversial Stanford prison experiments to study the effects of authority in a prison setting began. The experiment had to be shut down by the 6th day because of the adverse effect on the subjects.

1947 Pakistan becomes Independent from British rule
The South Asian country was part of British India Empire, until August 14, 1947, when the region held by the British was partitioned into India and Pakistan. The new country became a part of the commonwealth and appointed Liaquat Ali Khan as its first Prime Minister.

1935 Social Security Act is Signed into Law in the United States
The act, which was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, provided benefits to the unemployed, retirees, and the disabled.

1904 Battle of Ulsan begins
Also known as the Battle of the Japanese Sea, the conflict took place between Russia and Japan during the Russo-Japanese War.
 

Births On This Day, August 14th 🎂

1987 Tim Tebow
American football player

1983 Mila Kunis
Ukrainian/American actress

1960 Sarah Brightman
English soprano, songwriter, actress

1959 Magic Johnson
American basketball player

1945 Steve Martin
American actor, singer, writer, producer

Deaths On This Day, August 14th 🪦

1956 Bertolt Brecht
German author

1951 William Randolph Hearst
American publisher, politician, founded the Hearst Corporation

1941 Maximilian Kolbe
Polish martyr, saint

1938 Hugh Trumble
Australian cricketer, accountant

1909 William Stanley
English inventor, engineer
 
August 14th
1967 All UK offshore pirate radio stations were declared illegal when the UK Marine Broadcasting Offences Act became law at midnight On This Day, but Radio Caroline continued to broadcast until March 1968 before returning in the 1970s,1983 and finally the early nineties.Still going.
Boats getting towed or sinking were a problem
It was actually supplying them that was made illegal..
 
1920
VII Summer Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belguim, 1st time the Olympic Oath was voiced,doves were released to symbolize peace, the Olympic Flag was flown
1937
The Appalachian Trail is formally completed, 2,000 miles across 14 U.S. states from Georgia- Maine
1965
Sonny &Cher's single' I Got You Babe' hits #1 on music charts stays there for 3 weeks
1985
MIchael Jackson buys ATV Music which includes publishing rights to most of Beatles song catalog for $47.5 million. 10 yrs later he sells half of his interest to Sony music for $150mill
2019
surveys by Dept of Interior Dept & U.S. Geological Society say plastic was found in 90% rain samples in Colorado
 
14th August

1040 King Duncan of Scotland was murdered by Macbeth in a battle near Elgin.

1969 The British Government sent troops into Northern Ireland in what it says is a "limited operation" to restore law and order.

1980 Shipyard workers in Gdansk, Poland, staged a successful strike in protest over the dismissal of militant crane driver Anna Walentinowicz.

2000 A rescue operation was underway to save the lives of more than 100 sailors on board a Russian submarine grounded at the bottom of the Barents Sea.

2013 Mark Sutton, the 42 year old British stuntman who parachuted into the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony dressed as James Bond, was killed in a wingsuit flying accident in the Swiss Alps.
 
On This Day In History, August 15th

2015 North Korea Introduces Pyongyang Time
The East Asian country introduced the time change to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Japanese occupation of Korea. Before the change, North Korea was UTC+09:00. Since this day, the time in the country is UTC+08:30.

1973 US involvement in Vietnam ends
The Case–Church Amendment passed by the US Congress set August 15 as the deadline for the end of the US military involvement in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Because of this, the US ended all military offensives in Vietnam on this day.

1969 The Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens its doors to participants and spectators
The iconic music festival, popularly known as Woodstock was held in Bethel, New York at the 600-acre farm of farmer Max B. Yasgur. Over 400,000 people attended the festival, which is often thought to be a key moment in the anti-establishment movement that was gaining popularity in the United States.

1960 Congo gains its Independence
The Central African country came under French control in the late 19th century. In the early 20th century, the French consolidated their territories in Central Africa to create the French Equatorial Africa, with Brazzaville as its capital. During the Second World War, when the Nazis occupied France, Brazzaville acted as the temporary capital of Free France. After violent protests and riots, the country became independent with Fulbert Youlou as its first President.

1947 India Becomes Independent From British Rule
British control of the South Asian country began in mid 1800s with the East India Company. The company initially established itself in the subcontinent for trading purposes, and then slowly took control over the princely states that separately ruled the country. A violent rebellion in 1857 prompted the British Crown to take over direct rule of India. The time between then and independence in 1945 was marked by violent and nonviolent movements targeted towards gaining independent rule. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a key figure in the nonviolent civil disobedience movement against the British. Independence came with the country being partitioned into India and Pakistan. Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister of India, while Liaquat Ali Khan became the first Prime Minister of Pakistan.
 
Births On This Day, August 15th 🎂

1968 Debra Messing
American actress

1954 Stieg Larsson
Swedish writer

1912 Julia Child
American chef, author

1872 Sri Aurobindo
Indian philosopher

1769 Napoleon
Corsican/French military officer, political leader

Deaths On This Day, August 15th 🪦

2011 Rick Rypien
Canadian ice hockey player

1975 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bangladeshi politician, 1st President of Bangladesh

1935 Will Rogers
American actor

1907 Joseph Joachim
Austrian violinist

1118 Alexios I Komnenos
Byzantine Emperor
 


1962Unhappy with Pete Best's role in The Beatles, Brian Epstein and the other three members decided to sack him. He played his last gig at The Cavern, Liverpool, two years and three days after he first performed with them.
John.Paul,George and Pete….doesn’t sound right
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August 15th
 
Aug 15th:
1843
Tivoli Gardens,world's 2nd oldest amusement park opens in Copenhagen, Denmark
1934
U.S. ends occupation in Haiti after 19yrs,it started in 1915 after the assassination of Haiti's President
1947
GLEEP{Graphite Low Energy Experimental Pile} begins operations in Oxford, England,the 1st experimental nuclear reactor in Western Europe. It was decommissioned in 1990,currently being dismantled
1965
The Beatles play to their largest crowd over 55,000 at Shea's Stadium in NYC,among those in attendance are the future wives of Ringo{Barbara Bach}, Paul[Linda Eastman}
2019
Disney Studios becomes the 1st studio to have 5 films earn over $1billion each in 1 yr:
Toy Story 4,Avengers: Endgames, Capt Marvel,Aladdin, The Lion King
 
On This Day In History, August 16th

1987 First Day of Harmonic Convergence
The largest worldwide meditation event lasted for 2 days and was organized by new-age author José Argüelles. The dates for the event were chosen because of their astrological significance – on these days the Sun, the Moon and 6 of the planets were aligned in a triangular position as seen from the Earth.

1960 Cyprus Attains Freedom From the British
The mediterranean island country first came under British control in the early 20th century as a strategic British outpost. In 1925, it was formally added to the British Empire. the London and Zurich Agreements signed in February 1959 gave independence to Cyprus and set up a system of governance based on ethnicity.

1954 First Issue of Sports Illustrated Hits the Newsstands
The sports magazine which is famous for its annual swimsuit issue was not profitable for the first few years of its existence. The boost in spectator sports eventually helped it become successful.

1898 Patent for Loop-the-Loop Roller Coaster is Awarded
The United States’ patent office awarded the patent for the loop-the-loop roller coaster to American inventor Edwin Prescott. First installed in Coney Island, New York, the roller coaster was able to carry only 4 people at a time.

1858 The First Transatlantic Telegraph Message is sent
The message sent by Britain’s Queen Victoria to American President James Buchanan, read ‘Europe and America are united by telegraphic communication. Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, goodwill to men.’ The cable, which cut down the time of communication between the two continents was successful only for a few months. Technical difficulties led to the cable being closed in October of 1858.
 
Births On This Day, August 16th 🎂

1991 G.E.M.
Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actress

1958 Madonna
American singer-songwriter, actress, producer, and director

1954 James Cameron
Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer

1913 Menachem Begin
Israeli politician, 6th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate

1815 John Bosco
Italian priest, educator

Deaths On This Day, August 16th 🪦

2003 Idi Amin
Ugandan dictator

2002 Abu Nidal
Palestinian militant leader

1977 Elvis Presley
American singer, guitarist, and actor

1959 William Halsey, Jr.
American Admiral

1938 Robert Johnson
American singer-songwriter, guitarist
 

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