This Day in History Thread
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16 August 1863. The USS Pawnee has 4 underwater mines explode close to her while she is conducting operations on the Sontos River. She escapes without harm.
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August 17, 1962: Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as the drummer for The Beatles.
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August 18, 1920- Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment, making 3/4 of the states, and women won the right to vote in the United States.
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17 August 1943.
An OS2U Kingfisher (observation plane) and the New Zealan corvette "Tui" sink Japanese sub I-17 off Australia. -
A lot to choose from today, but August 19th, 1399 King Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry.
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21 August 1968.
Pfc. James Anderson Jr. was the first black Marine awarded the Medal of Honor. It was awarded to his parents because he threw himself on a VC grenade to save his comrades. -
22 August 1922
General Michael Collins is assassinated by anti-treaty forces at Beal na mBlath county Cork during the Irish civil war. -
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Next total solar eclipse visible from North America. -
25 August 1943.
USS Patterson sinks Japanese sub RO-35 southeast of San Cristobal Island in the Solomon Islands. -
12/27/11 The Four Horse Men have arrived. true fact.
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Great thread 👍👍👍
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August 25th:
1768- James Cook begins his first voyage.
1825- Uruguay declares its independence from Brazil.
1830- The Belgian Revolution begins.
1875- Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim the English Channel.
1912- The Chinese Nationalist Party is formed. -
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September 2, 490 B.C.- The Greeks defeat the Persians at the battle of Marathon.
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2011-
Osama Bin Laden is killed -
9/11/01: The World Trade Center is attacked. An event that changed the world.
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⛄Snowman⛄ wrote:
Uh that was May 2nd..2011-
Osama Bin Laden is killed -
You guys missed sept 10, 1993. Bill Nye the Science Guy's series premiere. That dude made middle school pretty fun.
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September 13th: phineas gage makes medical history by being impaled by a spike through his cheek and out through his brain and surviving. Although after the ordeal he became more impulsive, spiteful, and vulgar
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September 14, 1812: Napoleon occupies Moscow
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September 14th:
1752- The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar.
1814- The Star Spangled Banner is written be Francis Scott Key. -
September 14th:
1847- Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican-American War.
1901- American President William McKinley dies after an assassination attempt and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt. -
September 14th:
1917- Russia is proclaimed a Republic.
1959- Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the moon becoming the first man made object to land on it. -
September 14th:
1960- OPEC is founded.
1984- Joe Kittenger becomes the first person to fly a gas ballon across the Atlantic Ocean. -
September 14th:
1987- The Toronto Blue Jays set the record for most home runs hit in a game hitting 10 of them.
1994- The Major Leage Baseball season is canceled due to a strike. -
September 14th:
1999- Kiribati, Nauru, and Tonga join the United Nations.
2001- Historic National Prayer Service is held at The Washington Cathedral for 911 victims. -
ChubsTheWalrus wrote:
The instructions at the beginning of this thread said 1 fact per day.September 14th:
1999- Kiribati, Nauru, and Tonga join the United Nations.
2001- Historic National Prayer Service is held at The Washington Cathedral for 911 victims.
Damn it walrus, you had one job! 😝 -
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Japan announces that it will phase out nuclear energy by the 2030s -
September 28th:
1951- CBS makes the first color televisions available to the public. -
October 29, 1897: Joseph Goebbels is born
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