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1918 |
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Regular airmail service began between Washington, DC, and New York City. |
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1953 |
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The Soviet Union secretly tested its first hydrogen bomb. |
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1985 |
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A Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 crashed into a mountain killing 520 people. |
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1877 |
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Thomas Edison invented the phonograph and made the first sound recording. |
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1937 |
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Red Skelton appeared on network radio for the first time on the "Rudy Vallee Show" on NBC. |
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1939 |
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"The Wizard of Oz" premiered in Oconomowoc, WI. Judy Garland became famous for the movie's song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." The movie premiered in Hollywood on August 15th. |
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1939 |
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Disinfectant was used for the first time during surgery by Joseph Lister. |
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1993 |
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U.S. President Clinton signed a relief package for the flooded areas of the Midwest United States. |
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1998 |
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Swiss banks agreed to pay $1.25 billion as restitution to World War II Holocaust victims. |
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1981 |
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IBM unveiled its first PC. |
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1898 |
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Hawaii was annexed by the U.S. Hawaii was later given territorial status and was given Statehood in 1959. |
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1993 |
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U.S. President Clinton lifted the ban on rehiring air traffic controllers that had been fired for going on strike in 1981. |
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1944 |
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Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. was killed with his co-pilot when their Navy plane exploded over England. Joseph Kennedy was the oldest son of Joseph and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. |
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1990 |
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The first U.S. casualty occurred during the Persian Gulf crisis when Air Force Staff Sergeant John Campisi died after being hit by a military truck. |
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1999 |
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Hang Thu Thi Ngyuen shot an arrow from a bow with her feet on "Guinness World Records: Primetime" and hit a target that was 16 feet and 5 inches away. |
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1867 |
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U.S. President Andrew Johnson sparked a move to impeach him when he defied Congress by suspending Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. |
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1898 |
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The Spanish-American War was ended with the signing of the peace protocol. The U.S. acquired Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Hawaii was also annexed. |
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1944 |
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In France, Pierre Laval released Edouard Herriot. |
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1992 |
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The U.S., Canada, and Mexico announced that the North American Free Trade Agreement had been created after 14 months of negotiations. |
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1915 |
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"Of Human Bondage", by William Somerset Maugham, was first published. |
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1988 |
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"The Last Temptation of Christ" opened. |
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1960 |
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The balloon satellite Echo One was launched by the U.S. from Cape Canaveral, FL. It was the first communications satellite. |
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1962 |
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The Soviet Union launched Pavel Popovich into orbit. Popovich and Andrian Nikolayev, who was launch a day before, both landed on August 15. |
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1977 |
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The space shuttle Enterprise passed its first solo flight test. |
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1986 |
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It was announced by NASA that they had selected a new rocket design for the space shuttle. The move was made in an effort at correcting the flaws that were believed to have been responsible for the Challenger disaster. |
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1879 |
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The first National Archery Association tournament took place in Chicago, IL. |
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1964 |
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Mickey Mantle set a major league baseball record when he hit home runs from both the left and ride sides of the plate in the same game. |
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1969 |
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The Boston Celtics were sold for $6 million. At the time it was the highest price paid for a pro basketball team. |
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1973 |
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Jack Nicklaus won his 14th major golf title. The win broke the record that had been held by Bobby Jones for 50 years. |
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1986 |
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Rod Carew became the first player in the history of the California Angels franchise to have his uniform (#29) retired. |
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1994 |
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Major league baseball players went on strike rather than allow team owners to limit their salaries. The strike lasted for 232 days. As a result, the World Series was wiped out for the first time in 90 years. |
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1851 |
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Isaac Singer was issued a patent on the double-headed sewing machine. |
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1676 |
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"King Phillip's War" came to an end with the killing of Indian chief King Phillip. The war between the Indians and the Europeans lasted for two years. |
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