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August 7, 1964: Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin...
August 7, 1964: Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Passed in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident, which occurred several days prior, this resolution gave President Johnson the power to...
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August 8, 1974: Richard Nixon announces his resignation from the...
August 8, 1974: Richard Nixon announces his resignation from the presidency.
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August 9, 1945: An atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki. Three...
August 9, 1945: An atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki. Three days after the bombing of Hiroshima, a second atomic bomb - “Fat Man” - was detonated over Nagasaki, the third detonation of such a weapon...
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August 10, 1961: Agent Orange is used for the first time in...
© Philip Jones Griffiths / Magnum Photos August 10, 1961: Agent Orange is used for the first time in Vietnam. Between 1961 and 1971, this defoliant (a chemical used to strip plants of their leaves)...
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August 11, 1934: The first federal prisoners arrive at...
from the Library of Congress August 11, 1934: The first federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz. Between 1934 and 1963, San Francisco’s famous island prison held an number of notorious criminals - from...
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August 12, 30: Cleopatra commits suicide. Following the decisive...
August 12, 30: Cleopatra commits suicide. Following the decisive Battle of Actium and Mark Antony’s defeat at the hands of Caesar’s great-nephew and heir, Octavian, large numbers of the former’s...
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ranga-sauce: The Olympic Games: 1896 - 2012. #wow the 2012...
ranga-sauce: The Olympic Games: 1896 - 2012. #wow the 2012 one is really shitty All of the 2012 ones are pretty terrible, honestly.
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August 13, 1899: Alfred Hitchcock is born. Give them pleasure -...
August 13, 1899: Alfred Hitchcock is born. Give them pleasure - the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.
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August 14, 1880: Construction on Cologne Cathedral is...
August 14, 1880: Construction on Cologne Cathedral is completed. The cathedral was first consecrated in the year 70 A.D. It was destroyed to make way for a new and more magnificent structure in 1248,...
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August 15, 1947: India gains independence from Great Britain. On...
celebrations in Delhi. refugees uprooted by the hasty partition. August 15, 1947: India gains independence from Great Britain. On August 14 and 15 of 1947, the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
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Probably not. That’d be a little repetitive. On August 15, 2013, maybe!
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POWs in Guam react to the news of Japan’s surrender -...
National Archives National Archives POWs in Guam react to the news of Japan’s surrender - August 15, 1945.
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Americans celebrate Japan’s surrender - August 1945.
Times Square aboard the USS Ticonderoga, National Archives. celebrations in Oak Ridge. VJ Day in Times Square, Alfred Eisenstaedt. via LIFE in Paris AP Americans celebrate Japan’s surrender - August...
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August 16, 1888: T.E. Lawrence is born. He earned the name...
August 16, 1888: T.E. Lawrence is born. He earned the name “Lawrence of Arabia” for his participation in the 1916-1918 Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Turks. Lawrence’s exploits have, of course, been...
View ArticleBut what's that Anon trying to say? That August 15th Independence title...
I’ve no idea. I thought they were just reminding everyone.
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duchessofkatebridge: unhistorical: August 16, 1888: T.E....
duchessofkatebridge: unhistorical: August 16, 1888: T.E. Lawrence is born. Heearned the name “Lawrence of Arabia” for his participation in the 1916-1918 Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Turks....
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