Recent Memorial Pages by This_Day_In_History, 61-80

• Today In History- August 21

  Dumbarton Oaks Conference, prelude to the United Nations, begins.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 334 views

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• Today In History- August 20

  The first commercial radio station, 8MK (WWJ), begins operations in Detroit, Michigan.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 413 views

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• Today In History- August 19

  Liberation of Paris - Paris rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 351 views

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• Today In History- August 18

  Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 400 views

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• Today In History- August 17

  First Québec Conference of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King begins.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 374 views

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• Today In History- August 16

  U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 348 views

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• Today In History- August 15

  The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship Ancon.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 342 views

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• Today In History- August 14

  United States Social Security Act passes, creating a government pension system for the retired.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 349 views

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• Today In History- August 13

  World War II: Battle of Britain begins.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 485 views

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• Today In History- August 12

  First Model T Ford built.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 586 views

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• Today In History- August 11

  Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 371 views

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• Today In History- August 10

  US President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act Amendment.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 430 views

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• Today In History- August 9

  Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 206 views

• Today In History- August 8

  The United Nations Charter is signed by the United States, which becomes the third nation to join.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 186 views

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• Today In History- August 7

  The United States War Department is established.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 144 views

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• Today In History- August 6

  Hiroshima is devastated when an atomic bomb, "Little Boy", is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 186 views

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• Today In History- August 5

  In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 146 views

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• This Day In History- August 4

  Germany invaded Belgium; in response, the United Kingdom declares war on Germany. The United States proclaims neutrality.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 206 views

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• Today In History- August 3

  U.S. Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 134 views

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• Today In History- August 2

  Gulf of Tonkin Incident - North Vietnamese gunboats allegedly fires on U.S. destroyers, USS Maddox and the USS Turner Joy.

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  Updated 19 Jul 2011 - 383 views

  Contributions 2 images, 1 story