August 15 - The Day in History

August 15 : General Interest 1969: The Woodstock festival opens in Bethel, New York On this day in 1969, the Woodstock Music Festival opens on a patch of farmland in White Lake, a hamlet in the upstate New York town of Bethel... read more American Revolution 1780 : "Swamp Fox" routs loyalists while Gates' men fall ill http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/swamp-fox-routs-loyalists-while-gates-men-fall-ill Automotive 1899 : Henry Ford leaves Edison to start automobile company http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henry-ford-leaves-edison-to-start-automobile-company Civil War 1861 : Anderson named Department of Kentucky commander http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/anderson-is-named-commander-of-department-of-the-kentucky Cold War 1964 : Khrushchev announces he is ready to begin arms talks http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/khrushchev-announces-he-is-ready-to-begin-arms-talks Crime 2006 : Wife of slain minister released from jail http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wife-of-slain-minister-released-from-jail Disaster 1983 : Hurricane Alicia pounds Texas coast http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-alicia-pounds-texas-coast General Interest 1057 : Malcolm slays Macbeth http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/malcolm-slays-macbeth 1914 : Panama Canal open to traffic http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/panama-canal-open-to-traffic 1947 : India and Pakistan win independence http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/india-and-pakistan-win-independence 1961 : Berlin Wall built http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/berlin-wall-built Hollywood 1979 : Apocalypse Now released http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/apocalypse-now-released Literary 1887 : Edna Ferber, author of Show Boat, is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/edna-ferber-author-of-show-boat-is-born Old West 1812 : Indian captive William Wells is killed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/indian-captive-william-wells-is-killed Presidential 1930 : Hoover looks to combat drought and economic depression http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hoover-looks-to-combat-drought-and-economic-depression Sports 1859 : Charles Comiskey born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/charles-comiskey-born Vietnam War 1968 : Heavy fighting erupts in and around the DMZ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heavy-fighting-erupts-in-and-around-the-dmz 1969 : Woodstock begins in upstate New York http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/woodstock-begins-in-upstate-new-york 1970 : Regional Forces victorious http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/regional-forces-victorious 1971 : North Vietnamese capture Vietnamese marine base http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnamese-capture-vietnamese-marine-base World War I 1914 : Japan gives ultimatum to Germany http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-gives-ultimatum-to-germany World War II 1945 : The Japanese emperor speaks http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-japanese-emperor-speaks

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