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Saturday, October 19, 2013

August 16 - The Day in Histyory

August 16 : General Interest
1896: Gold discovered in the Yukon

While salmon fishing near the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory on this day in 1896, George Carmack reportedly spots nuggets of gold in a creek bed... read more


American Revolution
1780 : Continentals routed at Camden, South Carolina
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/continentals-routed-at-camden-south-carolina

Automotive
1984 : Los Angeles jury clears John Z. DeLorean of drug charges
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/los-angeles-jury-clears-john-z-delorean-of-drug-charges

Civil War
1864 : Confederate General John Chambliss is killed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/confederate-general-john-chambliss-is-killed

Cold War
1955 : Paul Robeson loses appeal over his passport
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paul-robeson-loses-appeal-over-his-passport

Crime
1984 : Auto exec DeLorean cleared in drug-trafficking case
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/auto-exec-delorean-cleared-in-drug-trafficking-case

Disaster
1987 : Plane crashes into highway
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/plane-crashes-into-highway

General Interest
1812 : Detroit surrenders without a fight
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/detroit-surrenders-without-a-fight
1948 : Babe Ruth dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/babe-ruth-dies
1972 : Moroccan king survives attack by own air force
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/moroccan-king-survives-attack-by-own-air-force
1977 : Elvis Presley dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elvis-presley-dies

Hollywood
1958 : Madonna born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/madonna-born

Literary
1920 : Poet Charles Bukowski is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/poet-charles-bukowski-is-born

Music
1974 : The Ramones play their first public gig at CBGB's in downtown Manhattan
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-ramones-play-their-first-public-gig-at-cbgbs-in-downtown-manhattan

Old West
1896 : George Carmack discovers Klondike gold
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-carmack-discovers-klondike-gold

Presidential
1841 : Tyler is burned in effigy outside White House
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tyler-is-burned-in-effigy-outside-white-house

Sports
1920 : Batter sustains fatal injury at plate
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/batter-sustains-fatal-injury-at-plate

Vietnam War
1964 : General Khanh ousts General Minh as chief of state
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/general-khanh-ousts-general-minh-as-chief-of-state
1966 : Congress investigates antiwar demonstrators
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-investigates-antiwar-demonstrators
1967 : Tonkin Gulf Resolution challenged
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tonkin-gulf-resolution-challenged
1972 : Heavy air attacks on North Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heavy-air-attacks-on-north-vietnam

World War I
1917 : Battle of Langemarck
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-langemarck

World War II
1945 : Senior U.S. POW is released
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/senior-us-pow-is-released


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