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EVENTS
1054 – Siward, Earl of Northumbria invades Scotland and defeats Macbeth, King of Scotland somewhere north of the Firth of Forth.
1775 – Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of 20,000 men."[
1794 – French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution".
1866 – The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.
1929 – The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.
1940 – The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
1964 – Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
1995 – The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C..
1054 – Siward, Earl of Northumbria invades Scotland and defeats Macbeth, King of Scotland somewhere north of the Firth of Forth.
1775 – Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of 20,000 men."[
1794 – French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution".
1866 – The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.
1929 – The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.
1940 – The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
1964 – Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
1995 – The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C..
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SS Great Eastern.
The ship which laid the first Transatlantic telegraph cable in 1866.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Great_Eastern
The ship which laid the first Transatlantic telegraph cable in 1866.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Great_Eastern
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
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The first week of August is WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK. Do your children a favor and breastfeed them if at all possible.
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August 1 through 7 is Minority Donor Awareness Week. Please be aware and donate.
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Today is Emancipation Day.
On August 4, 1865, the Loyal Creek Council formally declared that African Creeks would be considered full citizens of the Creek Nation. African Creeks soon designated August 4th “Emancipation Day” and organized celebrations, including picnics, parades and speakers beginning as early as 1867, which continued through the Territorial days and early years of Oklahoma statehood. The celebration fell into disuse as the African Creeks and other Indian freedpeople were increasingly marginalized in the twentieth century. The celebrations have been revived recently as the freedpeople of the various Indian nations struggle for tribal recognition.
On August 4, 1865, the Loyal Creek Council formally declared that African Creeks would be considered full citizens of the Creek Nation. African Creeks soon designated August 4th “Emancipation Day” and organized celebrations, including picnics, parades and speakers beginning as early as 1867, which continued through the Territorial days and early years of Oklahoma statehood. The celebration fell into disuse as the African Creeks and other Indian freedpeople were increasingly marginalized in the twentieth century. The celebrations have been revived recently as the freedpeople of the various Indian nations struggle for tribal recognition.
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Hiroshima Day commemorates the day that the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, which effectively ended World War II.
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1960 – Cuban Revolution: Cuba nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation.
1965 – US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law.
1996 – NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms
1965 – US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law.
1996 – NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms
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August 9th, 1945 - Atom Bomb Dropped On Nagasaki
1945 : The United States dropped its second atomic bomb killing more than 70,000 people in Nagasaki, Japan. The first bomb had been dropped 3 days earlier on Hiroshima. Six days later on August 15th, Japan announced its surrender effectively ending World War II. Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender on September 2.
1945 : The United States dropped its second atomic bomb killing more than 70,000 people in Nagasaki, Japan. The first bomb had been dropped 3 days earlier on Hiroshima. Six days later on August 15th, Japan announced its surrender effectively ending World War II. Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender on September 2.
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Today is August, 11. It is called by some Ingersoll day.
Ingersoll Day celebrates Robert G. Ingersoll, a nineteenth-century orator who advocated for free thought—the conviction that reason and science, not religion, should shape beliefs. Besides being one of the most notable freethinkers in US history and lecturers of the nineteenth century, he was also a supporter of abolition and women's rights. Known as the "Great Agnostic," Ingersoll was born on today's date in 1833, in Dresden, New York.
He was denounced by many religious adherents and preachers, although he was friends with some, such as Henry Ward Beecher. Although he was a Republican, he was also friends with other progressives who weren't necessarily from that party, such as Eugene Debs and Robert La Follette. He also was friends with Mark Twain, H.L. Mencken, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Ingersoll Day celebrates Robert G. Ingersoll, a nineteenth-century orator who advocated for free thought—the conviction that reason and science, not religion, should shape beliefs. Besides being one of the most notable freethinkers in US history and lecturers of the nineteenth century, he was also a supporter of abolition and women's rights. Known as the "Great Agnostic," Ingersoll was born on today's date in 1833, in Dresden, New York.
He was denounced by many religious adherents and preachers, although he was friends with some, such as Henry Ward Beecher. Although he was a Republican, he was also friends with other progressives who weren't necessarily from that party, such as Eugene Debs and Robert La Follette. He also was friends with Mark Twain, H.L. Mencken, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
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It's World Lizard Day
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This date in 1920 Women achieved the right to vote with a constitutional amendment in the United States.
18 Aug, 1920 - 19th Amendment
1920 : The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution proposed on June 4th, 1919 and ratified when Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it on this day in history guaranteeing women the right to vote, the fight for this right by the women's suffragette movement for 10 years had forced this change.
18 Aug, 1920 - 19th Amendment
1920 : The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution proposed on June 4th, 1919 and ratified when Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it on this day in history guaranteeing women the right to vote, the fight for this right by the women's suffragette movement for 10 years had forced this change.
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On August 22nd, 1950...
Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to be accepted into a national competition in the United States.
Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to be accepted into a national competition in the United States.
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Its International Bat day (or night)
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This is Labor Day Weekend. The actual Labor Day, here in the United States, is on Monday, Sept. 3rd this year.
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September the 2nd is National VJ Day isn't it? Well if you are in the US that is. It's the day in 1945 that Japan signed the official surrender document on the USS Missouri.
On a lighter note, it's National Blueberry Popsicle Day. That these two events share the same day is strangely profound.
On a lighter note, it's National Blueberry Popsicle Day. That these two events share the same day is strangely profound.
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September the 2nd is National VJ Day isn't it? Well if you are in the US that is. It's the day in 1945 that Japan signed the official surrender document on the USS Missouri.
There is a small controversy about V-J day. You are right, in a way, Hayley.
Some history books show that the original V-J Day was on Aug. 15, 1945 (Aug. 14 in the U.S.). That was the day on which Japanese forces surrendered, when Emperor Hirohito went on national radio and announced Japan's unconditional surrender.
That announcement came on the heels of the bombing of Hiroshima, the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan, the bombing of Nagasaki, and a brief military coup in Tokyo.
But the U.S. Army Center of Military History recognizes V-J Day on Sept. 2 of the same year - the day on which Japan formally signed surrender documents aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
But, in any case, it is celebrating the end of a conflict, which is always a good thing.
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Remembering.
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International Day of Democracy 2018 — September 15
Celebrated all around the world, in democratic societies. This is surely something we need to remember well, in this time.
Celebrated all around the world, in democratic societies. This is surely something we need to remember well, in this time.
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I would have supposed many more of the writers around here would have noted that today is National Coffee Day.
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The Royal Air Force's 100th birthday was back in April. and just to celebrate, here are four actual aircraft that I helped maintain back in the eighties!
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
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The Royal Air Force's 100th birthday was back in April. and just to celebrate, here are four actual aircraft that I helped maintain back in the eighties!
This was great fun to watch, and, my, my, my, you worked on them! So impressed. Really, really, really.
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This was great fun to watch, and, my, my, my, you worked on them! So impressed. Really, really, really.
From '80 to '86 I was a Gas Turbine engineer on the F4 and those four were four of the ones I maintained. I found this clip by chance a few days ago. It brought back so many wonderful memories. I also spent three years on C130 Hercules but that is another tale...
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
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1st October 1946 Germany's Deputy Fuhrer, Rudolph Hess - captured in Scotland after mysteriously parachuting from a plane during World War II - was sentenced to life imprisonment.
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
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Today I commemorate and remember the death of Matthew Shepard.
On the night of October 6, 1998, Matthew met Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson at the Fireside Lounge in Laramie, Wyoming. McKinney and Henderson decided to give Shepard a ride home. They subsequently drove the car to a remote, rural area, and proceeded to rob, pistol-whip, and torture Shepard, tie him to a fence, and leave him to die–all because he was gay.
On the night of October 6, 1998, Matthew met Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson at the Fireside Lounge in Laramie, Wyoming. McKinney and Henderson decided to give Shepard a ride home. They subsequently drove the car to a remote, rural area, and proceeded to rob, pistol-whip, and torture Shepard, tie him to a fence, and leave him to die–all because he was gay.
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IN REMEMBERANCE
On October 23, 1983, 241 U.S. service members, most of them Marines, were killed in a suicide truck-bombing at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon; a near-simultaneous attack on French forces killed 58 paratroopers.
On October 23, 1983, 241 U.S. service members, most of them Marines, were killed in a suicide truck-bombing at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon; a near-simultaneous attack on French forces killed 58 paratroopers.
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1861 Washington D.C.
President Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus for all military related cases
President Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus for all military related cases
Please read my latest poem to honour all who have served
Bitch Called Nam
https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/poetry/bitch-called-nam
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In the United States, Navy Day is commonly celebrated on October 27th. This date was selected as it was the birth date of President Theodore Roosevelt, an avid supporter of the U.S. Navy. In the 1970's, research determined that the birthday of the U.S. Continental Navy was October 13, 1775. At the time, efforts were made to move Navy Day to this date. However, Navy Day in the United States, is still largely recognized as October 27th.
On Navy Day, give some well deserved attention to your proud U.S. Navy, and to the sailors who serve our country.......Salute!
On Navy Day, give some well deserved attention to your proud U.S. Navy, and to the sailors who serve our country.......Salute!
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Black Saturday. October 27th 1962 The nearest the world has been (so far) to triggering a nuclear holocaust.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana