Sunday, August 20, 2017

History for August 20

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History for August 20 - On-This-Day.com
Benjamin Harrison (U.S.) 1833, H.P. Lovecraft 1890, Jacqueline Susann 1921 - Author
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Don King 1931, Ron Paul 1935, Al Roker 1954 - Telvision personality
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1741 - Danish navigator Vitus Jonas Bering discovered Alaska.
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1882 - Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" debuted in Moscow.
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1923 - The first American dirigible, the "Shenandoah," was launched in Lakehurst, NJ. The ship began its maiden voyage from the same location on September 4.
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1939 - The National Bowling Association was founded in Detroit, MI. It was the first bowling association in the U.S. for African-Americans.
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1940 - France fell to the Germans during World War II.
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1964 - A $1 billion anti-poverty measure was signed by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.







1997 - Britain began voluntary evacuation of its Caribbean island of Montserrat due to the volcanic activity of the Soufriere Hills.
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1998 - Canada's Supreme Court announced that Quebec could not secede without the federal government's consent.
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