Tuesday, August 14, 2018

History for August 14

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Russell Baker 1925 - Newspaper columnist, David Crosby 1941 - Singer, musician (Crosby, Stills and Nash), Steve Martin 1945 - Actor comedian
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Gary Larson 1950 - Creator of "The Far Side", Earvin "Magic" Johnson 1959 - Basketball player, Tim Tebow 1987 - Football player
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1805 - A peace treaty between the U.S. and Tunis was signed on board the USS Constitution.
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 1896 - Gold was discovered in Canada's Yukon Territory. Within the next year more than 30,000 people rushed to the area to look for gold.
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 1900 - An international force, consisting of eight nations, lifted the siege of Peking. It was the end to the Boxer Rebellion, which was aimed at purging China of foreigners.
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 1935 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. The act created unemployment insurance and pension plans for the elderly.
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 1947 - Pakistan became independent from British rule. 
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 1953 - The whiffle ball was invented. 
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