August

Fences: August Wilson’s play powerfully affirms the value and struggles of black life

Fences: August Wilson’s play powerfully affirms the value and struggles of black life: South African actor Hlomla Dandala as Lyons in Fences. Fences/Joburg Theatre/JT Marketing Fences, a creative examination of a black family’s experience, is one of the most frequently performed plays in the US. It was first developed in 1983 by celebrated African American …

Today in History for 31st August 2022

Today in History for 31st August 2022: Historical Events 1310 – German king Heinrich VII makes his son Johan king of Bohemia 1940 – German occupiers in Netherlands begin soap rationing 1940 – US National Guard assembles 1987 – Curtis Strange sets golf’s earning for year record ($ 697,385) 1990 – Dennis Eckersley saves his …

Today in History for 30th August 2022

Today in History for 30th August 2022: Historical Events 1146 – European leaders outlaw the crossbow, intending to end war for all time 1363 – Beginning of the Battle of Lake Poyang; two Chinese rebel leaders Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang are pitted against each other in what was one of the largest naval battles …

Today in History for 29th August 2022

Today in History for 29th August 2022: Historical Events 1864 – William Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae 1941 – German Einsatzkommando in Russia kills 1,469 Jewish children 1949 – USSR performs its first nuclear test at Semipalatinsk, Kazakh SSR 1953 – KHSL TV channel 12 in Chico, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1960 – Australian …

Today in History for 28th August 2022

Today in History for 28th August 2022: Historical Events 1840 – Nine Jewish prisoners are released from Damascus jails 1914 – World War I: British General John French orders civilian evacuation of Amiens, France as German forces push in from Belgium 1957 – US Senator James Thurmond (Rep, SC) begins 24-hr filibuster against civil rights …

Today in History for 27th August 2022

Today in History for 27th August 2022: Historical Events 1913 – Lt Pyotr Nesterov, of Imperial Russian Air Service, performs a loop in a monoplane at Kiev (1st aerobatic maneuver in an airplane) 1966 – Oakland Pitcher Paul Lindblad begins a 385 cons errorless streak 1983 – Haiti adopts constitution 1984 – US President Ronald …

Today in History for 26th August 2022

Today in History for 26th August 2022: Historical Events 1922 – Japanese cruiser Niitaka driven onto rocks in storm at Kamchatka, 284 killed 1945 – Japanese diplomats board USS Missouri to receive instructions on Japan’s surrender at the end of WWII 1962 – Minnesota Twins Jack Kralick no-hits KC A’s, 1-0 1973 – David Eisenhower …

Today in History for 25th August 2022

Today in History for 25th August 2022: Historical Events 1515 – Conquistador Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar founds Havana in modern day Cuba, on the southern coast of the island. Moved to its current location in 1519. 1926 – Pavlos Koundouris becomes president of Greece 1951 – Cleveland Indians win 16th straight home game 2004 – …

Today in History for 24th August 2022

Today in History for 24th August 2022: Historical Events 1853 – 1st potato chips prepared by chef George Crum at Moon’s Lake House, near Saratoga Springs, New York (popular legend says he invented though earlier recipes exist) 1877 – American outlaw John Wesley Hardin, wanted for murder, is arrested by Texas Rangers on a train …

Today in History for 23rd August 2022

Today in History for 23rd August 2022: Historical Events 1328 – Battle at Kassel: French troops stop uprising of Flemish farmers 1944 – Sammellager Drancy freed 1953 – Italian Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari clinches his second Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by winning Swiss Grand Prix at Bremgarten 1964 – St Louis Cardinals are 11 …