Today in History for 14th August 2018: Historical Events 1559 – Spanish explorer de Luna lands in Pensacola Bay, Fla 1862 – Abraham Lincoln receives the first group of African Americans to confer with a US president 1912 – 2,500 US marines invade Nicaragua; US remains until 1925 1940 – Dutch Premier De Geer vacations …
Today in History for 13th August 2018: Historical Events 1932 – Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing homers and wins game 1-0 in 10 tying 1960 – USSR withdraws advisors from China 1981 – Last broadcast of “The Waltons” on CBS-TV 1986 – KRE-AM in Berkeley CA changes call letters to KBLX (now KBFN) 1988 – US …
Today in History for 12th August 2018: Historical Events 1687 – Battle of Mohacs: Ottoman invaders of Hungary routed by forces of Holy Roman Emperor under Charles of Lorraine 1863 – 1st cargo of lumber leaves Burrard Inlet (Vancouver, BC) 1942 – German 1st tank leader captures Elista, Kalmukkensteppe 1960 – Echo 1, 1st communications …
Today in History for 11th August 2018: Historical Events 1860 – US’s 1st successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev) 1942 – – Sept 30] SS begins exterminating 3,500 Jews in Zelov Lodz Poland 1965 – 6 day insurrection starts in Watts section of Los Angeles 1965 – Watts riots begin in Southeast Los Angeles, lasts …
Today in History for 10th August 2018: Historical Events 1497 – John Cabot tells King Henry VII of his trip to “Asia” 1500 – Portuguese sea captain Diego Diaz is first European to sight Madagascar 1664 – Austria and the Ottoman Empire sign the Peace of Vásvár 1877 – Big Hole River: Col John Gibbon …
Today in History for 9th August 2018: Historical Events 1842 – US-Canada border defined by Webster-Ashburton Treaty 1862 – Battle of Cedar Mountain [Slaughter’s Mountain], fought in Culpeper County, Virginia, Confederate victory (US Civil War) 1936 – Korean nationals representing Japan earn medals in the marathon at the Berlin Olympics; Sohn Kee-chung won gold and …
Today in History for 8th August 2018: Historical Events 936 – German king Otto I the Great crowned 1900 – 1st Davis Cup tennis competition, named after Dwight Filley Davis, began at Longwood Cricket Club in Mass, and won by US 2 days later 1911 – Public Law 62-5 sets the number of representatives in …
AfropolitanNYC (August) – NYC’s Largest Cultural Mixer For Diaspora Professionals – Destination Africa – a Culture interest event taking place on 2018-08-10 18:00:00 in United States Join us for another amazing evening of connections, culture & cocktails at NYC's largest and most diverse cultural mixer for Diaspora professionals. In this edition, we will take you …
Today in History for 7th August 2018: Historical Events 1948 – American swimmer Jimmy McLane wins the 1,500m for his 2nd gold medal at the London Olympics (4 x 200m freestyle relay); marks a US clean sweep of every men’s swimming gold medal at the Games 1948 – 1st Dutch government of Beel resigns 1955 …
Today in History for 6th August 2018: Historical Events 1774 – Founder of the Shaker Movement, Mother Ann Lee, arrives in NY 1914 – WWI: French cavalry enters Belgium 1926 – “Don Juan” starring John Barrymore is released, the 1st feature-length film to utilize the Vitaphone sound-on-disc sound system with a synchronized musical score and …
Today in History for 5th August 2018: Historical Events 1264 – Anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt Germany 1884 – Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloe’s Island (NYC) 1943 – Soviet forces reconquer Orel and Bjelgorod 1986 – Giants left-handed pitcher Steve Carlton becomes 2nd to reach 4,000 strikeout milestone when he gets …
Today in History for 4th August 2018: Historical Events 1636 – Johan Mauritius appointed governor of Dutch Brazil 1830 – Plans for city of Chicago laid out 1943 – British premier Winston Churchill travels on the Queen Mary to Canada 1953 – Black families move into Trumbull Park housing project in Chicago 1976 – England …
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Today in History for 3rd August 2018: Historical Events 1956 – American sprinter Willie Williams sets 100m world record at 10.1 in Berlin, Germany 1958 – The Billboard Hot 100 is founded 1960 – Niger gains independence from France 1969 – Cincinnati Reds with 25 hits and 10 runs in 5th edge Philadelphia Phillies 19-17 …
Today in History for 2nd August 2018: Historical Events 1931 – Spanish Catalonia agrees (99+%) for autonomous status 1936 – Tour de France: Sylvère Maes of Belgium wins his second title from Frenchman Antone Magne 1938 – MLB conducts the first test of bright yellow baseballs during Dodgers vs Cardinals doubleheader 1940 – Clermont-Ferrand sentences …
Rare, wild, and super weird flicks screening in Minneapolis this August: You know it's a good month to patron the shit outta local indie screenings when there are movies that are so experimental, so weird, and so unrecognizable to the mainstream that part of the experience is asking, “What the hell is this?” Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take …
August 23: Marcus Garvey And The Significance Of August Within Global African History – a Africa interest event taking place on 2018-08-24 18:00:00 in United Kingdom History consultant Kwaku leads this audio-visual presentation marking African Jubilee Year 1987-88 @ 30 and International Day Of African Resistance Against Enslavement. August 23 marks what’s known in Britain as …
Today in History for 1st August 2018: Historical Events 1789 – US Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act 1883 – Amsterdam’s Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky gets electric lights 1925 – Shortwave-radio link between Kootwijk and Netherland East-Indies 1954 – Tour de France: Louison Bobet of France wins by 15′ 49″ from Ferdinand Kübler, for the second of …