Category: American History

  • LA Founded

    LA Founded

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    Morgan O’Brien

    September 4, 1781, Los Angeles was founded.

  • Viking 2

    Viking 2

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    Morgan O’Brien

    September 3, 1976, Viking 2 successfully landed on the surface of Mars

  • Obama Nominated

    Obama Nominated

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 27, 2008, Barack Obama became the first African American to be nominated for president.

  • Viking I

    Viking I

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 20, 1975, the Viking 1 was successfully launched.

  • Woodstock Ends

    Woodstock Ends

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 18, 1969, Woodstock ended.

  • John White Returns To Roanoke

    John White Returns To Roanoke

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 17, 1590, John White returned to find that the colony of Roanoke had disappeared.

  • Atlantic Charter

    Atlantic Charter

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 14, 1941, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the Atlantic Charter.

  • Edison Invents Phonograph

    Edison Invents Phonograph

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 12, 1877, Thomas Edison invented the phonograph.

  • MLB Labor Strike

    MLB Labor Strike

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 11, 1994, the MLB labor strike began.

  • RBG Sworn In

    RBG Sworn In

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 10, 1943, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as an Associate Supreme Court Justice.