Category: Today In History

  • Cyprus Becomes A Republic

    Cyprus Becomes A Republic

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 16, 1960, Cyprus became an independent republic.

  • Macbeth Becomes King

    Macbeth Becomes King

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 15, 1057, Macbeth, the infamous King of Scotland, was killed in battle.

  • Atlantic Charter

    Atlantic Charter

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    Morgan O’Brien

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

  • Aztec Empire Falls

    Aztec Empire Falls

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 13, 1521, the Aztec empire fell.

  • 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.

  • Pompey Defeated By Caesar

    Pompey Defeated By Caesar

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 9, 48CE, Pompey suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of Julius Caesar.

  • Nixon Resigns

    Nixon Resigns

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 8, 1974, Richard Nixon announced his resignation from office.

  • Petit and the Twin Towers

    Petit and the Twin Towers

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 7, 1974, Philippe Petit’s did his high wire act between the twin towers