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August 13th

1521
After a three-month siege, the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán fell to the Spanish conquistadors, marking the end of one empire and the rise of another.

1942
Disney's "Bambi" opened at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
 
1918 – Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany.

Birthdays:

1899 – Alfred Hitchcock, English film director (d. 1980)

1926 – Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary and politician

1973 – Brittany Andrews, American pornographic actress

Women's Day, commemorates the enaction of Tunisian Code of Personal Status in 1956. (Tunisia)
 
August 14th
1756
Daniel Boone married 16-year-old Rebecca Bryan

1900
International ****** entered Beijing, China, in an effort to suppress the antiforeign uprising known as the Boxer Rebellion.

1945
Japan surrendered to the United States, ending World War II.

1953
The whiffle ball was invented.
 
August 15th

1057
Macbeth, king of Scotland, was ****** by Malcolm Canmore.


1939
The Wizard of Oz premiered in Hollywood

2001
Astronomers announced the discovery of the first solar system outside our own.
 
August 16th

1829
The "original" Siamese twins, Eng and Chang, arrived in Boston

1960
The free-fall world record was set by Joseph Kittinger. He fell more than 16 miles (about 84,000 feet) before opening his parachute over New Mexico.


1975
Peter Gabriel announced that he was leaving the group Genesis. Phil Collins would be the new lead singer after the group auditioned more than 400 potential musicians.

1977
Elvis Presley died at Graceland, in his Memphis,Tenn., home, from heart failure at age 42.
 
1896-Gold was found in Klondyke.
1906-Earthquake in Chile ***** 20000.
1958-Madonna was born.
1960-Cyprus attains independence.
 
Birthdays:

1913 – Menachem Begin, Israeli statesman, Nobel laureate (d. 1992)

1920 – Charles Bukowski, American poet (d. 1994)

1954 – James Cameron, Canadian film director

1981 – Taylor Rain, American pornographic actress

1997 – Greyson Chance, American singer

 
August 17th

1863
Fort Sumter, S.C. was bombarded by Union ships during the Civil War

1945
Indonesian nationalists proclaimed independence from the Netherlands

1978
The first successful trans-Atlantic balloon flight landed outside of Paris.

1992
Woody Allen admitted to being romantically involved with Soon-Yi Previn, adopted ******** of Mia Farrow, Allen's longtime companion
 
1992
Woody Allen admitted to being romantically involved with Soon-Yi Previn, adopted ******** of Mia Farrow, Allen's longtime companion
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Gosh I remember that one... Farrow went nuts on him ^^
 
^^Yeah I remember that too. I can't get over how long ago that seems now. Tempus fugit as the saying goes .. hmm, I might use that for a custom title. :)
 
August 18th

1227
Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan died in China.


1958
Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita was published.
 
Not a damn thing.
 
1904 – Max Factor, Polish-born cosmetics entrepreneur (d. 1996)

1936 – Robert Redford, American actor

1952 – Patrick Swayze, American actor (d. 2009)

Long Tan Day, also called Vietnam Veterans' Day (Australia)
 
German Wiki:

1373: Im Vertrag von Fürstenwalde verzichtet der Wittelsbacher Otto der Faule auf die Mark Brandenburg und zieht sich nach Bayern zurück.

My translation:
1373: In the treaty of Fürstenwalde, Otto the Lazy of Wittelsbach declines his rights on the march Brandenburg and retreats to Bavaria
 
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