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Harris will be the second woman in history to do so following Clinton, whose monumental 2016 run made her the first woman to clinch a major party's nomination, though she went on to lose the ...
August 27 is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 126 days remain until the end of the year.
April 1, 1954 (Thursday) The U.S. Congress and President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized the founding of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado. South Point School was founded in Kolkata, India. It would become the largest school in the world by 1988. [ 1]
August 18: Ghost Festival in China (2024) Blackwater Fire. 684 – Second Fitna: Umayyad partisans defeated the supporters of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr near Damascus, cementing Umayyad control of Syria. 1823 – At least 9,000 enslaved people rebelled in the British colony in Demerara-Essequibo (in present-day Guyana), demanding emancipation.
on this day in history, august 15, 1935, entertainer will rogers, aviator wiley post, killed in plane crash Ruth remains perhaps the most celebrated athlete in American sports.
on this day in 2003, bob hope, beloved by generations of troops, dies at age 100 "I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts," he said in one of his most oft-repeated quips.
The iconic British comedy musical film, "A Hard Day’s Night," was released on this day in history, Aug. 11, 1964, and starred the Beatles in their first feature movie. The movie was released ...
The history of sports extends back to the Ancient world in 7000 BCE. The physical activity that developed into sports had early links with warfare and entertainment. [ 1] Study of the history of sport can teach lessons about social changes and about the nature of sport itself, as sport seems involved in the development of basic human skills ...