Friday, August 14, 2015

History for August 14

History for August 14 - On-This-Day.com
David Crosby 1941 - Singer, musician (Crosby, Stills and Nash), Steve Martin 1945 - Actor comedian, Danielle Steel 1947 - Author 


Gary Larson 1950 - Creator of "The Far Side", Earvin "Magic" Johnson 1959 - Basketball player, Sarah Brightman 1960 - Singer 


Halle Berry 1966 - Actress, Mila Kunis 1983 - Actress, Tim Tebow 1987 - Football player


1888 - A patent for the electric meter was granted to Oliver B. Shallenberger. 


1896 - Gold was discovered in Canada's Yukon Territory. Within the next year more than 30,000 people rushed to the area to look for gold. 


1919 - About 1 million tons of ice and rock broke off of a glacier near Mont Blanc, France. Nine people were killed in the incident. 


1935 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. The act created unemployment insurance and pension plans for the elderly. 


1945 - It was announced by U.S. President Truman that Japan had surrendered unconditionally. The surrender ended World War II. 


1947 - Pakistan became independent from British rule. 


1953 - The whiffle ball was invented. 


1980 - People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) was incorporated. 


1992 - The U.S. announced that emergency airlifts of food to Somalia would begin. The action was being taken to stop mass deaths due to starvation. 

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