Saturday, August 12, 2017

History for August 12

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History for August 12 - On-This-Day.com
Cecil B. DeMille 1881, William Goldman 1931, Parnelli Jones 1933
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 George Hamilton 1939 - Actor, Sir Mix-A-Lot 1963 - Rapper, Pete Sampras 1971 - Tennis player
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 1865 - Disinfectant was used for the first time during surgery by Joseph Lister.
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 1898 - The Spanish-American War was ended with the signing of the peace protocol. The U.S. acquired Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Hawaii was also annexed.
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 1915 - "Of Human Bondage" by William Somerset Maugham was first published.
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 1939 - "The Wizard of Oz" premiered in Oconomowoc, WI. Judy Garland became famous for the movie's song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." The movie premiered in Hollywood on August 15th.
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 1953 - The Soviet Union secretly tested its first hydrogen bomb.
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 1981 - IBM unveiled its first PC.
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 1992 - The U.S., Canada, and Mexico announced that the North American Free Trade Agreement had been created after 14 months of negotiations.
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 2000 - The Russian nuclear submarine Kursk sank and its 118-man crew died during naval exercises in the Barents Sea.
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