Tuesday, August 08, 2017

History for August 8

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History for August 8 - On-This-Day.com
Matthew Henson 1866 - Explorer, along with Robert Peary and their Eskimo guide, were the first people to reach the North Pole, Russell Markert 1899, Dino DeLaurentiis 1919
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 Dustin Hoffman 1937, Connie Stevens 1938, Donny Most 1953
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 1844 - After the killing of Joseph Smith on June 27, Bringham Young was chosen to lead the Mormons.
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 1876 - Thomas Edison received a patent for the mimeograph. The mimeograph was a "method of preparing autographic stencils for printing."
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 1899 - The refrigerator was patented by A.T. Marshall.
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 1911 - The number of representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives was established at 435. There was one member of Congress for every 211,877 residents.
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 1940 - The German Luftwaffe began a series of daylight air raids on Great Britain.
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 1966 - Michael DeBakey became the first surgeon to install an artificial heart pump in a patient.
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 1974 - U.S. President Nixon announced that he would resign the following day.
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 1988 - It was announced that a cease-fire between Iraq and Iran had begun.
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