Napoleon Bonaparte 1769
- 1877 - Thomas Edison wrote to the president of the Telegraph Company in Pittsburgh, PA. The letter stated that the word, "hello" would be a more appropriate greeting than "ahoy" when answering the telephone.
- 1911 - The product Crisco was introduced by Procter & Gamble Company.
- 1914 - The Panama Canal was officially opened to commercial traffic as an American ship sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
- 1918 - Diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Russia were severed.
- 1945 - The Allies proclaimed V-J Day a day after Japan agreed to surrender unconditionally.
- 1947 - India became independent from Britain and was divided into the countries of India and Pakistan. India had been under British about 200 years.
- 1971 - U.S. President Nixon announced a 90-day freeze on wages, rents and prices.
- 1997 - The U.S. Justice Department decided not to prosecute FBI officials in connection with the deadly 1992 Ruby Ridge siege in Idaho. The investigation dealt with an alleged cover-up.
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