Wednesday, August 16, 2023

History for August 16

History for August 16 - On-This-Day.com
T.E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") 1888
  • 1812 - Detroit fell to Indian and British troops in the War of 1812.
  • 1858 - A telegraphed message from Britain's Queen Victoria to U.S. President Buchanan was transmitted over the recently laid trans-Atlantic cable.
  • 1954 - Sports Illustrated was published for the first time. It was claimed that 250,000 subscriptions had been sold before the first issue came off of the presses.
  • 1995 - Voters in Bermuda rejected independence from Great Britain.
  • 1999 - In Russia, Vladimir V. Putin was confirmed as prime minister by the lower house of parliament.

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