Friday, August 16, 2024

History for August 16

History for August 16 - On-This-Day.com 
Menachem Begin (Israel) 1913
  • 1777 - During the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Bennington took place. New England's minutemen routed the British regulars.
  • 1812 - Detroit fell to Indian and British troops in the War of 1812.
  • 1937 - Harvard University became the first school to have graduate courses in traffic engineering and administration.
  • 1984 - The U.S. Jaycees voted to admit women to full membership in the organization.
  • 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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