Friday, August 23, 2024

History for August 23

History for August 23 - On-This-Day.com 
Oliver Hazard Perry 1785
  • 1902 - Fannie Merrit Farmer opened her cooking school, Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery, in Boston, MA.
  • 1939 - Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression treaty.
  • 1947 - Margaret Truman, U.S. President Truman's daughter, gave her first public performance as a singer. The event was at the Hollywood Bowl and had an audience of 15,000.
  • 1959 - In the Peanuts comic strip, Sally debuted as an infant.
  • 1962 - The first live TV program was relayed between the U.S. and Europe through the U.S. Telstar satellite.
  • 1990 - President Saddam Hussein appeared on Iraqi state television with a group of Western detainees that he referred to as "guests." He told the group that they were being held "to prevent the scourge of war."

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