This Day in History: 1709 - 1st known ascent in a hot-air balloon, by Bartolomeu de Gusmao (indoors). 1863 - American Civil War: Tennessees military Governor Andrew Johnson frees his personal slaves. During the early 20th century, this day was celebrated by blacks in Tennessee as a holiday. 1918 - WWl: 6 US soldiers are surrounded by Germans in France, Alvin York is given command and shoots 20 Germans & captures 132 more. 1942 - 6 convicted Nazi saboteurs who landed in the US are executed in Washington, DC. 1968 - Race riot in Miami, Florida. 1974 - US President Richard Nixon announces hell resign his office 12PM Aug 9. 1988 - Russian troops begin pull out of Afghanistan after 9 year war. 2000 - Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor. 2007 - An EF2 tornado touches down in Kings County and Richmond County, New York State, the most powerful tornado in New York to date and the first in Brooklyn since 1889.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 13:02:53 +0000
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