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Actor and comedian Bernie Mac dies at age 50
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August 9 1974:
In accordance with his statement of resignation the previous evening, Richard M. Nixon officially ends his term as the 37th president of the United States at noon. Before departing with his family in a helicopter from the White House lawn, he smiled farewell and enigmatically raised his arms in a victory or peace salute. The helicopter door was then closed, and the Nixon family began their journey home to San Clemente, California. Richard Nixon was the first U.S. president to resign from office. Minutes later, Vice President Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as the 38th president of the United States in the East Room of the White House. After taking the oath of office, President Ford spoke to the nation in a television address, declaring, "My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over." |
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Aug 10th, 1964: Guns fall silent in Cyprus
The United Nations brokers another ceasefire in Cyprus, defusing a growing military crisis and heading off the threat of invasion by Turkey. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stor...ewsid_3037000/3037898.stm |
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August 10 1821:
Missouri enters the Union as the 24th state--and the first located entirely west of the Mississippi River. |
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1999: Millions marvel at total eclipse
Up to 350 million people in Europe and Asia witness the last total solar eclipse of the century. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stor...ewsid_2494000/2494687.stm |
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On Aug 11:
1929 - Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio. |
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1985: Hundreds dead in Boeing crash
A Japan Airlines jumbo jet crashed on a remote mountainside 70 miles (112km) from Tokyo in Japan. There were 15 crew and 509 passengers on board, mostly holidaymakers. |
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On Aug 12:
2000 - The Russian nuclear submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea after the hull was damaged by a series of explosions; all 118 crew members died. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_submarine_K-141_Kursk |
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1964: Great Train Robber escapes from jail
A massive manhunt is underway across Britain after one of the gang involved in the Great Train Robbery breaks out of a high-security prison in Birmingham http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stor...ewsid_2996000/2996402.stm |
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August 15 1521:
After a three-month siege, Spanish forces under Hernan Cortes capture Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire. Cortes' men leveled the city and captured Cuauhtemoc, the Aztec emperor. |
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