On this day in 1948,Babe Ruth died.
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On this day in 1948,Babe Ruth died.
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On this day in 1812, General William Hull surrenders Detroit to the British without a fight.
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August 16, 1960 - The free-fall world record was set by Joseph Kittinger. He fell more than 16 miles (about 84,000 feet) before opening his parachute over New Mexico, U.S.A.
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August 16, 1896.
Gold is discovered in the Klondike of Canada's Yukon Territory, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
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August 17 - 1859 - 1st air mail (in a balloon) took off from Lafayette Indiana, U.S.A.
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August 17 - 2002 - In Santa Rosa, California, U.S.A., the Charles M. Schulz (Charlie Brown / Peanuts cartoon) Museum - opened to the public.
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On this date in 1877 Billy the Kid killed his first man.
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On this date in 1987, Rudolf Hess,the last living member of Hitler's inner circle was found strangled to death in Spandau Prison in Berlin,apparently the result of a suicide. He was 93.
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August 17 - 1833 - The first steam ship to cross the Atlantic entirely on its own power, the Canadian ship Royal William, begins its journey from Nova Scotia to The Isle of Wight.
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August 17 - 1877 - Phobos (Martian satellite) discovered.
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