History of All Kinds

[migalyto]

August 13, 1942
The Manhattan Project commences under the direction of US General Leslie Groves with the aim of developing an atomic bomb.

 

[migalyto]

August 14, 1945
V-J Day, the Empire of Japan surrenders unconditionally to the Allies, ending World War II (August 15 in Japan and other countries depending on the time zone)

 

[migalyto]

Aug 15, 1620
The Mayflower sets sail from Southampton, England, with 102 Pilgrims.

 

[santafewillie]

V-J Day, the Empire of Japan surrenders unconditionally to the Allies, ending World War II (August 15 in Japan

I'm not too sure that Japan celebrates this day!

 

[migalyto]

I'm not too sure that Japan celebrates this day!

I would guess that they don't!

 

[migalyto]

August 21, 1959
Hawaii becomes the 50th state of the United States.

 

[migalyto]

August 22,1864
First Geneva Convention adopted in Geneva "for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field" signed by 12 nations.

Never realized or knew this was formed this long ago. I figured it was a much later date around WW2.

 

[migalyto]

August 24, 1916

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signed the “Organic Act,” which established the National Park Service.

 

[migalyto]

Train related one today!

Aug, 28, 1830

The first American-built locomotive, "Tom Thumb," races a horse drawn car from the Stockton and Stokes stagecoach company from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills. Let history record that due to mechanical problems, the horse won!

 

[logandsawman]

Train related one today!

Aug, 28, 1830

The first American-built locomotive, "Tom Thumb," races a horse drawn car from the Stockton and Stokes stagecoach company from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills. Let history record that due to mechanical problems, the horse won!View attachment 197567

reminds me of the photo of horse teams pulling Model T's out of the mud.

As we well know, they were able to overcome the mechanical difficulties of these early contraptions!

 

[KriegslokBR52]

Train related one today!

Aug, 28, 1830

The first American-built locomotive, "Tom Thumb," races a horse drawn car from the Stockton and Stokes stagecoach company from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills. Let history record that due to mechanical problems, the horse won!View attachment 197567

Which is actually debatable, but each region in the States has it's own history.

 

[migalyto]

August 31, 1997
Princess Diana, dies in a car crash in a road tunnel in Paris.

 

[Bruette]

September 20, 1958 - In his eighth start for the Orioles, knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm tosses a no-hitter to beat the Yankees 1-0 at Memorial Stadium. Gus Triandos hits a solo homer for the O’s lone run.

September 20, 1998 - Cal Ripken Jr.’s streak of consecutive games played ends at 2,632 as he removes himself from the lineup. The streak had lasted more than 16 years, beginning on May 30, 1982.

September 20, 2002 - Mike Bordick of the Baltimore Orioles played his 102nd consecutive game at shortstop without an error, setting an MLB record.

 

[Bruette]

Baltimore's Light Street 1920s

Photo by Julius Anderson

 

[Bruette]

October 5th, 1962

'Dr. No' launches Agent 007 into cinema legend​

Bond, James Bond, makes his cinematic entrance, as 'Dr. No' premieres in London. The film will be released in the rest of the world over the next several months, and the film's lead, Sean Connery, will become forever associated with the super spy. The Bond film series will be long-lived and lucrative.

 

[migalyto]

Louis-Great to see this thread come back alive!

It kind of forgotten about it.

 

[migalyto]

Oct 6, 1949
US President Harry Truman signs Mutual Defense Assistance Act (for NATO)

 

[NorthBrit]

4th December 1872

Crew from the British brigantine Die Gratia boarded a deserted ship drifting in mid Atlantic. The captain's table was set for a meal aboard the US ship Marie Celeste but the Captain, crew and passengers were all missing

 

[Bruette]

 

[NorthBrit]

1863
Abraham Lincoln
issues his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for Reconstruction of the South