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31st August 1920: The world’s first radio news service begins broadcasting in Detroit, Michigan

The world’s first radio news program was broadcast on the station 8MK in Detroit, ...

29th August 1911: Ishi, the last surviving member of the Yahi tribe, emerged from the wilderness in California

Ishi, believed to be the last surviving member of the indigenous Yahi tribe, emerged from the wilderness in ...

26th August 1895: The world’s first major AC power plant began producing electricity at Niagara Falls

The world’s first large-scale, alternating current power plant began producing electricity at Niagara ...

25th August 1916: The U.S. National Park Service signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson

Forty-four years after the establishment of Yellowstone, the service was created when President Wilson signed the National Park Service Organic Act on 25 August, ...

23rd August 1970: Start of the Salad Bowl Strike, the largest farm worker walkout in U.S. history

The Salad Bowl Strike, the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history, began in California’s Salinas ...

20th August 1920: America’s NFL, known at the time as the American Professional Football Conference, was established

A local newspaper reported that the league was established to ‘raise the standard of professional football in every way possible, to eliminate bidding for players between rival clubs and to secure cooperation in the formation of ...

19th August 1812: USS Constitution earns the nickname ‘Old Ironsides’ after defeating HMS Guerriere

USS Constitution earned the nickname ‘Old Ironsides’ after defeating HMS Guerriere in the War of ...

17th August 1807: The North River Steamboat was launched between New York and Albany

The world’s first commercially successful steamship was launched on the Hudson River between New York and ...

13th August 1918: Opha May Johnson becomes the first woman to enlist in the US Marine Corps

Johnson was 40 years old when she enlisted, and her extensive clerical and stenographical experience made her a perfect fit for the ...

12th August 1990: Sue, the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex ever unearthed, discovered by Susan Hendrickson

The most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever unearthed was discovered by palaeontologist Susan ...