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22nd August 1791: Start of the Haitian Revolution in the French colony of Saint-Domingue

Slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola began the Haitian ...

21st August 1959: Hawaii becomes the 50th state of the USA

Hawaii became the 50th state to join the United States of America after a ...

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

18th August 1920: Ratification of the 19th Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees female suffrage

The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing all American women the right to ...

17th August 1982: First commercial compact disc produced in the German town of Langenhagen

Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau’s recording of Chopin waltzes was pressed at Philips’ Polydor Pressing Operations plant, with the pianist himself starting the ...

16th August 1858: Queen Victoria sends the first transatlantic telegram

Queen Victoria sent the first telegram using the newly-installed transatlantic telegraph cable to US President James ...

15th August 1914: The Panama Canal officially opened with the transit of SS Ancon

The Panama Canal was officially opened to traffic with the transit of SS ...

14th August 1941: Roosevelt and Churchill issue the Atlantic Charter

The Atlantic Charter was issued by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston ...

13th August 1961: East German police and army begin to construct the Berlin Wall separating them from West Berlin

Over the following years the barbed wire and mesh barrier that was constructed overnight was gradually replaced with a virtually impregnable ring of reinforced concrete that ran 155km around West ...