What Happened on Aug 16
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Battle Of A Thousand Islands
The Battle of the Thousand Islands was fought 16–24 August 1760, in the upper St. Lawrence River, amongst the Thousand Islands, along the present... Read more
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Battle of Bennington
The Battle of Bennington was a battle of the American Revolutionary War that took place on August 16, 1777, in Walloomsac, New York, about 10 miles... Read more
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Battle of Camden
Both armies advanced at each other just after dawn. The British troops opened the battle, when the right flank fired a volley into the militia... Read more
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Battle of Guard Hill
Description: Kershaw’s infantry division and Fitzhugh Lee’s cavalry, under overall command of Lt. Gen. Richard Anderson (Army of Northern Virginia,... Read more
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Skookum Party Discovers Gold Deposits in Bonanza Creek, Yukon
In August 1896, three people led by Keish (Skookum Jim Mason), a member of the Tagish First Nations, headed north, down the Yukon River from the... Read more
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Robert Johnson Dies
Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician, among the most famous of Delta blues musicians. His landmark... Read more
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New York City's Hippodrome Theater Closes
On August 16, 1939, New York City's Hippodrome Theater closed its doors for the last time. Built in 1905 with a seating capacity of 5,200, for a... Read more
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Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou
The Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou (simplified Chinese: 桂柳会战; traditional Chinese: 桂柳會戰; pinyin: Gùilǐu Huìzhàn), also known as the Battle of Guiliu was... Read more
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Direct Action Day, Also Known as the "Great Calcutta Killing"
Direct Action Day, also known as the Great Calcutta Riot, was on 16 August 1946—a day of widespread riot and manslaughter in the city of Calcutta... Read more
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Babe Ruth dies
Shortly after he attended the Yankee Stadium anniversary event, Ruth was back in the hospital. He received hundreds of well-wishing letters and... Read more
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Madonna is Born
Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone; August 16, 1958), is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and... Read more
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Woodstock Music & Art Fair 1969 - Day two
Saturday, August 16 The day opened at 12:15 pm, and featured some of the event's biggest psychedelic and guitar rock headliners. * Quill,... Read more
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The Rolling Stones Release 'Gimme Shelter'
Gimme Shelter is a compilation by The Rolling Stones released on the Decca label in 1971. It reached #19 on the U.K chart. This is not a... Read more
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Elvis Presley Dies
In 2006, a journalist recalled: "Elvis Presley had [in 1977] become a grotesque caricature of his sleek, energetic former self... he was barely... Read more
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Red Hot Chili Peppers release Freaky Styley
Freaky Styley is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on August 16, 1985 on EMI. The album is... Read more
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Northwest Airlines Flight 255 Crashes After Take-off
Northwest Airlines Flight 255 was a flight that originated in Saginaw, Michigan, United States's MBS International Airport and was scheduled to... Read more
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Uncle Buck is released
Uncle Buck is a 1989 comedy-drama starring John Candy, Amy Madigan, Jean Louisa Kelly and Gaby Hoffmann, and co-stars Macaulay Culkin, Jay... Read more
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Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Andrew in 1992 proved to be one of the most destructive hurricanes ever to hit the United States. By the time Andrew made it to Florida’s... Read more
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Savatage release Handful of Rain
Handful of Rain is a heavy metal album by Savatage that was released in 1994. The first album since the death of their lead guitarist, Criss Oliva,... Read more
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The Usual Suspects released
The Usual Suspects is a 1995 American neo-noir film written by Christopher McQuarrie and directed by Bryan Singer. The film tells the story of... Read more
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MST3K Ep. 816 - "Prince of Space"
Extraterrestrial superhero Prince of Space defends Earth from evil aliens, led by the Phantom, dictator of Krankor. Catchphrases: Your weapons are... Read more
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David Toms beats out Phil Mickelson for PGA Championship
Phil Mickelson had seen it before. He knew what was coming. Mickelson stood behind the 18th green Sunday at the PGA Championship, not far from... Read more
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FDA Approves Deltec's Cozmo Insulin Pump
The Deltec Cozmo pump is the first to integrate a blood glucose monitor with the actual pump. They communicate with each other and make figuring... Read more
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"FZ:OZ" by Frank Zappa Is Released
FZ:OZ is a live album by Frank Zappa, released in 2002 as a two-CD set and is the first release on the Vaulternative Records label from the Zappa... Read more
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Rascal Flatts Joins Toby Keith's "Unleashed" Tour
NASHVILLE - (August 16, 2002) Rascal Flatts joined Toby Keith`s "Unleashed" tour last night in Louisville, Kentucky to a near capacity crowd as the... Read more