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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 16, 2020 23:38:26 GMT -5
Everyone has a unique tongue print, just like fingerprints.
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Post by BillG on Aug 17, 2020 7:00:55 GMT -5
Who knew??? On August 17, 1955 Hurricane Diane, following hurricane Connie floods Connecticut River killing 190 & doing $1.8 billion damage.
  
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Post by johnmori on Aug 17, 2020 7:26:55 GMT -5
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August 17, 2008
American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games.
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 17, 2020 21:21:50 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 17, 2020 23:22:03 GMT -5
Female kangaroos have three vaginas.
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Post by johnmori on Aug 18, 2020 5:31:33 GMT -5
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August 18, 1965
Hank Aaron loses a HR, because he hit it out of batter's box
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Post by BillG on Aug 18, 2020 5:32:08 GMT -5
Who knew??? On August 18, 1940, WWII Battle of Britain: The air battle known as "The Hardest Day" occurs; Luftwaffe lose approximately 69 aircraft and the RAF lose 68 in one of the largest ever air battles.
 
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Post by soutxed on Aug 18, 2020 6:22:27 GMT -5
On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing all American women’s right to vote, was ratified as Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it.
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 18, 2020 20:48:00 GMT -5
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Post by BillG on Aug 19, 2020 5:13:18 GMT -5
Who knew??? On August 19, 1909, the first automobile races were run at the just-opened Indianapolis Motor Speedway; the winner of the first event was auto engineer Louis Schwitzer, who drove a Stoddard-Dayton touring car twice around the 2.5-mile track at an average speed of 57.4 mph.
 
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Post by soutxed on Aug 19, 2020 10:47:04 GMT -5
August 19, 1960 Sputnik 5 is launched by USSR. The Soviet spacecraft carried two dogs, Strelka and Belka, who became the first living beings to survive in space.
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Post by johnmori on Aug 19, 2020 15:47:14 GMT -5
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August 19, 1848
California Gold Rush: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California (although the rush started in January).
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 19, 2020 22:48:44 GMT -5
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Each year on August 20th, National Radio Day recognizes the great invention of the radio. Celebrate the news, information, music, and stories carried across the airwaves.
Several inventors had a part in the invention of the radio in the late 1800s. Amazingly, not just one person can be credited with its beginning. Instead, each component developed through invention and discovery. As these technologies converged, the radio came to life.
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 20, 2020 0:00:22 GMT -5
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Post by BillG on Aug 20, 2020 5:45:25 GMT -5
Who knew??? On August 20, 1962 – The NS Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered civilian ship, embarks on its maiden voyage.
 
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