President Ronald Reagan fired 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers on August 5th, 1981. On August 5, 1923, Henry Sullivan was the first American to swim across the English Channel.
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On August 9, 1956, the very first public television programs aired in Alabama.
In 1968 the crysler wildcat strike began in Detroit, Michigan.
One noteworthy thing that happened in history on April 24th was when the Independent Republic of South Molukkas was declared.A noteworthy event for this day in history April 25th was in 1963 when the United States tested nuclear devices in Nevada.
On November 6, Richard Nixon was elected President of the US.
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On August 30, 1945, the Japanese was liberated from Hong Kong.
On August 28, 1916, Romania had war declared on them by Germany.
On August 8, 1924, a trade agreement was signed by the British and Russians.
On August 29, 1949, the first nuclear test was performed by the USSR.
On August 27, 2003, the planet, Mars, came the closest to Earth.
On August 25, 1960, Rome hosted the 17th annual summer Olympics.
On August 9, 1956, the very first public television programs aired in Alabama.
August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.
On August 4, 1961, the temperature reached a record breaking 108 degrees in Spokane, WA.
One noteworthy event that happened on October 1, 1955 was the television show The Honeymooners premiered.
One noteworthy event that happened on October 4, 1824 was Mexico finally became a republic.