August 16 | Today In History

[lexander]

What Happened This Day In History

• Gold
  1896 Gold discovered in the Yukon

• American Revolution
  1780 Continentals routed at Camden, South Carolina

• Automotive
  1984 Los Angeles jury clears John Z. DeLorean of drug charges

• Civil War
  1864 Confederate General John Chambliss is killed

• Cold War
  1955 Paul Robeson loses appeal over his passport

• Crime
  1984 Auto exec DeLorean cleared in drug-trafficking case

• Disaster
  1987 Plane crashes into highway

• General Interest
  1812 Detroit surrenders without a fight
  1948 Babe Ruth dies
  1972 Moroccan king survives attack by own air force
  1977 Elvis Presley dies

• Hollywood
  1958 Madonna born

• Literary
  1920 Poet Charles Bukowski is born

• Music
  1974 The Ramones play their first public gig at CBGB’s in downtown Manhattan

• Old West
  1896 George Carmack discovers Klondike gold

• Presidential
  1841 Tyler is burned in effigy outside White House

• Sports
  1920 Batter sustains fatal injury at plate

• Vietnam War
  1964 General Khanh ousts General Minh as chief of state
  1966 Congress investigates antiwar demonstrators
  1967 Tonkin Gulf Resolution challenged
  1972 Heavy air attacks on North Vietnam

• World War I
  1917 Battle of Langemarck

• World War II
  1945 Senior U.S. POW is released

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