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On and August
On August 3
, two massive headlands reared out
of the mists -- great gateways never before
, so far as Hudson knew
, seen
by Europeans
.
On August 16
, 1837
, Lincoln wrote Mary
a letter suggesting he would not blame her if she ended
the relationship
.
On August 6
, 1861
, Lincoln signed
the Confiscation Act that authorized judiciary proceedings to confiscate and free slaves who were used to support
the Confederate war effort
.
On August 12
, 2011
, a plaque
was unveiled on
the Wolff building at Third Ave and La Mesa Bl commemorating Dwan and
the Flying A Studios origins
in La Mesa
, California.
On publication
of the latter
, Poirot
was the only fictional character to be given an obituary
in the New York Times ; 6
August 1975 " Hercule Poirot is Dead ; Famed Belgian Detective ".
On 31
August, in the great Charles Alcock-edited magazine Cricket: A Weekly Record
of The Game
, there appeared
a mock obituary:

*
On the second Saturday
in August, people can wander through
the Night Market
in the balmy Summer evening
.
On 11
August 2009
, a magnitude 7 earthquake struck near
the Andaman Islands
, causing
a tsunami warning to go into effect
.
On 20
August 1233
, Andrew had
a meeting with
the legate
of Pope Gregory IX
in the woods
of Bereg
, and they made an agreement which ensured
the privileges
of the clergy
.
On 19
August 1978 —
the anniversary
of the US backed pro-Shah coup d ' état which overthrew
the nationalists and popular Iranian prime minister
, Dr
. Mohammed Mossadegh —
the Cinema Rex
, a movie theatre
in Abadan
, Iran
, was set ablaze
by four Islamic Revolution sympathizers
in an attempt to help
the cause
of Iran's Islamic Revolution
.
On 3 September 1928
, Fleming returned to his laboratory having spent
August on holiday with his family
.
On August 21
, 2009 it
was announced that
the institution had changed its name to Crandall University
in honour
of Rev
.
On her return to Haworth
, she met William Weightman ( 1814 – 1842 ), her father's new curate
, who started work
in the parish
in August 1839
.
On August 30
, 2011
, Sports Illustrated senior writer Peter King
, who correctly predicted
the 2011 Super Bowl
, made his predictions for
the 2011 season and picked
the Falcons to defeat
the San Diego Chargers
in the 2012 Super Bowl
.
On August 5
, 2008 Dan Haren signed
a four-year
, $ 44
. 75 million deal with
the Diamondbacks worth
a guaranteed $ 41
. 25 million through 2012 and including
a $ 15
. 5 million club option for 2013 with
a $ 3
. 5 million buyout
.
On August 11
, 2008
, Dallas Buck
, RHP Micah Owings
, and C Wilkin Castillo were traded to
the Reds (
in last place
in the NL Central at
the time )
in exchange for OF Adam Dunn
.
On August 31
, the Diamondbacks acquired former World Series MVP David Eckstein to fill
the hole at second base which
was opened after Orlando Hudson
was placed on
the disabled list
.
On 17
August 2008 club chairman and owner Franco Sensi died after
a long illness ; his place at
the chairmanship
of the club
was successively taken
by his daughter Rosella
.
On August 22
, 2008
, Aon announced that it had acquired London-based Benfield Group
.
On 7
August 1919
, Charles Godefroy successfully flew his biplane under
the Arc
.
On August 19
, 1727
, Bradley then embarked upon
a further series
of observations using
a telescope
of his own erected at
the Rectory
, Wanstead
.
On 3
August 2007
, Mexican archaeologists announced discovery
of what is believed to be
the tomb
of Ahuizotl beneath
a sculpture
of Tlaltecuhtli near
the Zócalo
in Mexico City
.
On August 20
, 1902
, President Theodore Roosevelt established
the Alexander Archipelago Forest Reserve
, which formed
the heart
of the Tongass National Forest that covers most
of the region
.
On August 28
, Nami and Ahmed al-Haznawi reportedly bothered
a Delray Beach resident
, Maria Siscar Simpson
, to let them through her apartment to retrieve
a towel that had fallen off their balcony onto hers
.
On August 11
, 1973
, DJ Kool Herc
was a D
. J
.
On and 18
On January
18, Ernest Gross conducted
a press conference at
the U.N. lasting an hour
.
On May
18, at
the Republican National Convention
in Chicago
, Lincoln's friends promised and manipulated and won
the nomination on
the third ballot
, beating candidates such as William H
. Seward and Salmon P
. Chase
.

However
, the book
On the Sizes and Distances
of the Sun and Moon
, which has long been ascribed to Aristarchus
, says that he calculated
the distance to
the sun to be between
18 and 20 times
the distance to
the Moon
, whereas
the true ratio is about 389
. 174
.
On 18 February
a " confession "
was extorted from Alexei which implicated most
of his friends
, and he then publicly renounced
the succession to
the throne
in favour
of the baby grand-duke Peter Petrovich
.
On January
18, 1999
, the Falcons upset
the top-seeded 15 – 1 Vikings at Minnesota
in the NFC Championship Game
, 30 – 27
in an epic overtime victory
.
On 18 March 2012
, Rowan Williams announced he would be stepping down as Archbishop
of Canterbury at
the end
of 2012
.
On March
18, 1992
the parliament passed resolution "
On the Armed Forces
of the Republic
of Belarus " that bound
the government " to start
the formation
of the Armed Forces
of the Republic
of Belarus as
of March 20
, 1992 " and " to submit to
the Supreme Soviet for approval
the suggested structure
of the Armed Forces
, their size and order
of their material and technical supplies ".
On April
18, 2011
, it
was reported that
a military mutiny
in Burkina Faso had spread to
a fourth city
, Kaya
, after demonstrations
in Po and Tenkodogo
.

Brigitte Bardot and Sami Frey
in Saint-Tropez
, 1963
. On 21 December 1952
, aged
18, Bardot
was married to director Roger Vadim
.
On 18 June 1959
, she married actor Jacques Charrier
, by whom she had her only child
, a son
, Nicolas-Jacques Charrier ( born 11 January 1960 ).
On 18 November 2008
the band released The BBC Sessions
, which features songs from
the period
of 1996 – 2001 ( including
the last recordings featuring Isobel Campbell before she
left the band ), along with
a second disc featuring
a recording
of a live performance
in Belfast from Christmas 2001
.
On December
18, 1907
, Taylor announced that
the club had officially adopted red as its new team color
.
On 16
August the grounded prize Heureux
was set on fire and destroyed as no longer fit for service and on
18 August Guerrier and Mercure were also burnt
.
On February
18, 1964
, J
. Armand Bombardier died
of cancer at age 56
.

*" Ship And 37 Vanish In Bermuda Triangle
On Voyage To U
. S .", The New York Times
, October
18, 1976
.
On September
18, 2012
, Berkeley became what is thought to be
the first city
in the U
. S
. to officially proclaim
a day recognizing bisexuals September 23
, which is known as Celebrate Bisexuality Day
.

*
On April
18, 1996
, there
was a first mutiny
by 200 – 300 soldiers who claimed that they had not received their wage since 1992 – 1993
.

*
On May
18, 1996
, a second mutiny
was led
by 500 soldiers who refused to be disarmed and denounced
the agreement reached
in April
.
On 18 July 2007 it
was reported that Cuba will receive 100 urban buses from Belarus before years end
, destined for use
in Havana
.
On 18 January 2007
, Stoiber announced his decision to step down from
the posts
of Minister-President and CSU chairman
by 30 September
of that year
.
On November
18, 2004
, however
, the CRTC approved an application
by cable companies to offer Fox News on
the digital cable tier
.
On February
18, 2010
, it
was announced that Shapiro ( following
the end
of the 2010 season ) would be promoted to team President
, with current President Paul Dolan becoming
the new Chairman / CEO
, and longtime Shapiro assistant Chris Antonetti filling
the GM role
.
On January
18, 2011
, longtime popular former first baseman and manager Mike Hargrove
was brought
in as
a special adviser
.
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