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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 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 21
On December
21, the day
that the Irish House
of Commons petitioned for removal
of Sir Constantine Phipps
, their Tory Lord Chancellor
, Molesworth reportedly made this remark on
the defense
of Phipps by Convocation: `` They
that have turned
the world upside down
, are come hither also ''
.
On March
21, 1957
, however
, the Department recommended approval
of the 1-a classification
.
On March
21, 1845
the bark Bashaw weighed anchor at New Orleans
, while on
the levee Henry and William Palfrey waved farewell
to their father's former chattels who must have looked back at
the receding shore with mingled regret and jubilation
.
On a quarter-to-quarter comparison
, the first quarter
of 1961 total
of 9,273 cars
was 21 per cent behind
the previous year's 3-month total
of 11,744
.
On Feb.
21 the council passed another resolution urging
the taking
of `` all appropriate measures
to prevent
the occurrence
of civil war
in the Congo
, including
the use
of force
, if necessary
, in the last resort ''
.
On these bonds
, price rises since February
21 easily outnumber price declines
.
On February 6
, 1862
, Union Navy gunboats quickly reduced
the defenses
of ill-sited Fort Henry
, inflicting
21 casualties on
the small remaining Confederate force
.
On attaining his majority at
the age
of 21 in 1262
, Alexander declared his intention
of resuming
the projects on
the Western Isles which
the death
of his father thirteen years before
had cut short
.
On November
21, 1867
, the House Judiciary Committee produced a bill
of impeachment:
it had a broad collection
of complaints against him
, but as stated
, these were not thought
to be easily provable under
the Constitution
, which required evidence " as treason
, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors
.
On June
21, 2004
, Space Ship One became
the first privately funded aircraft
to make a spaceflight
, opening
the possibility
of an aviation market capable
of leaving
the Earth's atmosphere
.
On December
21, 2008
, Atlanta beat
the Minnesota Vikings 24 – 17
to clinch a wild card spot
, earning a trip
to the playoffs for
the first time since 2004
.
On May
21, 1984
, during a press conference at which
the Atari 7800
was introduced
, company executives revealed
that the 5200
had been discontinued after just two years on
the market
.
On September
21, 1996
, barely three years after
the " Don't Ask
, Don't Tell " imbroglio
, and further straining relations with
the LGBT community
, Clinton signed into law
the Defense
of Marriage Act ( DOMA ), which defines marriage as
the legal union
of one man and one woman
.
On July
21, 2011 Mike Judge spoke and fielded questions on a panel at Comic-Con International
.
On 21 December 2001
, a major reorganisation
of the Ground Forces produced two operational-territorial commands
, formed from two former corps headquarters
.

Brigitte Bardot and Sami Frey
in Saint-Tropez
, 1963
. On 21 December 1952
, aged 18
, Bardot
was married
to director Roger Vadim
.
On 21 May 1880
, Benjamin Raspail proposed a law
to have "
the Republic choose
the 14 July as a yearly national holiday ".
On reaching
21 ( including soft
21 ),
the hand is normally required
to stand ; busting is an irrevocable loss and
the players ' wagers are immediately forfeited
to the house
.
On December
21, 1999 a short piece
, written by Watterson
to mark
the forthcoming end
of the comic strip Peanuts
, was published
in the Los Angeles Times
.
On 21 August, the Royalists attacked Essex's positions north
of Lostwithiel
, capturing
the ruins
of Restormel Castle
.
On December
21, 1995
, Israeli troops withdrew from Bethlehem
, and three days later
the city came under
the complete administration and military control
of the Palestinian National Authority
in conformance with
the Interim Agreement on
the West Bank and
the Gaza Strip
in 1995
.
On September
21, closer Jim Johnson earned his 46th save
of the season
, setting a new Orioles franchise record for saves by one pitcher
in a single season
.
On 19 April 2007 Lara
announced his retirement from all forms
of international cricket
, indicating
that the West Indies vs England match on
21 April 2007 would be his last international appearance
.
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