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August 16th
1858 ~ President Buchanan inaugurated the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria.
1888 ~ Birthday of Lawrence of Arabia.
1899 ~ Death of Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, chemist.
1930 ~ First color sound cartoon, called Fiddlesticks, was made by Ub Iwerks.
1948 ~ Death of Babe Ruth, baseball player.
1960 ~ Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
1962 ~ The Beatles fired Pete Best and replaced him with Ringo Starr.
1977 ~ Death of Elvis Presley, Singer, Actor.
2000 ~ Delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles nominated Vice President Al Gore for president.
2003 ~ Death of Idi Amin, Ugandan dictator.
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