08-16-2004, 05:10 AM
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Location: Maryland
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August 16th
1894 ~ Birthday of George Meany, Labor Union leader.
1896 ~ Gold discovered in the Klondike.
1899 ~ Death of Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, chemist.
1913 ~ Birthday of Menachem Begin, Israeli soldier and politician.
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.
1984 ~ Carmaker John De Lorean was acquitted of all eight counts of possessing and distributing cocaine.
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