100 years ago, Rosalind Franklin was born. She was right in the mix with Wilkins, Crick, and Watson. She died before she could be awarded a Nobel.
It all depends on your point of view.
Black Monday. The stock market flash crash of October 1987 in which eight markets around the world crashed by between 20-40% in a single day!
Jimmy Hoffa disappeared 45 years ago.
Today August 4th 1944
Anne Frank captured by the Nazi Gestapo with help from a Dutch informer.
ending her 25 months of seclusion from the Nazi Gestapo
Edit: Thanks to Chryses post on August 2nd made me think of this date
"Let us never forget" the evil man is willing to do to others.
The Big Bang happened on 5th August, a long time ago (the date does take into account the change of calendars).
I used to be a pervert. In here, I'm normal!
Watch this space...She is really - cumming soon!
72 years ago, the Berlin Airlift set a record for delivering supplies.
59 years ago construction began on the Berlin Wall.
1914 - the Panama canal opens to traffic.
1862 Abraham Lincoln receives the first group of African Americans to confer with a US president
Tennessee becomes the thirty-sixth state to ratify the nineteenth amendment granting women's suffrage, completing the three-quarters necessary to put the amendment into effect.
206 years ago, the British burned the President's mansion in Washington, DC.
"insensitive prick!" – Danielle Algo
124 years ago today, Leon Theremin was born. In 1920 he invented the Theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments.
=== Not ALL LIVES MATTER until BLACK LIVES MATTER ===
Happy 173rd birthday Jessie James, infamous outlaw.
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
In 1956, Elvis Presley surprised his mother with a gift of a pink Cadillac. The car remained in the Presley family and eventually went on display at Graceland.
In 1939, John Stewart, singer, songwriter with The Kingston Trio, was born. As a solo artist he had a 1979 US No.5 single with ‘Gold’. He also wrote The Monkees hit ‘Daydream Believer’. Stewart died aged 68 after he suffered a massive stroke or brain aneurysm in San Diego on 19th Jan 2008.
On this day September 14th 1814
Francis Scott Key penned a poem that later was put to music and became the
"Star- Spangled Banner"
But most do not realize that Francis Scott Key original title was "The Defense of Fort M'Henry"
57 years ago, a bomb set by Robert Chambliss of the KKK exploded during Sunday morning services in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls: Addie Mae Collins (14), Cynthia Wesley (14), Carole Robertson (14) and Carol Denise McNair (11).
36 years ago today, Prince Harry was born.
On this day in 1620 the Mayflower set sail for America.