History for 14 August.
1248 - The rebuilding of the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, began after being destroyed by fire.
1281 - During Kublai Khan's second Mongol invasion of Japan his invading Chinese fleet of 3,500 vessels disappears in a typhoon near Japan. The typhoon was called "Divine Wind" or Kamikaze by the Japanese.
1805 - A peace treaty between the U.S. and Tunis was signed on board the USS Constitution.
1842 - Second Seminole War declared over by Colonel Worth. The Seminole Indians go on to be removed from Florida to Oklahoma.
1880 - The Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany was completed after 632 years of rebuilding.
1896 - Gold was discovered in Canada's Yukon Territory. Within the next year more than 30,000 people rushed to the area to look for gold.
1900 - An international force, consisting of eight nations, lifted the siege of Peking. It was the end to the Boxer Rebellion, which was aimed at purging China of foreigners.
1917 - China declared war on Germany and Austria during World War I.
1919 - About 1 million tons of ice and rock broke off of a glacier near Mont Blanc, France. Nine people were killed in the incident.
1935 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. The act created unemployment insurance and pension plans for the elderly.
1945 - It was announced by U.S. President Truman that Japan had surrendered unconditionally. The surrender ended World War II.
1947 - Pakistan became independent from British rule.
1969 - British troops arrived in Northern Ireland to intervene in sectarian violence between Protestants and Roman Catholics.
1992 - The U.S. announced that emergency airlifts of food to Somalia would begin. The action was being taken to stop mass deaths due to starvation.
2015 - In Havana, Cuba, the U.S. Embassy was re-opened after being closed 54 years earlier.
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I'm gonna have to read up on the Boxer Rebellion.
Also as a side note; the Seminole Nation is the only one of the First Nations who has not had a treaty violated by the US. This is because they are the only one to have never signed a treaty with the US. In the long run, they all got treated the same; lose their land and end up on a reservation.
Also as a side note; the Seminole Nation is the only one of the First Nations who has not had a treaty violated by the US. This is because they are the only one to have never signed a treaty with the US. In the long run, they all got treated the same; lose their land and end up on a reservation.
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The Boxer Rebellion is a brief but interesting page of Military History. Many of the nations that pulled together to lift the siege of the legation compound would be at war in 1914.Cousi wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 2:45 pmI'm gonna have to read up on the Boxer Rebellion.
Also as a side note; the Seminole Nation is the only one of the First Nations who has not had a treaty violated by the US. This is because they are the only one to have never signed a treaty with the US. In the long run, they all got treated the same; lose their land and end up on a reservation.
The American Indians were treated in such a shabby way that it is heartbreaking. Interestingly when this nation is threatened they are among the first to volunteer for service.
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History for 15 August.
1057 - Macbeth, the King of Scotland, was killed by the son of King Duncan.
1461 - Empire of Trebizond under Emperor David surrenders to forces of Sultan Mehmet II. This was the last Byzantine Empire remnant to fall. Emperor David is exiled and later murdered.
1620 - Mayflower sets sail from Southampton, England, with 102 Pilgrims.
1877 - Thomas Edison wrote to the president of the Telegraph Company in Pittsburgh, PA. The letter stated that the word, "hello" would be a more appropriate greeting than "ahoy" when answering the telephone. When telemarketers call I still answer, "Ahoy".
1911 - The product Crisco was introduced by Procter & Gamble Company. Not exactly health food.
1914 - The Panama Canal was officially opened to commercial traffic as an American ship sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The first vessel to pass through the canal was the American cargo and passenger ship SS Ancon.
1918 - Diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Russia were severed.
1935 - Will Rogers and Wiley Post were killed in an airplane crash in near Point Barrow, AK.
1944 - The Allied forces of World War II landed in southern France.
1945 - The Allies proclaimed V-J Day a day after Japan agreed to surrender unconditionally.
1947 - India became independent from Britain and was divided into the countries of India and Pakistan. India had been under British about 200 years.
1948 - The Republic of Korea was proclaimed.
1961 - East German workers began construction of the Berlin Wall.
1971 - U.S. President Nixon announced a 90-day freeze on wages, rents and prices.
1986 - The U.S. Senate approved a package of economic sanctions against South Africa. The ban included the importing of steel, uranium, textiles, coal, and produce from South Africa.
1992 - Vietnam blamed Hollywood for creating the "myth" concerning the issue of U.S. servicemen still being held prisoner in Indochina.
1997 - The U.S. Justice Department decided not to prosecute FBI officials in connection with the deadly 1992 Ruby Ridge siege in Idaho. The investigation dealt with an alleged cover-up.
1057 - Macbeth, the King of Scotland, was killed by the son of King Duncan.
1461 - Empire of Trebizond under Emperor David surrenders to forces of Sultan Mehmet II. This was the last Byzantine Empire remnant to fall. Emperor David is exiled and later murdered.
1620 - Mayflower sets sail from Southampton, England, with 102 Pilgrims.
1877 - Thomas Edison wrote to the president of the Telegraph Company in Pittsburgh, PA. The letter stated that the word, "hello" would be a more appropriate greeting than "ahoy" when answering the telephone. When telemarketers call I still answer, "Ahoy".
1911 - The product Crisco was introduced by Procter & Gamble Company. Not exactly health food.
1914 - The Panama Canal was officially opened to commercial traffic as an American ship sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The first vessel to pass through the canal was the American cargo and passenger ship SS Ancon.
1918 - Diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Russia were severed.
1935 - Will Rogers and Wiley Post were killed in an airplane crash in near Point Barrow, AK.
1944 - The Allied forces of World War II landed in southern France.
1945 - The Allies proclaimed V-J Day a day after Japan agreed to surrender unconditionally.
1947 - India became independent from Britain and was divided into the countries of India and Pakistan. India had been under British about 200 years.
1948 - The Republic of Korea was proclaimed.
1961 - East German workers began construction of the Berlin Wall.
1971 - U.S. President Nixon announced a 90-day freeze on wages, rents and prices.
1986 - The U.S. Senate approved a package of economic sanctions against South Africa. The ban included the importing of steel, uranium, textiles, coal, and produce from South Africa.
1992 - Vietnam blamed Hollywood for creating the "myth" concerning the issue of U.S. servicemen still being held prisoner in Indochina.
1997 - The U.S. Justice Department decided not to prosecute FBI officials in connection with the deadly 1992 Ruby Ridge siege in Idaho. The investigation dealt with an alleged cover-up.
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History for 16 August.
1777 - During the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Bennington took place. New England's minutemen routed the British regulars.
1812 - Detroit fell to Indian and British troops in the War of 1812.
1842 - In New York City, the U.S. government took over operations of the City Despatch Post. This was the first congressionally authorized local postage delivery.
1858 - A telegraphed message from Britain's Queen Victoria to U.S. President Buchanan was transmitted over the recently laid trans-Atlantic cable.
1861 - U.S. President Lincoln prohibited the Union states from trading with the states of the Confederacy.
1923 - Carnegie Steel Corporation put into place the eight-hour workday for its employees.
1930 - 1ST British Empire Games open was held in Hamilton, Canada.
1945 - Puyi, the last Chinese Emperor and ruler of Manchukuo is captured by Soviet troops.
1954 - Sports Illustrated was published for the first time. It was claimed that 250,000 subscriptions had been sold before the first issue came off of the presses.
1960 - Cyprus was granted independence by Britain.
1995 - Voters in Bermuda rejected independence from Great Britain.
1999 - In Russia, Vladimir V. Putin was confirmed as prime minister by the lower house of parliament.
1777 - During the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Bennington took place. New England's minutemen routed the British regulars.
1812 - Detroit fell to Indian and British troops in the War of 1812.
1842 - In New York City, the U.S. government took over operations of the City Despatch Post. This was the first congressionally authorized local postage delivery.
1858 - A telegraphed message from Britain's Queen Victoria to U.S. President Buchanan was transmitted over the recently laid trans-Atlantic cable.
1861 - U.S. President Lincoln prohibited the Union states from trading with the states of the Confederacy.
1923 - Carnegie Steel Corporation put into place the eight-hour workday for its employees.
1930 - 1ST British Empire Games open was held in Hamilton, Canada.
1945 - Puyi, the last Chinese Emperor and ruler of Manchukuo is captured by Soviet troops.
1954 - Sports Illustrated was published for the first time. It was claimed that 250,000 subscriptions had been sold before the first issue came off of the presses.
1960 - Cyprus was granted independence by Britain.
1995 - Voters in Bermuda rejected independence from Great Britain.
1999 - In Russia, Vladimir V. Putin was confirmed as prime minister by the lower house of parliament.
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History for 17 August.
1590 - Governor of Roanoke Island colony, John White, returns from England to find no trace of the colonists he had left there 3 years earlier. John White intended to return much earlier with supplies and needed equipment but was stymied by a lack of ships due to English mobilization to repel the Spanish Armada in 1588. Upon White's return he was greeted by an abandoned colony with the only clue being the cryptic "Croatoan" carved into a tree.
1790 - The capital city of the U.S. moved to Philadelphia from New York City.
1807 - Robert Fulton's "North River Steam Boat" (known as the "Clermont") began heading up New York's Hudson River on its successful round-trip to Albany.
1815 - Napoleon began serving his exile when he arrived at the island of St. Helena.
1859 - A hot air balloon was used to carry mail for the first time. John Wise left Lafayette, IN, for New York City with 100 letters. He had to land after only 27 miles.
1863 - Federal batteries and ships bombarded Fort Sumter in Charleston, SC, harbor during the Civil War.
1903 - Joseph Pulitzer donated a million dollars to Columbia University. This started the Pulitzer Prizes in his name.
1943 - The Allied conquest of Sicily was completed as U.S. and British forces entered Messina.
1945 - Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta declare Indonesia (Dutch East Indies) independent from the Netherlands.
1945 - Korea is divided into North and South Korea along the 38th parallel.
1947 - The Radcliffe Line, the border between Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed.
1961 - The Communist East German government completed the construction of the Berlin Wall.
1978 - Maxie Anderson, Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman became the first to land after a successful trans-Atlantic balloon flight. The voyage began in Presque Isle, ME and ended in Miserey, France.
1998 - U.S. President Clinton admitted to having an improper relationship with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern.
1590 - Governor of Roanoke Island colony, John White, returns from England to find no trace of the colonists he had left there 3 years earlier. John White intended to return much earlier with supplies and needed equipment but was stymied by a lack of ships due to English mobilization to repel the Spanish Armada in 1588. Upon White's return he was greeted by an abandoned colony with the only clue being the cryptic "Croatoan" carved into a tree.
1790 - The capital city of the U.S. moved to Philadelphia from New York City.
1807 - Robert Fulton's "North River Steam Boat" (known as the "Clermont") began heading up New York's Hudson River on its successful round-trip to Albany.
1815 - Napoleon began serving his exile when he arrived at the island of St. Helena.
1859 - A hot air balloon was used to carry mail for the first time. John Wise left Lafayette, IN, for New York City with 100 letters. He had to land after only 27 miles.
1863 - Federal batteries and ships bombarded Fort Sumter in Charleston, SC, harbor during the Civil War.
1903 - Joseph Pulitzer donated a million dollars to Columbia University. This started the Pulitzer Prizes in his name.
1943 - The Allied conquest of Sicily was completed as U.S. and British forces entered Messina.
1945 - Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta declare Indonesia (Dutch East Indies) independent from the Netherlands.
1945 - Korea is divided into North and South Korea along the 38th parallel.
1947 - The Radcliffe Line, the border between Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed.
1961 - The Communist East German government completed the construction of the Berlin Wall.
1978 - Maxie Anderson, Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman became the first to land after a successful trans-Atlantic balloon flight. The voyage began in Presque Isle, ME and ended in Miserey, France.
1998 - U.S. President Clinton admitted to having an improper relationship with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern.
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History for 18 August.
1227 - The Mongol conqueror Ghengis Khan died.
1587 - Virginia Dare became the first child to be born on American soil of English parents. The colony that is now Roanoke Island, NC, mysteriously vanished.
1737 - First public admittance to the Salon de Paris art exhibition at the Louvre in Paris.
1838 - United States Exploring Expedition headed by Charles Wilkes departs for the Pacific Ocean and Antarctica.
1846 - Gen. Stephen W. Kearney and his U.S. forces captured Santa Fe, NM. In the War with Mexico.
1894 - The Bureau of Immigration was established by the U.S. Congress.
1914 - The "Proclamation of Neutrality" was issued by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. It was aimed at keeping the U.S. out of World War I.
1920 - Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Amendment guaranteed the right of all American women to vote.
1938 - The Thousand Islands Bridge was dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The bridge connects the U.S. and Canada.
1940 - Canada and the U.S. established a joint defense plan against the possible enemy attacks during World War II.
1940 - Battle of Britain - 'The hardest day" Luftwaffe lose 69 aircraft, the RAF 68 in largest ever air battle.
1966 - The first pictures of earth taken from moon orbit were sent back to the U.S.
1982 - The volume on the New York Stock Exchange topped the 100-million level for the first time at 132.69 million shares traded.
1990 - The first shots were fired by the U.S. in the Persian Gulf Crisis when a U.S. frigate fired rounds across the bow of an Iraqi oil tanker.
1991 - An unsuccessful coup was attempted in against President Mikhail S. Gorbachev. The Soviet hard-liners were responsible. Gorbechev and his family were effectively imprisoned for three days while vacationing in Crimea.
1227 - The Mongol conqueror Ghengis Khan died.
1587 - Virginia Dare became the first child to be born on American soil of English parents. The colony that is now Roanoke Island, NC, mysteriously vanished.
1737 - First public admittance to the Salon de Paris art exhibition at the Louvre in Paris.
1838 - United States Exploring Expedition headed by Charles Wilkes departs for the Pacific Ocean and Antarctica.
1846 - Gen. Stephen W. Kearney and his U.S. forces captured Santa Fe, NM. In the War with Mexico.
1894 - The Bureau of Immigration was established by the U.S. Congress.
1914 - The "Proclamation of Neutrality" was issued by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. It was aimed at keeping the U.S. out of World War I.
1920 - Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Amendment guaranteed the right of all American women to vote.
1938 - The Thousand Islands Bridge was dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The bridge connects the U.S. and Canada.
1940 - Canada and the U.S. established a joint defense plan against the possible enemy attacks during World War II.
1940 - Battle of Britain - 'The hardest day" Luftwaffe lose 69 aircraft, the RAF 68 in largest ever air battle.
1966 - The first pictures of earth taken from moon orbit were sent back to the U.S.
1982 - The volume on the New York Stock Exchange topped the 100-million level for the first time at 132.69 million shares traded.
1990 - The first shots were fired by the U.S. in the Persian Gulf Crisis when a U.S. frigate fired rounds across the bow of an Iraqi oil tanker.
1991 - An unsuccessful coup was attempted in against President Mikhail S. Gorbachev. The Soviet hard-liners were responsible. Gorbechev and his family were effectively imprisoned for three days while vacationing in Crimea.
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History for 19 August.
43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Augustus is considered to be the first Roman Emperor.
1812 - "Old Ironsides" (the USS Constitution) won a battle against the British frigate Guerriere east of Nova Scotia.
1839 - Details of Louis Daguerre's 1ST practical photographic process are released in Paris. The "Daguerreotype" was a system that used a silvered copper plate upon which the image was directly exposed. This system recorded images of people and events for nearly 20 years before being replace by glass plate negative photography.
1848 - The discovery of gold in California was reported by the New York Herald.
1856 - Gail Borden received a patent for his process of condensing milk by vacuum.
1909 - The first car race to be run on brick occurred at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
1919 - Afghanistan gained independence from Britain.
1934 - Adolf Hitler was approved for sole executive power in Germany as Fuehrer. What could possibly go wrong?
1940 - The new Civil Aeronautics Administration awarded honorary license #1 to Orville Wright.
1942 - In World War II over 4,000 Canadian and British soldiers killed, wounded or captured raiding Dieppe, France. This is approximately a casualty count of 50%.
1960 - Francis Gary Powers, an American U-2 pilot, was convicted of espionage in Moscow.
1974 - During an anti-American protest in Nicosia, Cyprus, U.S. Ambassador Rodger P. Davies was fatally wounded by a bullet while in the American embassy.
1981 - Two Libyan SU-22s were shot down by two U.S. Navy F-14 fighters in the Gulf of Sidra.
1991 - Soviet hard-liners announced that President Mikhail Gorbachev had been removed from power. Gorbachev returned to power two days later.
1999 - In Belgrade, thousands of Serbs attended a rally to demand the resignation of Yugoslavia's President Slobodan Milosevic.
2004 - Google Inc. stock began selling on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The initial price was set at $85 and ended the day at $100.34 with more than 22 million shares traded.
43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Augustus is considered to be the first Roman Emperor.
1812 - "Old Ironsides" (the USS Constitution) won a battle against the British frigate Guerriere east of Nova Scotia.
1839 - Details of Louis Daguerre's 1ST practical photographic process are released in Paris. The "Daguerreotype" was a system that used a silvered copper plate upon which the image was directly exposed. This system recorded images of people and events for nearly 20 years before being replace by glass plate negative photography.
1848 - The discovery of gold in California was reported by the New York Herald.
1856 - Gail Borden received a patent for his process of condensing milk by vacuum.
1909 - The first car race to be run on brick occurred at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
1919 - Afghanistan gained independence from Britain.
1934 - Adolf Hitler was approved for sole executive power in Germany as Fuehrer. What could possibly go wrong?
1940 - The new Civil Aeronautics Administration awarded honorary license #1 to Orville Wright.
1942 - In World War II over 4,000 Canadian and British soldiers killed, wounded or captured raiding Dieppe, France. This is approximately a casualty count of 50%.
1960 - Francis Gary Powers, an American U-2 pilot, was convicted of espionage in Moscow.
1974 - During an anti-American protest in Nicosia, Cyprus, U.S. Ambassador Rodger P. Davies was fatally wounded by a bullet while in the American embassy.
1981 - Two Libyan SU-22s were shot down by two U.S. Navy F-14 fighters in the Gulf of Sidra.
1991 - Soviet hard-liners announced that President Mikhail Gorbachev had been removed from power. Gorbachev returned to power two days later.
1999 - In Belgrade, thousands of Serbs attended a rally to demand the resignation of Yugoslavia's President Slobodan Milosevic.
2004 - Google Inc. stock began selling on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The initial price was set at $85 and ended the day at $100.34 with more than 22 million shares traded.
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History for 20 August.
1597 - 1ST Dutch East India Company ships return from the Far East. This voyage opened up the spice trade directly between Indonesia and the Netherlands cutting out the middlemen and increasing the profits for the Dutch conglomerate.
1619 - First known African Americans in English North America land at Point Comfort , Virginia. They were then traded into servitude. The Africans were from West Africa and had been captured by the Portuguese in an ongoing conflict with two tribes. Originally intended for servitude in Mexico, English privateers seized several of the captives approximately twenty of whom were sold to wealthy planters in the Virginia Colony in exchange for provisions.
1741 - Danish navigator Vitus Jonas Bering working for a Russian expedition discovered Alaska.
1866 - It was formally declared by U.S. President Andrew Johnson that the American Civil War was over. The fighting had stopped months earlier.
1882 - Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" debuted in Moscow.
1914 - German forces occupied Brussels, Belgium, during World War I.
1918 - The British opened its Western Front offensive during World War I.
1923 - The first American dirigible, the USS Shenandoah, was launched at Lakehurst, NJ. The ship began its maiden voyage from the same location on September 4.
1940 - France fell to the Germans during World War II.
1953 - It was announced by the Soviet Union that they had detonated a hydrogen bomb.
1955 - In Morocco and Algeria hundreds of people were killed in anti-French rioting.
1955 - Colonel Horace A. Hanes, a U.S. Air Force pilot, flew to an altitude of 40,000 feet. Hanes reached a speed of 822.135 miles per hour in a Super Sabrejet.
1964 - A $1 billion anti-poverty measure was signed by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
1968 - The Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations began invading Czechoslovakia to crush the "Prague Spring" liberalization.
1977 - Voyager 2 was launched by the United States. The spacecraft was carrying a 12 inch copper phonograph record containing greetings in dozens of languages, samples of music and sounds of nature.
1991 - A rally of more than 100,000 people occurred outside the Russian parliament building to protest the coup that removed Gorbachev from power.
1997 - NATO troops seized six police stations in Banja Luka that had been held by troops controlled by former Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic.
1998 - U.S. military forces attacked a terrorist camp in Afghanistan and a chemical plant in Sudan. Both targets were chosen for cruise missile strikes due to their connection with Osama bin Laden.
This was started on 21 August 2018 so 20 August will be the last in the series. I am still trying to get a decent answer to Cousi's Mayan calendar question and will post that when I get it. Thank you for reading my posts on Today in History.
1597 - 1ST Dutch East India Company ships return from the Far East. This voyage opened up the spice trade directly between Indonesia and the Netherlands cutting out the middlemen and increasing the profits for the Dutch conglomerate.
1619 - First known African Americans in English North America land at Point Comfort , Virginia. They were then traded into servitude. The Africans were from West Africa and had been captured by the Portuguese in an ongoing conflict with two tribes. Originally intended for servitude in Mexico, English privateers seized several of the captives approximately twenty of whom were sold to wealthy planters in the Virginia Colony in exchange for provisions.
1741 - Danish navigator Vitus Jonas Bering working for a Russian expedition discovered Alaska.
1866 - It was formally declared by U.S. President Andrew Johnson that the American Civil War was over. The fighting had stopped months earlier.
1882 - Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" debuted in Moscow.
1914 - German forces occupied Brussels, Belgium, during World War I.
1918 - The British opened its Western Front offensive during World War I.
1923 - The first American dirigible, the USS Shenandoah, was launched at Lakehurst, NJ. The ship began its maiden voyage from the same location on September 4.
1940 - France fell to the Germans during World War II.
1953 - It was announced by the Soviet Union that they had detonated a hydrogen bomb.
1955 - In Morocco and Algeria hundreds of people were killed in anti-French rioting.
1955 - Colonel Horace A. Hanes, a U.S. Air Force pilot, flew to an altitude of 40,000 feet. Hanes reached a speed of 822.135 miles per hour in a Super Sabrejet.
1964 - A $1 billion anti-poverty measure was signed by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
1968 - The Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations began invading Czechoslovakia to crush the "Prague Spring" liberalization.
1977 - Voyager 2 was launched by the United States. The spacecraft was carrying a 12 inch copper phonograph record containing greetings in dozens of languages, samples of music and sounds of nature.
1991 - A rally of more than 100,000 people occurred outside the Russian parliament building to protest the coup that removed Gorbachev from power.
1997 - NATO troops seized six police stations in Banja Luka that had been held by troops controlled by former Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic.
1998 - U.S. military forces attacked a terrorist camp in Afghanistan and a chemical plant in Sudan. Both targets were chosen for cruise missile strikes due to their connection with Osama bin Laden.
This was started on 21 August 2018 so 20 August will be the last in the series. I am still trying to get a decent answer to Cousi's Mayan calendar question and will post that when I get it. Thank you for reading my posts on Today in History.
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"The Long Count, for which we do not know the Maya name, is commonly considered the Maya's linear count of days. In truth it is yet another cycle, but its great length of at least 5126 years makes it essentially a linear count through all of Maya history. The earliest known Long Count date, carved in 31 BC, was found at the Olmec site of Tres Zapotes. The earliest known Maya long count was recorded in year 32 AD at the site of Chiapa de Corzo in the Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Like the Christian calendar, the long count has a start date: ours is January 1 of 0 AD, and theirs (by our reckoning) is August 11 of 3114 BC. But unlike ours, theirs also has an apparent end date, December 21 of 2012 AD."
The above quote was sent to me by an old professor of mine. He is an expert on pre Columbian societies and their history. He also cheats at knock poker but no one is perfect.
In his words, the Long Count Calendar is a cycle but it is an incredibly long cycle and does not repeat within that cycle.
I hope this is helpful.