August 20. Baseball record for Grand Slam Home Runs is set by Lou Gehrig in 1938.
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August 20, 1938. Baseball record for Grand Slam Home Runs is set by Lou Gehrig at 23. News Photograph of Lou Gehrig as he appeared in 1932 in Yankee Stadium.
August 19. East Coast Newspapers start California Gold Rush in 1939.
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August 19, 1839. East Coast Newspapers announce discovery of gold in the Sierras, starting the California Gold Rush. Cigar box label with a humorous take on the rube prospector heading…
August 18. Women gain right to vote in United States in 1920.
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August 19, 1920. Women gain right to vote in United States when 19th Amendment to the Constitution is ratified. Real photo postcard showing a suffragette parade in Ayr, Iowa in…
August 17. Confederate held Fort Sumter, South Carolina attacked by Northern forces in 1863.
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August 17, 1863. Confederate held Fort Sumter, South Carolina attacked by Northern forces. Carte-de-Visite portrait of General Abner Doubleday, who fired the first shot of the Civil War from Fort…
August 15. Panama Canal opens in 1914.
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August 15, 1914. Panama Canal, connecting the Pacific with the Atlantic Ocean opens for business. Promotional folder with images and information about the project includes an elaborate map.
August 14. Start of the Tillamook Burn, a forest fire destroying 1/4 million acres in 1933.
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August 14, 1933. Loggers in Oregon start the Tillamook Burn, a forest fire destroying 1/4 million acres. Photo postcard of group of workers in the tall forests of western Oregon, from…
August 13. Mock battle secures Manila from rebel Filipinos in 1898.
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August 13, 1898. Mock battle between U.S. and Spanish forces secures Manila from rebel Filipinos. Propagandistic postcard with a soldier in a Spanish-American War uniform waving giant flag.
August 11. Babe Ruth hits home run number 500, the first to do so, in 1929.
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August 11, 1929. Babe Ruth hits home run number 500, the first to accomplish the feat. Sheet music for a Babe Ruth song, published in 1919.
August 9. Battle of Cedar Mountain, Stonewall Jackson defeats Union Army in 1862.
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August 9, 1862. In the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Stonewall Jackson defeats Union Army. Tobacco crate label featuring Stonewall Jackson’s military image.
August 8. In New York City Ulysses S. Grant’s funeral attracts 1.5 million, in 1885.
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August 8, 1885. In New York City Ulysses S. Grant’s funeral attracts 1.5 million citizens. Cigar box label that satirizes Ulysses S Grant at a masquerade ball, printed circa 1875
August 7. In the Battle of Boyacá Simon Bolivar defeats Spain in 1819.
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August 7, 1819, In the Battle of Boyacá Simon Bolivar defeats Spain. Cigar box label with the famous portrait of Bolivar, the conquering hero.
August 6. All foreign assets nationalized by the new Cuban government in 1960.
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August 6, 1960. All foreign assets nationalized by the new Cuban government. Fidel Castro addresses a huge crowd in Havana after the successful revolution toppling the Batista regime.
August 5. Harry Houdini performs underwater escape in 1926.
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August 5, 1926. Harry Houdini performs underwater escape, after 91 minutes below the surface. In another stunt, Houdini plans his escape from being chained to locomotive wheels.
August 2. Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President on the death of Warren Harding in 1923.
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August 2, 1923. Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President on the death of Warren Harding. Photograph shows President Coolidge colluding with Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, circa 1925.
August 1. Colorado admitted as America’s 38th State in 1876.
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August 1, 1876. Colorado admitted as America’s 38th State. Advertising card promotes Arbuckle’s Coffee with card for the State of Colorado, printed circa 1895.
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