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Today in History: August 16, Elvis Presley dies at 42

Today in History: August 14, McVeigh sentenced to death

Today in History: August 13, East Germany seals the border

Today in History: August 12, 520 die in Japan airlines crash

Today in History: August 11, Joe Biden names Kamala Harris as his running mate

Today in History: August 10, Ruth Bader Ginsburg sworn in as Supreme Court justice

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Today in History: August 9, US drops second atomic bomb on Japan

Today in History: August 8, Nixon announces his resignation

Today in History: August 7, allies land at Guadalcanal during World War II

Today in History: Aug. 6, U.S. drops atom bomb on Hiroshima

Today in History: Aug. 5, Nelson Mandela arrested

Today in History: Aug. 4, Anne Frank and family arrested

78 years ago: World War II hero with one leg took the pitcher’s mound in Washington

Today in History: Aug. 3, deadly Walmart shooting in Texas

Today in History: Aug. 2, Iraq invades Kuwait

Today in History: Aug. 1, Hitler opens Berlin Olympics

Today in History: July 31, Bill Russell and Nichelle Nichols die on same day

Today in History: July 29, Prince Charles marries Lady Diana

Today in History: July 28, The First World War begins

Today in History: July 27, Atlanta Olympic Park bombing

Today in History: July 26, Hillary Clinton is nominated

Today in History: July 25, Concorde crashes near Paris, killing 109

Today in History: July 23, Amy Winehouse dies at age 27

Today in History: July 24, Apollo 11 returns home from the moon