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Today in History: September 1, Titanic wreckage found

Today in History: August 30, Shackelton’s Endurance crew rescued

Today in History: August 29, Hurricane Katrina strikes Louisiana

Today in History: August 28, MLK delivers “I Have a Dream” speech

Today in History: August 27, catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa

Today in History: August 26, De Gaulle leads victory march through Paris

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Today in History: August 25, National Park Service created

Today in History: August 24, Hurricane Andrew strikes Florida

Today in History: August 23, farm workers’ “Salad Bowl strike”

Today in History: August 22, first America’s Cup trophy

Today in History: August 21, Nat Turner launches rebellion

Today in History: August 20, Soviets invade Czechoslovakia

Today in History: August 19, last U.S. combat troops leave Iraq

Today in History: August 18, 19th Amendment gives women the vote

Today in History: August 17, Clinton admits to Lewinsky affair

The Capital Beltway turns 60: This was the original name

Today in History: August 16, American music loses two legends

Today in History: August 15, Woodstock music festival begins

Today in History: August 14, FDR signs Social Security Act

Today in History: August 13, East Germany closes Berlin border

Today in History: August 12, Charlottesville car attack

Today in History: August 11, first prisoners reach Alcatraz

Today in History: August 10, derecho rakes the Midwest

Today in History: August 9, U.S. bombs Nagasaki