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Today in History highlights from world events
Events on September 8 cover World War II announcements and outcomes. Notable moments include Eisenhower announcing Italy's surrender in 1943 and the fall of the 1941 Siege of Leningrad began. Also listed are historic first Miss America in 1921 and Nixon's 1974 pardon.
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Dwight E. Eisenhower
Italy
Nazi Germany
North America
St. Augustine
Fla
Britain
George III
Charlotte
Mecklenburg- Strelitz
Francis Bellamy
Galveston
Texas
Victor Herbert
Margaret Gorman
Washington, D.C
Atlantic City
N.J
Huey P. Long
D-La
Louisiana State Capitol
Carl Weiss
Long
Leningrad
Japan
San Francisco
Gerald R. Ford
Richard Nixon
Army
Karnack
U.S
Soviet Union
Pittsburgh International
Recording Industry Association of America
Leni Riefenstahl
Poecking
Germany