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August 15 highlights from 1976 history and birthdays
On this date several events marked the day: the Panama Canal opened to traffic in 1914, Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769, and the Will Rogers Wiley Post crash occurred in 1935. Also noted are World War II events in 1944 and the 1947 India Pakistan creation, among others. Princess Anne turns 26 and Julia Child 64.
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Associated Press
Panama Canal
Napoleon Bonaparte
Island
Corsica
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Point Barrow
Alaska
France
Independent States of India