On This Day in History August 19 through 1991 events
Highlights list notable events on August 19 from 1812 Old Ironsides victory off Nova Scotia to 1991 coup halt. Key items include Fulton arrives in Albany, California gold discovery report, 1909 Indy auto races, Hitler’s rise to power 1934, Stalin show trials 1936, Dieppe raid 1942, Powers espionage trial 1960, Ford nomination 1976, Savitskaya space flight 1982, Gorbachev power coup 1991.
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Nova Scotia
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Josef Stalin
Moscow
Dieppe
France
Francis Gary Powers
Powers
United States
Gerald R. Ford
Kansas City
Svetlana Savitskaya
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Obama and Ryan duel on Medicare in Florida
In a Florida clash over Medicare, President Obama and Vice Presidential pick Paul Ryan argued over funding and reform. Obama cited strengthening Medicare since taking office while Ryan warned that current plans could close hospitals and nursing homes. He referenced a Medicare projection about profitability issues tied to cuts. The exchange underscored Medicare as a dominant campaign flashpoint.
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Fla
Barack Obama
Mitt Romney
Obama
Ryan
Romney de
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Florida
Betty Ryan Douglas
Windham
N.H
New Hampshire
Medicare
Richard Foster
Obama renews call for aid to halt teacher layoffs
Obama urges Congress to pass proposed aid to states to avoid further teacher layoffs amid dire school budgets. A White House report says 300,000 education jobs have been lost since 2009 and student–teacher ratios rose 4.6 percent from 2008 to 2010, with local governments cutting about 150,000 more education jobs since fall 2010.
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Washington
White House
Barack Obama
Congress
America
Obama
Senate
House
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Associated Press
Robert Fulton
Albany
New York
New York Herald
California
House Republicans
Winslow Townson
Council of Economic Advisers
Domestic Policy Council
National Economic Council
West Loop
Kristen Kozma
W. University
Odessa
Texas
Caring For
Board Certified
Family Medicine
American Academs of Sleep Medicine
Manpher L. Gurru
Southwick Plaza
2Nd St
Suite
Andrews Highway
Midland
Brainanc.com
HO Dad
Mom
Gabriel, Alyah
Abuelo Sebastian C. Gaspar
Java
Gacy.com
DilAnek
NIKE
Ava
LVA
Dilla
Petts
Abe
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