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On This Date in History August Highlights 1959 to 2015
A compact history roundup lists events from 1959 Hawaii statehood signing to 2015 Amelia Boynton Robinson death. It notes Eisenhower signing the Hawaii statehood order on Aug 21 1959 and other milestones including Richard II’s death ending the Wars of the Roses, Fitch’s steamboat demonstration, Kearny’s New Mexico proclamation, Clinton welfare reform, war declarations, Stockholm syndrome, Vesuvius eruption, Earhart solo flight, Hurricane Andrew, Pluto’s demotion, Louisiana colonists in 1718, Voyager 2 flybys, the 19th Amendment, first televised MLB games, Alaska statehood vote, and Amelia Boynton Robinson’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Richard II
Bosworth Field
John Fitch
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Stephen W. Kearny
New Mexico
United States
Bill Clinton
Mount Vesuvius
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Amelia Earhart
Los Angeles
Newark
New Jersey
Florida
U.S
International Astronomical Union
Pluto
Patricia Tombaugh
Clyde Tombaugh
Bainbridge Colby
W2xbs
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ebbets Field
Reds
Dodgers