Alcatraz opens as prison in 1934 history record
AP notes key events shaping the world from 1934 to 2003 including Alcatraz Island becoming a federal prison in San Francisco Bay in 1934, Watts riots in 1965, Northern Ireland clashes in 1971, the last U.S. ground combat unit leaving Vietnam in 1972, and NATO assuming command of peacekeeping in Afghanistan in 2003.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
Watts
Los Angeles
Eliza Street
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
U.S
South Vietnam
NATO
Afghanistan
Significant historical events from August 12 13 milestones
A compact timeline lists major 1898 peace with the United States and the Spanish-American War end, 1953 USSR thermonuclear test, 1984 Louganis Olympic golds, 2017 Charlottesville violence, plus Cortes siege in 1921 and many other global milestones. It notes 1907 NYC taxi, 1918 Johnson Marine enlistment, 1961 Berlin barrier, 2008 Phelps Beijing record, and other presidencies and events. The items cover wars, treaties, discoveries, civil milestones, and major power outages.
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Spain
United States
Ussr
U.S
Greg Louganis
Los Angeles
Louganis
Charlottesville
Virginia
Hernando Cortes
Tenochtitlan
Mexico City
New York City
Opha May Johnson
U.S. Marine Corps
Berlin
Michael Phelps
National Aquatics Center
Beijing
China
Notable historical anniversary roundup from several decades
Key anniversaries cover events from 1585 Roanoke disembarkation to 1998 Bill Clinton grand jury testimony. Entries include Lincoln’s 1861 trade ban with seceded states, Klondike gold discovery in 1896, Elvis’s 1977 death, Padilla terrorism conviction in 2007, 1959 Hebgen Lake quake and Earthquake Lake formation, Woodstock 1969, and Lewinsky scandal coverage.
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Abraham Lincoln
Klondike River
Canada
Yukon Territory
Roanoke Island
North Carolina
Fort Sumter
South Carolina
Hebgen Lake
Montana
Earthquake Lake
Joe Cocker
Bethel
New York
Bill Clinton
White House
Monica Lewinsky
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vatican
Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
Associated Press
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Japan
Ontario
Panama Canal
India
Pakistan
Britain
Richard M. Nixon
Libya
Lockerbie
Scotland
Elvis Presley
Jose Padilla
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