Today In History

Tue., Aug. 15, 2000

In 1935: Humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their airplane crashed near Point Barrow, Alaska.

In 1939: the MGM musical “The Wizard of Oz” premiered in Hollywood.

In 1945: The Allies proclaimed VJ Day, a day after Japan agreed to surrender unconditionally.

In 1947: India became independent after some 200 years of British rule.

In 1948: The Republic of Korea was proclaimed.

In 1969: The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York.

In 1971: President Nixon announced a 90-day freeze on wages and prices.

In 1994: Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, the terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal, was jailed in France after being captured in Sudan.

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