Today In History

Wed., Aug. 16, 2000

In 1777: American forces won the Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington, Vt.

In 1812: Detroit fell to British and Indian forces in the War of 1812.

In 1829: The original Siamese twins, Chang and Eng Bunker, arrived in Boston to be exhibited to the Western world.

In 1858: A telegraphed message from Britain’s Queen Victoria to President Buchanan was transmitted over the recently laid trans-Atlantic cable.

In 1861: President Lincoln prohibited the states of the Union from trading with the seceding states of the Confederacy.

In 1948: Baseball legend Babe Ruth died in New York at age 53.

In 1954:Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Inc.

In 1956: Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for president at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

In 1960: Britain granted independence to the crown colony of Cyprus.

In 1987: 156 people were killed when Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed while trying to take off from Detroit.

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