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On this day: Andy Warhol Was Born
"In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." On August 6, 1928, Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, PA. Although he is most associated with the art scene in New York, his native city has a museum (website)…
On this day: The Cornerstone Was Laid For The Statue of Liberty
On August 5, 1884, the cornerstone was laid for the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty on Bledloe's Island, which was later renamed Liberty Island. While France was providing the statue, the US had to pay for its pedestal, though…
On this day: Louis Armstrong Was Born
On August 4, 1901, Louis Armstrong was born, a fact that was only discovered some year after his death - Armstrong always claimed he was born on Independence Day a year earlier. In his home town of New Orleans, there…
On this day: London Bridge Opened
Want to buy a bridge? On August 1, 1831, in London, the "new" London Bridge opened with a ceremony attended by the King and Queen. In the late 1960s it was sold to one Robert McCulloch who moved the entire…
On this day: Final Day of Montreal Olympics
Look up 'boondoggle' in the dictionary and you may find a picture of Montreal's Olympic Stadium. The final day of competition for the summer Olympics took place on this day in 1976… but the stadium's nickname The Big O soon…
On this day: Monsterrat Volcanic Eruption
On July 18, 1995, the Soufrière Hills volcano on Montserrat started erupting, and has been active ever since. It has devastated the island, leaving more than half of it - including the capital Plymouth - uninhabitable.
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