| August 9th, this day in history through the years  | | | |  1831- The first steam locomotive began its first trip between Schenectady and Albany, NY
1854- Henry Thoreau published "Walden"
1859- The escalator was patented by Nathan Ames
1902- Edward VII was crowned king of England after the death of Queen Victoria
1945- The United States exploded a nuclear bomb over Nagasaki, Japan, killing an estimated 74,000 people. Also The first network television broadcast occurred in Washington DC announcing the bombing
1974- Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as the 38th president of the United States
1995- Jerry Garcia, lead singer and guitarist of the Grateful Dead, died
2001- George W. Bush approved federal funding for existing lines of stem cells
I hope you enjoyed my overview of history, happy mylotting everyone and stay tuned for more!
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| 1.  thebeaddoodler (2880)
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4 years ago
| |  Very interesting sugarplum. I didn't realize the first network TV broadcast occurred to announce the bombing of Nagasaki.
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