2011 - Boeing 787 Dreamliner certified
1970 - Nationwide Women's strike for Equality
1944 - In WW2 Charles de Gaulle enters Paris
1821 - In Argentina the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina opens up
1818 - Illinois becomes 21st US state
This Day In Business
1902 - Conrad Hubert is awarded patent number 737,107 - for a flashlight with an on/off switch.
1946 - Two years after completion, "Animal Farm" by George Orwell finally published
1948 - Heat wave: temperatures hit 108 degrees in Philadelphia and New York City!
2003 - Playmakers, the first ever original TV series created by ESPN - airs for the first time
August 26th Holiday
Women's Equality Day - Commemorates the day, August 26, 1920, when women were given the right to vote on an equal level as men.
Today's Birthday Trivia
He once worked for a Dutch gaming publication titled Power Unlimited. Who is he?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
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