It's fun to look back over the years and see the significance of certain dates. Here's a few to check out!
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u 1990: Iraq invades Kuwait Aug. 2, sparking the 7-month Persian Gulf War. u 1989: Nintendo launches the Game Boy hand-held device on July 31. u 1984: The African republic of Upper Volta changes its name Aug. 4 to Burkina Faso. u 1981: On Aug. 5, U.S. President Reagan fires thousands of striking air traffic controllers. u 1971: On July 31, astronauts drive the first lunar rover on the surface of the Moon. u 1930: Calvin Coolidge is sworn in U.S. president upon Herbert Hoover's Aug. 3 death. u 1892: Charles A. Wheeler receives a patent for the escalator on Aug. 2. u 1861: The U.S. government first levies income tax Aug. 5 - 3% on earnings over $800. u 1790: Completed Aug. 1, the first U.S. Census records a population of 3,929,214. u 1774: Oxygen is successfully isolated Aug. 1 by Carl Wilhelm and Joseph Priestly. |
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