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This Day In History - 8-7-2020
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
August 7 1782 George Washington creates the Purple Heart On August 7, 1782, in Newburgh, New York, General George Washington, the commander in chief of the Continental Army, creates the "Badge for Military Merit," a decoration consisting of a purple, heart-shaped piece of silk, edged with a narrow binding of silver, with the word Merit stitched across the... read more 21st Century 2005 Trapped Russian sub rescued Africa 1998 U.S. embassies in East Africa bombed Inventions & Science 1944 Volkswagen halts production during World War II 1947 Norwegian explorer completes 4,300-mile ocean voyage in wooden raft Latin America 1956 Mysterious explosions in Colombia Space Exploration 1959 The first U.S. satellite to photograph the Earth is launched Sports 1987 Lynne Cox swims into communist territory U.S. Presidents 1990 Bush orders Operation Desert Shield U.S. Politics 1912 Teddy Roosevelt nominated as Bull Moose candidate Vietnam War 1964 Congress passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution World War II 1942 U.S. forces invade Guadalcanal
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