This Day In History - 8-7-2020

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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