08-15-2013, 07:21 PM
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August 16th
1858 ~ President Buchanan inaugurated the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria.
1888 ~ Birthday of Lawrence of Arabia.
1930 ~ First color sound cartoon, called Fiddlesticks, was made by Ub Iwerks.
1954 ~ Birthday of James Cameron, Canadian film director (The Terminator, Aliens, True Lies, The Abyss, Titanic, and Avatar).
1962 ~ The Beatles fired Pete Best and replaced him with Ringo Starr.
1977 ~ Death of Elvis Presley, Singer, Actor.
1986 ~ Birthday of Audrey Bitoni, Porn actress.
1991 ~ Death of Shamu, one of the famous whales of SeaWorld.
2000 ~ Delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles nominated Vice President Al Gore for president.
2003 ~ Death of Idi Amin, Ugandan dictator.
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