The Wow! Signal: The 72-Second Window to the Stars
Was it a message from another world? A comet’s hydrogen cloud? A cosmic coincidence? On this day—August 15, 1977—a narrowband radio signal burst from the direction of Sagittarius, lasting just ...
The Inherited Blade of Fort Dearborn: Surviving the Frontier Evacuation
Darius Heald (1822–1904), son of Captain Nathan Heald, who commanded Fort Dearborn during its evacuation on August 15, 1812. The War of 1812 had drawn U.S. forces into a volatile ...
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Woodstock 1969: The Unplanned Genesis of a Counterculture Nation
Woodstock began on August 15, 1969. The opening day of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair on August 15th was a chaotic, system-shaking milestone that instantly transformed a commercial festival ...
Will Rogers and Wiley Post: The Heartbreaking Silence of the Alaskan Sky
On August 15, 1935, Will Rogers and aviation pioneer Wiley Post were killed in a plane crash in Alaska. Rogers gained fame for his humorous commentary, often political, as he ...
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Shea Stadium: The Screaming Deluge of the British Invasion
On August 15, 1965, over 55,000 spectators watched the Beatles perform at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York. The event set a U.S. concert attendance record which stood for about ...
Bishop John Carroll: Consecrating the Spiritual Foundation of the Early Republic
The interior of St. Mary’s Chapel at Lulworth Castle in Dorset, England, where John Carroll of Maryland was consecrated on August 15, 1790, to serve as the first Roman Catholic ...
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Julia Child: The Wartime Sharks of the Office of Strategic Services
American celebrity chef Julia Child was born on August 15, 1912, in Pasadena, California. During WWII, while serving with the Office of Strategic Services, Julia developed repellents that deterred sharks ...
Ethel Barrymore: “The First Lady of the American Theater”
American actress Ethel Barrymore was born on August 15, 1879, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She began acting at sixteen and continued into her late seventies. Barrymore’s birth on August 15th marked ...
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The Wizard of Oz: The Hollywood Premiere and the Long Road to Profit
“The Wizard of Oz” made its Hollywood premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on August 15, 1939. While the film had earnings of over $3 million in 1939 it really wasn’t ...
The Marquis de Lafayette: The Living Bridge of Two American Eras
On August 15, 1824, at nearly 67 years of age, The Marquis de Lafayette arrived in New York to begin his tour of the United States. Lafayette was accompanied by ...
Buddy Holly: The Private Lubbock Vows of a Rock and Roll Icon
On August 15, 1958, 21-year-old rock and roll star Buddy Holly married María Elena Santiago in Lubbock, Texas, the town where he was born. The intimate wedding ceremony on August ...
The Women of Bryan’s Station: The Courageous Run for Water
On August 15, 1782, a small American fortification known as Bryan’s Station in frontier Kentucky was quietly surrounded by a massive, hidden force of British-aligned Shawnee and Delaware warriors. Trapped ...
Florence Kling Harding: The Boardroom Savvy of the Marion Star
August 15 marks the birthday of Florence Mabel Kling Harding (1860–1924). Born in Marion, Ohio, she parlayed piano studies into a keen talent for newspaper management, co-steering the Marion Star ...
The Arrival of the Hessians: The Bluecoats on Staten Island
On August 15, 1776, a massive flotilla of British transport ships dropped anchor off the southern shores of Staten Island, New York. Disembarking from the vessels were more than 8,600 ...
Operation Dragoon: The Double Shadow of Napoleon’s Birth over Provence
Operation Dragoon, an Allied Invasion of Provence, France, during WWII began on August 15, 1944. The Allies had control of the Island of Corsica which was one of the areas ...
Discoverer XIII: Eisenhower and the First Recovery from Orbit
A photo of President Dwight D. Eisenhower inspecting the capsule of Discoverer XIII on August 15, 1960, that landed in the Pacific Ocean after orbiting the earth 17 times four ...
Rose Marie: The Ninety-One Year Ride of Baby Rose Marie
Born August 15, 1923, Rose Marie Mazzetta began her astounding 91-year show business career as Baby Rose Marie at age 3. A film actor, recording artist, and nightclub performer, Rose ...
The S.S. Ancon: Opening the Maritime Highway of Panama
On August 15, 1914, the S.S. Ancon became the first ship to make her way through the length of the Panama Canal. The inaugural transit of the S.S. Ancon through ...
