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Today in history

Edison demonstrates his Kinetophone

By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Aug. 26, the 238th day of 2023. There are 127 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 26, 1968, the Democratic National Convention opened in Chicago; the four-day event that resulted in the nomination of Hubert H. Humphrey ...

Allied forces liberate Paris in 1944

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Aug. 25, the 237th day of 2023. There are 128 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On August 25, 1944, during World War II, Paris was liberated by Allied forces after four years of Nazi occupation. On this date: In 1718, ...

Sacco and Vanzetti executed

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Aug. 23, the 235th day of 2023. There are 130 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug 23, 1927, amid worldwide protests, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed in Boston for the murders of ...

Schooner America wins cup in 1851 in what now is America’s Cup

By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Aug. 22, the 234th day of 2023. There are 131 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 22, 1851, the schooner America outraced more than a dozen British vessels off the English coast to win a trophy that came to be known as ...

Nat Turner launches rebellion

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Aug. 21, the 233rd day of 2023. There are 132 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 21, 1831, Nat Turner launched a violent slave rebellion in Virginia, resulting in the deaths of at least 55 white people; scores of Black ...

Robin Williams dies in 2014

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Aug. 11, the 223rd day of 2023. There are 142 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 11, 1997, President Bill Clinton made the first use of the historic line-item veto, rejecting three items in spending and tax bills. (The ...