HISTORY BRIEFS
100 YEARS AGO on August 1903
Mahatma Gandhi demanded in his
weekly statement relaxation in respect of existing licenses, referred to
continued difficulties of Transvaal Indian refugees and refuted Milner’s
allegation of sanitary grounds for segregation policy.
Source: http://www.gandhiserve.org
50 YEARS AGO on August 1953
General Edmundson leads
"Operation Big Stick." The mission requires him to take twenty B-36s, armed with
nuclear weapons, to Okinawa in Japan.
Source:
http://www.nuclearfiles.org
25 YEARS AGO on August 1978
The
VT100 terminal
is introduced.
Source:
http://www.montagar.com
20 YEARS AGO on August 1983
The FBI tracks and visits the 414s, a group of computer hackers in Milwaukee who
have entered dozens of corporate and military computers.
Source:
http://timeline.textfiles.com
15 YEARS AGO on August
1988
Iran and Iraq agree to cease-fire. Republicans nominate George Bush for
President and Dan Quayle for Vice President.
Source:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/1980/timemain.html
10 YEARS AGO on August 1993
Two police officers convicted
on federal civil rights charges in Rodney King beating (April 17); sentenced
Aug. 4.
Source: http://infoplease.com
5 YEARS AGO on August 1998
Two powerful explosions rip
through US embassies buildings in Kenya and neighbouring Tanzania.
Source:
http://www.bbc.co.uk
1 YEAR
AGO on August 2002
In Israel, nine people were killed because of a bus blast that occurred at
the Meron Junction during rush hour.
Source:
http://mapreport.com
Compiled by Ramesh C. Reddy
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