Monday, August 19, 2013

19 August - History and Importance of the Day


World Humanitarian Day

World Photography Day
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1934 - In Germany, a plebiscite was held in which 89.9 percent of German voters approved granting Chancellor Adolf Hitler additional powers, including the office of president.

August 19, 1991 - Soviet hard-line Communists staged a coup, temporarily removing Mikhail Gorbachev from power. The coup failed within 72 hours as democratic reformer Boris Yeltsin rallied the Russian people.

Birthdays

Aviation pioneer Orville Wright (1871-1948)

 Bill Clinton, the 42nd U.S. President

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