Tuesday , Aug.16,

On this Date:In 1777,American forces won the Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington.In 1812,Detroit fell to British and Indian forces in the war of 1812.1861,President Abraham Lincoln issued a Proclamation 86,which proclamation 86,which prohibited states of the Union from engaging in trade with the states that were in rebellion-i.e.,the Confederacy.1954,Sports Illustrated was published for the first time by Time Inc.1956,Adlai Stevenson was nominated for President at the Democratic national convention in Chicago.1991,Pope JOHN Paul II began the first ever papal visit to Hungary.

Aug. 13 History for the day!

Short History notes of the day:1846,The American Flag was raised for the first time in Los Angeles.In 1961,Berlin was divided as East Germany sealed off the border between the city's eastern and western sectors began building a wall that would stand for the next 28 years until it came down in 1989. 1981, President Ronald Regan signed a historic package of tax and budget reductions.Do some research on your own for more history facts!

Tuesday,May 31 2011

Today is the 151st day of the year. in 1790,President George Washington signed into law the first U.S. copyright act.In 1868,more than 2,000 people perished when a dam break sent water rushing through Johnstown,Pa.