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LEAD STORY Skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex discovered, 1990
AMERICAN REVOLUTION Washington anticipates British strategy, 1776
AUTOMOTIVE “Tucker: The Man & His Dream” debuts, 1988
CIVIL WAR John Hunt Morgan captures a Federal garrison at Gallatin, 1862
COLD WAR East Germany begins construction of the Berlin Wall, 1961
CRIME Great Train robber escapes from prison,1964
DISASTER Russian sub sinks with 118 onboard, 2000
GENERAL INTEREST King Philip’s War ends,1676
Armistice ends the Spanish-American War,1898
Soviets test “Layer-Cake” bomb, 1953
Nicklaus sets title record, 1973
JAL air crash, 1985
HOLLYWOOD James Bond creator Ian Fleming dies, 1964 LITERARY English poet laureate Robert Southey is born,1774
MUSIC The Wizard of Oz movie musical premieres in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, 1939
OLD WEST Fur trader Manuel Lisa dies, 1820
SPORTS Rising NFL star paralyzed by hit, 1978
VIETNAM WAR Henry Cabot Lodge sworn in as Ambassador to Vietnam, 1965
WORLD WAR I British Parliament passes Defense of the Realm Act , 1914
WORLD WAR II Hitler institutes the Mother’s Cross, 1938
This Day in Wisconsin History
1837 – Simeon Mills Commissioned as Justice of the Peace
1858 – Sisters of St. Agnes Founded
1862 – (Civil War) Scouting expedition in Missouri
1892 – Actor Alfred Lunt Born Today in Milwaukee
1939 – Wizard of Oz World Premier — in Oconomowoc
Today is National Middle Child’s Day and Vinyl Record Day
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Unique dime sells for $1.84M PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 11 (UPI) — A unique dime minted in 1873 in Carson City, Nev., sold at auction in Philadelphia for considerably more than its face value — $1.84 million.
Nudists reach out to younger crowd LOXAHATCHEE, Fla., Aug. 11 (UPI) — The End of Summer Naked Bash, which has become an annual ritual for some Florida nudists, is aimed at drawing a younger crowd to the practice.
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