History for August 21 - On-This-Day.com
William Count Basie 1904, Chris Schenkel 1923, Wilt Chamberlain 1936
Kenny Rogers 1938 - Country singer, Clarence Williams III 1939 - Actor ("The Mod Squad," "Purple Rain"), Willie Lanier 1945
1831 - Nat Turner, a former slave, led a violent insurrection in Virginia. He was later executed.
1959 - Hawaii became the 50th state. U.S. President Eisenhower also issued the order for the 50 star flag.
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