Saturday, August 16, 2025

History for August 16

History for August 16 - On-This-Day.com 
Menachem Begin (Israel) 1913
  • 1777 - During the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Bennington took place. New England's minutemen routed the British regulars.
  • 1812 - Detroit fell to Indian and British troops in the War of 1812.
  • 1861 - U.S. President Lincoln prohibited the Union states from trading with the states of the Confederacy.
  • 1923 - Carnegie Steel Corporation put into place the eight-hour workday for its employees.
  • 1954 - Sports Illustrated was published for the first time. It was claimed that 250,000 subscriptions had been sold before the first issue came off of the presses.
  • 1999 - In Russia, Vladimir V. Putin was confirmed as prime minister by the lower house of parliament.

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