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August 19, 2020

This Day in History: August 19

The New York Herald reports the discovery of gold in California; Google begins trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

August 18, 2020

This Day in History: August 18

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing all women's right to vote, is ratified as Tennessee becomes the 36th state to approve it.

August 17, 2020

This Day in History: August 17

President Bill Clinton gives grand jury testimony concerning his relationship with Monica Lewinsky and then addresses the nation on his behavior.

August 16, 2020

This Day in History: Aug. 16

The Beatles fire their original drummer and hire Ringo Starr. Babe Ruth dies of cancer. Elvis Presley dies at his Graceland estate.

August 15, 2020

This Day in History: Aug. 15

The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opens. President Trump revokes the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan. ​​​​​​​

August 14, 2020

This Day in History: Aug. 14

President Harry S. Truman announces that Imperial Japan surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II.

August 13, 2020

This Day in History: Aug. 13

"Bambi" opens at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

August 12, 2020

This Day in History: August 12

Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., eldest son of Joseph and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, is killed with his co-pilot when their plane explodes. "The Wizard of Oz" has its premiere.

August 10, 2020

This Day in History: August 10

Franklin D. Roosevelt is stricken with polio; Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sworn in as the second female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

August 9, 2020

This Day in History: August 9

Michael Brown Jr., an unarmed 18-year-old Black man, is shot to death by police Officer Darren Wilson following an altercation in Ferguson, Mo., spawning a national "Black Lives Matter" movement.