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Map depicting Louisiana and approaches to New Orleans as depicted during the Civil War. [2] Map depicting Battle of Baton Rouge, August 5th 1862. [3]The Battle of Baton Rouge was a ground and naval battle in the American Civil War fought in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, on August 5, 1862.
1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United States ( National Science Foundation Network ) and Europe (Nordunet) as well as the first Internet-based chat protocol ...
August 14 – The original Hetch Hetchy Moccasin Powerhouse in California is completed and goes on line. August 25 – The French complete their evacuation of the Ruhr region of Germany. [13] August 31 – Anthropologist Margaret Mead lands in American Samoa to begin nine months of field work that will culminate in her 1928 book Coming of Age ...
August 5, 2024 at 8:00 AM Tim Clayton/Corbis The Olympic schedule for Monday, Aug. 5, is filled with exciting events and record-breaking athletes , so be sure to tune in.
August 21 – The first of the Lincoln–Douglas debates is held in Illinois. August 5: A commemorative stamp for the first transatlantic telegraph cable. August – The first aerial photography is carried out by Nadar, from a moored balloon in France. [11] September 11 – Dom, the third-highest summit in the Alps, is first ascended.
Disasters and accidents 2020 Beirut explosions The death toll from the explosions in the Port of Beirut rises to 135 people, with more than 5,000 injured and dozens still missing. (Al Jazeera) In response to the explosions, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon delays the pronouncement of the verdict in the criminal case concerning the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri from August ...