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On August 13, an atmospheric disturbance made the Virginia sun appear bluish-green, possibly the result of a volcanic plume produced by the eruption of Ferdinandea Island off the coast of Sicily. [12] Turner took this as a divine signal and started the rebellion a week later, on August 21. [2] [12]
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1779 – Francis Scott Key, author of the lyrics to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner", is born.; 1842 – The Lombard Street Riot erupts when white Irish Catholics attack 1,000 African-American members of the Young Men's Vigilant Association who were parading in celebration of the end of slavery in the British West Indies.
August 3 – The nuclear powered submarine USS Nautilus becomes the first vessel to cross the North Pole under water. August 12 – The Federal Switchblade Act is enacted in the United States. August 17 – The first Thor-Able rocket is launched, carrying Pioneer 0, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17. The launch fails due ...
August 9 – The abolitionist Free Soil Party is founded by former president, Martin Van Buren in Buffalo, New York. August 14 – Oregon Territory is established. August 19 – California Gold Rush: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States that there is a gold rush in California (although the rush started in ...
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August 9–19 – First Pan-Pacific Women's Conference held at the Punahou Academy in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii. August 16 – Murderer Carl Panzram is arrested in Washington, D.C. after killing about 20 people. August 22 – Alfred E. Smith accepts the Democratic presidential nomination, with WGY/W2XB simulcasting the event on radio and ...