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August 21st – This Day in History
1897 Olds Motor Works founded—which will later become Oldsmobile
1911 Theft of “Mona Lisa” is discovered
1920 Christopher Robin’s birthday (Son to A.A. Milne, who immortalized Christopher in her Winnie-the-Pooh books)
1944 The seeds of the United Nations are planted
1959 Hawaii becomes 50th state
1972 US orbiting astronomy observatory Copernicus launched
1974 The Equal Educational Opportunities Act takes effect
1976 Mary Langdon in Battle, East Sussex, becomes Britain’s first firewoman
1980 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is founded
1986 In Cameroon 2,000 die from poison gas from a volcanic eruption
1988 Ceasefire in the 8-year war between Iran and Iraq.
1991 Attempted coup against Gorbachev collapses
2004 Michael Phelps wins eighth medal