This Day In History
August 23
State of Franklin declares independence Dolley Madison saves portrait from British Rose Greenhow is arrested Edgar Lee Masters, author of Spoon River Anthology, is born Texas Rangers arrest John Wesley Hardin Fannie Farmer opens cooking school Patent for tire chain issued Battle of Mons Valentino dies Sacco and Vanzetti executed The Hitler-Stalin Pact U.S. cargo ship strikes a mine near Saigon Communist forces renew offensive Lou Reed plays his last show with the Velvet Underground Aleksandr Godunov defects to United States Pete Rose gets booted from baseball NYC reports first cases of West Nile virus First Survivor finale airs Austrian teen escapes after eight years in captivity
State of Franklin declares independence Dolley Madison saves portrait from British Rose Greenhow is arrested Edgar Lee Masters, author of Spoon River Anthology, is born Texas Rangers arrest John Wesley Hardin Fannie Farmer opens cooking school Patent for tire chain issued Battle of Mons Valentino dies Sacco and Vanzetti executed The Hitler-Stalin Pact U.S. cargo ship strikes a mine near Saigon Communist forces renew offensive Lou Reed plays his last show with the Velvet Underground Aleksandr Godunov defects to United States Pete Rose gets booted from baseball NYC reports first cases of West Nile virus First Survivor finale airs Austrian teen escapes after eight years in captivity
