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History of 15 August

  • 1992 – Vietnam blamed Hollywood for creating the “myth” concerning the issue of U.S. servicemen still being held prisoner in Indochina.
  • 1994 – The U.S. Social Security Administration became an independent government agency. It had been a part of the Department of Health and Human Services agency.
  • 1997 – The U.S. Justice Department decided not to prosecute FBI officials in connection with the deadly 1992 Ruby Ridge siege in Idaho. The investigation dealt with an alleged cover-up.
  • 2000 – A group of 100 people from North Korea arrived in South Korea for temporary reunions with relatives they had not seen for half a century. Also, a group of 100 South Koreans visited the North.
  • 2001 – Astronomers announced the discovery of the first solar system outside our own. They had discovered two planets orbiting a star in the Big Dipper.
  • 2011 – Google announced that it would acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion.
  • 2015 – North Korea began using UTC+08:30 (official name Pyongyang Time) as a rejection of Japanese imperialism.

Celebrating Birthday Today

  • 1981 – Brendan Hansen, American swimmer
  • 1981 – Óliver Pérez, American baseball player
  • 1982 – Casey Burgener, American weightlifter
  • 1982 – Germán Caffa, Argentine footballer
  • 1982 – David Harrison, American basketball player
  • 1983 – Siobhan Chamberlain, English association football goalkeeper
  • 1985 – Nipsey Hussle, American rapper (d. 2019)
  • 1987 – Ryan D’Imperio, American football player
  • 1987 – Michel Kreder, Dutch cyclist
  • 1987 – Sean McAllister, English footballer
  • 1988 – Oussama Assaidi, Moroccan footballer
  • 1989 – Joe Jonas, American singer-songwriter
  • 1989 – Ryan McGowan, Australian footballer
  • 1989 – Jordan Rapana, New Zealand rugby league player
  • 1990 – Jennifer Lawrence, American actress
  • 1991 – Petja Piiroinen, Finnish snowboarder
  • 1992 – Baskaran Adhiban, Indian chess player
  • 1993 – Clinton N’Jie, Cameroonian footballer
  • 1993 – Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, English footballer
  • 1994 – Lasse Vigen Christensen, Danish footballer
  • 1994 – Kosuke Hagino, Japanese swimmer
  • 1995 – Chief Keef, American rapper[
  • 1999 – Paola Reis, BMX rider
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