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History of 22 August

1990 - Angry smokers blocked a street in Moscow to protest the summer-long cigarette shortage.1991 - It was announced by Yugoslavia that a truce ordered on...

History of 21 August

1991 - The hard-line coup against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev ended. The uprising that led to the collapse was led by Russian federation President Boris Yeltsin.1992...

History of 19 August

1991 - Soviet hard-liners announced that President Mikhail Gorbachev had been removed from power. Gorbachev returned to power two days later.1998 - The first piece of...

History of 18 August

1990 - The first shots were fired by the U.S. in the Persian Gulf Crisis when a U.S. frigate fired rounds across the bow of an Iraqi oil tanker.1991 -...

History of 17 August

1992 - Woody Allen admitted to being romantically involved with Soon-Yi Previn. The girl was the adopted daughter of Mia Farrow, Allen's longtime companion.1996 - A...

History of 16 August

2005 – West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes in Machiques, Venezuela, killing all 160 people on board.2008 –...

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...

History of 14 August

1992 - The U.S. announced that emergency airlifts of food to Somalia would begin. The action was being taken to stop mass deaths due to starvation.1995 - Shannon...

History of 13 August

1990 - Iraq transferred $3-4 billion in bullion, currency, and other goods seized from Kuwait to Baghdad. 1992 - Woody Allen began legal action to...

History of 12 August

1992 - The U.S., Canada, and Mexico announced that the North American Free Trade Agreement had been created after 14 months of negotiations.1993 - U.S. President...

History of 11 August

1990 - Egyptian and Moroccan troops joined U.S. forces in Saudia Arabia to help protect from a possible Iraqi attack.1991 - The space shuttle Atlantis ended its nine-day journey by landing...

History of 10 August

1993 - A massive deficit-reduction bill was signed into law by U.S. President Bill Clinton.1994 - U.S. President Clinton claimed presidential immunity when he asked a federal judge to dismiss, at...

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