Historically Speaking of August 9th

Today is the 221st day of the year—there are 144 days remaining in 2006

Notable events from this date:

• 2001 - President George W. Bush announces his support for limited research on embryonic stem cells
• 1995 - The web browser Netscape launches its Initial Public Offering
• 1976 - Category 3 Hurricane Belle strikes the eastern seaboard from North Carolina to Vermont
• 1974 - Vice-President Gerald Ford is sworn in as the 38th President of the United States as Nixon heads to California after resigning
• 1969 - Actress Sharon Tate and coffee heiress Abigail Folger are murdered by members of Charles Manson’s cult in the home of director Roman Polanski, Tate’s husband
• 1942 - Mohandas Gandhi is arrested by British forces for his Quit India Movement
• 1936 - Jesse Owens wins his 4th Gold Medal of the Berlin Olympics

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