Historically Speaking of August 15th

Today is the 227th day of the year – there are 138 days remaining in 2006

It has been 1,199 days since “Mission Accomplished” was declared in Iraq by President Bush

Notable events from this date:

• 1969 - The massive music festival Woodstock begins at the Bethel, NY farm of Max Yasgur – it features some unbelievable acts
• 1961 - The Berlin Wall is constructed separating East and West Berlin for next 28 years
• 1939 - The Wizard of Oz premieres at Graubman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood
• 1935 - Beloved American actor and humorist Will Rogers is killed in plane crash in Alaska
• 1914 - The Panama Canal opens to traffic
• 1057 - At Lumphanan, King MacBeth is slain by Malcom Canmore, whose father King Duncan I was murdered by MacBeth 17 years earlier

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