SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2009

Today is Saturday, August 15, the 227th day of 2009. There are 138 days left in the year.

1057 _ Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan

1620 _ Mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims

1914 _ Panama Canal opens (under cost)

1918 _ U.S. and Russia sever diplomatic ties

1945 _ Korea liberated from Japanese rule

1948 _ Republic of Korea proclaimed (National Day)

1960 _ UFO is sighted by three California patrolmen

1966 _ Radio Free Asia (South Korea) begins radio transmission

1969 _ Woodstock Music and Art Fair opens in N.Y. State (Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm)

1974 _ South Korean President Park Chung-hee escapes assassination