SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020

1945-South Korea liberated from Japanese rule

1948-Republic of Korea (South Korea) proclaimed (National Day)

1950-8.6 quake kills over 1,000 in Assam, India

1960-UFO is sighted by 3 California patrolmen

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

1969-Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in NY State (Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm)

1971-President Nixon announces 90-day freeze on wages, prices & rents

1973-Black September kills 3 wounds 55 Athens

1974-South Korean President Park Chung-Hee escapes assassination

1979-Andrew Young resigns as UN ambassador

1987-The U.S. beats Cuba in the Pan-Am baseball

1988-New York City begins $70 million program to rebuild 900 Bronx apartments

1991-750,000 attend Paul Simon's free concert in Central Park