MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023

1878-American Bar Association organizes at Sarasota, NY

1931-Babe Ruth hits his 600th HR (Yanks beat Browns 11-7)

1959-Hawaii becomes 50th U.S. state

1963-Martial law declared in S. Vietnam

1968-Radio Prague (Czech) at 12:50 AM announces a soviet led invasion. Warsaw Pact forces enter Czechoslovakia to end reform movement

1972-U.S. orbiting astronomy observatory Copernicus launched

1982-Palestinian terrorists are dispersed from Beirut

1988-Cease fire between Iran & Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war

1989-Voyager 2 begins a flyby of the planet Neptune

1991-Communist coup is crushed in USSR in 2 days

2017-Next total solar eclipse visible from North America