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Numerous historical events took place today, but we have selected the top 5 for your reading pleasure. August 19 in different decades and centuries had events that still have effect till this day. But without an incident to make it memorable, what use is a day?
1692- Salem Witch Trails, five loses their lives to accusation
George Jacobs Sr., Martha Carrier, George Burroughs, John Willard, and John Proctor were hanged on Gallows Hill. Elizabeth Proctor was not executed because she was pregnant.
On August 19, 1692, five people were hanged in Salem, Massachusetts for witchcraft. Martha Carrier, George Burroughs, John Willard, George Jacobes, and John Proctor were the five, one female and four male. These five were caught up in the hysteria of the unusual affliction of young women in the town.
Source: UKMC Law School , Britannica
1883- Fashion legend, Coco Gabriel Chanel is born today
Coco Chanel was born on August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France and died on January 10, 1971, in Paris. She was a French fashion designer who ruled Parisian haute couture for almost six decades. She transformed the black color into elegant casual designs to encourage women to abandon complicated, uncomfortable clothing such as petticoats and corsets. These were popular in early twentieth-century fashion.
Photo Credit: Liptnitzki Roger-Viollet
Among her now-classic innovations were the Chanel suit, the quilted purse, costume jewelry, and the ālittle black dress.ā In 1921, she created the renowned perfume Chanel No. 5, a blend of jasmine and other floral notes. The first well-known fashion designer to incorporate elaborate bottle designs for perfume was Gabrielle.
Source: Britannica
1912- The Nigerian Civil Service was formed today
Thirty-three civil servants from all cadres founded the Nigeria Civil Service Union. Although the colonial masters founded it in 1912, it is criticized for being secretive and limited. White workers held administrative positions, while Native Americans were assigned menial labor.
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1946- Former U.S President was born today
Former US President William Jefferson Clinton, also known as Bill Clinton, led the country as its 42nd leader from 1993 to 2001. He is a Democratic Party member and American lawyer and politician who previously held the office of governor of Arkansas twice, from 1983 to 1992 and 1979 to 1981. Clinton earned the moniker “New Democrat” for her policies, which were consistent with the centrist “Third Way” political theory.
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The spouse of Hillary Clinton, the party’s nominee for president in 2016, Bill Clinton made history by being the first female presidential nominee chosen by a major American political party and the first female presidential nominee to win the popular vote. In 1975, the couple tied the knot.
Source: Wikipedia
2003- Terrorists bomb UN Headquarters in Baghdad
Today in 2003, a truck bomb was used to attack the UN headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. The United Nations Assistance Mission center, the Canal Hotel, was the target of the bombing. The bombing claimed 23 lives, including political activist Amin Mekki Medani and human rights attorney SĆ©rgio Vieira de Mello, who was the UN Special Representative in Iraq.
Photo Credit:UN Photo/Timothy Sopp
The terrorist group Jama’at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad’s leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, declared in April 2004 that he was responsible for the explosion on August 19.The unfortunate event led to the withdrawal of over 600 UN members in Iraq. The incident and subsequent bombings have left many people with permanent scars both phtajxa
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