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A Danish physicist and chemist who discovered electromagnetism in 1820. He is still known today for Oersted's Law.
An Austro-German psychiatrist and author who published his pioneering studies of sexual aberrations in Psychopathia sexualis.
An American cartoonist who received the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year.
An American actress and producer who was the first African-American female to win an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the romantic drama Monster's Ball, in 2002.
An American comedian and writer, who emerged as a motion-picture actor of exceptional talent and range and won an Emmy Award for his writing for the “Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour”
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, which establishes federal old-age benefits, as well as other social programs such as employment insurance and aid to dependent children.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter. After World War II, the charter forms the basis for the creation of the United Nations.
President Harry S. Truman announces the surrender of Japan, which ends World War II.
Publisher and political figure William Randolph Hearst, a dominant figure in American life since the turn of the century, dies at the age of 88 in Beverly Hills, California.
The United States ends its bombing of Cambodia, begun in secret by President Richard Nixon in 1969. The bombing failed to weaken Communist forces there and led to a brutal civil war.
Runner Svetlana Masterkova of Russia sets the world women's record for the mile of 4 minutes, 12.56 seconds in Zurich.
Around 50 million people in the eastern United States and Canada lose power in one of the biggest blackouts in history.
An American comedian and writer, who emerged as a motion-picture actor of exceptional talent and range and won an Emmy Award for his writing for the “Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” in the late 1960s, was born on August 14, 1945 in Texas, United States. He was educated at Long Beach College and the University of California at Los Angeles. Martin played his first major film role in The Jerk which received mixed reviews. His other films include; All of Me, Roxanne, Pennies from Heaven ,was a dark musical tragicomedy of the Depression era, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, The Lonely Guy, The Man with Two Brains, Parenthood, L.A. Story, Father of the Bride, Leap of Faith, The Out-of-Towners and The Pink Panther.
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