On this day in history
August 14
American
1935Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act.
Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act.
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1945Japan surrenders, ending World War II; crowds flood Times Square on VJ Day.
Japan surrenders, ending World War II; crowds flood Times Square on VJ Day.
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2003A blackout darkens the Northeast and Midwest, leaving 50 million people without power.
A blackout darkens the Northeast and Midwest, leaving 50 million people without power.
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World
1947Pakistan becomes an independent nation.
Pakistan becomes an independent nation.
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1941Roosevelt and Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter, the blueprint for the postwar world.
Roosevelt and Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter, the blueprint for the postwar world.
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1980Shipworkers strike in Gdansk, Poland, the birth of Solidarity.
Shipworkers strike in Gdansk, Poland, the birth of Solidarity.
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