08-15-2005, 06:39 AM
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August 15th
778 ~ The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, in which Roland was killed.
1057 ~ King MacBeth of Scotland WAs killed during the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of King Malcolm III.
1309 ~ The city of Rhodes surrendered to the forces of the Knights of St. John, completing their conquest of Rhodes. The knights established their headquarters on the island, and renamed themselves as the Knights of Rhodes.
1769 ~ Birthday of Napoleon Bonaparte, general and politician.
1877 ~ Thomas Edison made the first-ever recording - "Mary Had a Little Lamb".
1890 ~ Birthday of Jacques Ibert, French Composer.
1948 ~ Republic of Korea established south of 38th Parallel.
1951 ~ Death of Artur Schnabel, Pianist.
1967 ~ Death of René Magritte, Surrealist painter.
1969 ~ First day of Woodstock Music and Art Festival .
I was able to talk my cousin out of going to this.  She had called me a month or so earlier and said she could get a couple of tickets if we wanted to go. It was inconvenient to get to, and when I said so, she agreed, and so….
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