August 9: 1173, Construction began on the Tower of Pisa. 1483, The Sistine Chapel was opened. 1842, The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains. 1944, The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council released posters featuring Smokey Bear for the 1st time. 1945, The atomic bomb, “Fat Man“, was dropped on Nagasaki.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 10:46:20 +0000