In History August 23: 1328: King Philip VI of France is crowned. 1617: First one-way street opens in London. 1796: African Methodist Episcopal Church is incorporated. 1799: Napoleon leaves Egypt for France en route to seize power. 1821: Mexico declares independence. 1869: First carload of freight (boots and shoes) arrives in San Fransisco from Boston. 1889: First ship-to-shore wireless message received in San Fransisco, California. 1904: Automobile tire chain patented. 1942: First United States flight to land on Guadal Canal. 1947: United States President Harry Trumans daughter, Margarets first public singing concert. 1962: First Europe-United States live TV program via Telstar. 1966: Lunar Orbiter 1 takes first photograph of Earth from the Moon. 1976: Heavy earthquake strikes China, 1000 die. 1987: Violent rainfall/floods in Bangladesh kill hundreds. 1990: Armenia declares independence. 1995: Larry Hagman receives a liver transplant.
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