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  1. 5. On this date in 1812, Fort _______ was surrendered by the ________ to the British without a fight in the War of ______.
  2. 6. 46th President
  3. 8. On this date in 1786, the “King of the Wild Frontier” was born. This man was a 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. Who was this?
  4. 10. On this date in 1812, Fort _______ was surrendered by the ________ to the British without a fight in the War of ______.
  5. 11. 24th State of the Union
  6. 12. On this date in 1824, this country was created as a way to return American slaves to their homeland. What country was this?
  7. 13. On August 22 in 1862, a man said to a news reporter: "My paramount object is to save the Union, and it is not either to save or to destroy slavery.”Who was this man?
  8. 15. On August 24 in 1891, this man received a patent for his motion picture camera.Who was this man?
  9. 18. discovered america
  10. 19. announced his resignation on August 8, 1974
  11. 21. On August 18 in 1920, the 19th amendment passed giving women the right to _________.
  12. 23. introduced in the U.S. on August 5, 1861
  13. 24. In 1964, this man was nominated to run as a Democratic for the upcoming election. Who was this?
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  1. 1. He became President after Nixon resigned
  2. 2. On August 25 in 1989, the Voyager spacecraft took pictures of this planet. Which one was it?
  3. 3. On August 23 in 1775, this King declares American colonies to be in a state of open rebellion. Who was the King?
  4. 4. On August 31 in 1972, this Olympic swimmer won 5 gold medals for swimming events at the Munich Summer Olympics. Do you know his name?
  5. 7. This famous general was appointed Supreme Commander of Allied Powers in Japan during World War II, on this day in 1945. Who was it?
  6. 9. income tax used to fund this war
  7. 14. Henry Ford introduced this on August 12, 1908
  8. 16. On August 30 in 1967, the Senate confirmed the first African-American Supreme Court Justice in U.S. History. Do you know his name?
  9. 17. “What a Wonderful World”
  10. 20. On this date in 1812, Fort _______ was surrendered by the ________ to the British without a fight in the War of ______.
  11. 22. Pollack This artist died on August 11, 1956.