On this day in history - Today, August, 13

Today in History

• 1997 South Park Makes its Debut on Comedy Central

  The popular American animated series is created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and it follows the li

• 1961 Construction of Berlin Wall starts

  The construction on the Berlin Wall, a wall that divided West Berlin from East Berlin started. It wa

• 1960 First Two-Way Telephonic Conversation With a Satellite

  The conversation was made possible due to NASA’s Echo 1, a balloon satellite. It was launched into s

• 1960 Central African Republic Gains its Independence From France.

  The landlocked African Country came under French rule in the late 19th century. On this day, Barthél

• 1918 First Woman enlists in the United States Marines

  After joining the Marine corps, Opha May Johnson, was assigned desk duty at the Marine Corps headqua