On this day in history - Today, August, 14

Today in History

• 2010 The First Youth Olympics Begins

  he Olympic-style games meet was organized by the International Olympic Committee and was held in Sin

• 1971 Stanford prison experiments begin

  The controversial Stanford prison experiments to study the effects of authority in a prison setting

• 1947 Pakistan becomes Independent from British rule

  The South Asian country was part of British India Empire, until August 14, 1947, when the region hel

• 1935 Social Security Act is Signed into Law in the United States

  The act, which was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, provided benefits to the unemployed, r

• 1904 Battle of Ulsan begins

  Also known as the Battle of the Japanese Sea, the conflict took place between Russia and Japan durin