On this day in history - Today, August, 24

Today in History

• 2006 Pluto is Declassified as a Planet

  The International Astronomical Union (IAU) declassified Pluto as a planet and classified it as a dwa

• 1991 Ukraine gains its independence

  The Eastern European country gained independence from the Soviet Union after a failed coup to remove

• 1949 NATO is Established

  The North Atlantic Treaty, which established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), an inter

• 1869 The Waffle Iron is Patented in the United States

  Cornelius Swartwout, a Troy, New York resident invented and received the patent for the waffle iron,

• 1814 The British Burn Down Washington

  British troops under the leadership of Major General Robert Ross occupied Washington D.C. and burnt