This Day In World History 08/12/xxx

30.BC

Cleopatra VII commits suicide by being bitten by an Egyptian cobra

1762

The British capture the island of Cuba from the Spanish after a two month siege.

 

1896

Gold is discovered near Dawson City, Yukon Territory beginning the Klondike gold rush.

1898

Hawaii becomes a U.S. territory following the end of the Spanish American War

1908

Henry Ford rolls the first massed produced Model T off the assembly line.

1961

East Germany begins construction of the Berlin Wall

1964

Ian Fleming author and creator of James Bond dies of a heart attack at the age of 57

1981

IBM debuts its first Personal Computer for commercial sale the 5051

1948

Last but not least on this day my (breck0882) father was born, Happy birthday Dad