This day in history August 16, 2020-riots at the White House
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Started by metmike - Aug. 16, 2020, 3:09 p.m.

Read and learn and remember history. Pick out a good one for us:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_16

1841U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Whig Party members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history.


1960   – Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico at 102,800 feet (31,300 m), setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump, free fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft.


2008 – The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423 m), at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level.

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