September 2, 1969: First ATM opens
September 1, 1985: ‘Titanic’ wreckage discovered
August 31, 1955: The first solar powered car makes its debut
August 30, 1983: First African-American astronaut in space
August 29, 2005: Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans
Did Mister Rogers’ sweaters really mask his hidden past as a war hero?
August 27, 1955: The first “Guinness Book of Records” was passed around in British pubs
August 26, 1920: Woman granted right to vote with 19th Amendment
August 25, 1835: The perplexing “Great Moon Hoax” appeared in the New York Sun
August 24, 79 AD: Mount Vesuvius erupts
August 23, 1989: Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose banned from baseball
August 22, 1950: Althea Gibson is first African-American to join the U.S. tennis tour
August 21, 1959: Hawaii becomes 50th U.S. state
