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![This Day in History for August 20 – NFL Founded and More](http://townsquare.media/site/107/files/2011/08/NFLFootballs.jpg?w=980&q=75)
This Day in History for August 20 – NFL Founded and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1866 – President Andrew Johnson formally declares an end to the Civil War (More info)
1920 – The National Football League is founded (More info)
![TSA Reveals List of Weird and Scary Items Confiscated This Year](http://townsquare.media/site/107/files/2012/08/airport-security-tsa.jpg?w=980&q=75)
TSA Reveals List of Weird and Scary Items Confiscated This Year
We all gripe about having to take our shoes off when we go through airport security, but according to a list of items confiscated this year by the TSA, footwear may be the least of its concerns.
![This Day in History for August 18 – Women Win the Vote and More](http://townsquare.media/site/107/files/2011/08/WomensSuffrage.jpg?w=980&q=75)
This Day in History for August 18 – Women Win the Vote and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1894 – Congress establishes the Bureau of Immigration, later the Immigration and Naturalization Service (More info)
1920 – The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women’s right to vote (More info)
![This Day in History for August 17 – Clinton Admits Affair and More](http://townsquare.media/site/107/files/2011/08/clinton-lewinsky.jpg?w=980&q=75)
This Day in History for August 17 – Clinton Admits Affair and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1807 – Robert Fulton’s North River Steamboat begins its trip up the Hudson River to Albany, New York, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world (More info)
1962 – East German border guards spur riots when they kill 18-year-old Peter Fechter as he attempts to cross the Berlin Wall into West Berli
![This Day in History for August 16 – Elvis Presley Dies and More](http://townsquare.media/site/107/files/2011/08/ElvisPresleyVigil.jpg?w=980&q=75)
This Day in History for August 16 – Elvis Presley Dies and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1858 – President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the UK (More info)
1896 – Gold is discovered in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush (More info)
![This Day in History for August 15 – Woodstock Opens and More](http://townsquare.media/site/107/files/2011/08/Woodstock.jpg?w=980&q=75)
This Day in History for August 15 – Woodstock Opens and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1824 – Freed American slaves found Liberia (More info)
1914 – The Panama Canal opens to traffic (More info)
![This Day in History for August 13 – Berlin Divides Itself and More](http://townsquare.media/site/107/files/2011/08/BerlinWallConstruction.jpg?w=980&q=75)
This Day in History for August 13 – Berlin Divides Itself and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1878 – A yellow fever epidemic in Memphis eventually empties the city (More info)
1918 – Opha Mae Johnson becomes the first woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps (More info)
![This Day in History for August 12 – ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Premieres and More](http://townsquare.media/site/107/files/2011/08/WizardofOz.jpg?w=980&q=75)
This Day in History for August 12 – ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Premieres and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1851 – Isaac Singer patents the sewing machine (More info)
1898 – An Armistice ends the Spanish-American War (More info)
![Man Orders a TV, Mysteriously Gets an Assault Rifle Instead [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/107/files/2012/08/gun-mistake.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Man Orders a TV, Mysteriously Gets an Assault Rifle Instead [VIDEO]
Online shopping certainly has its perks, but it’s always annoying when you don’t get what you ordered — especially when you were expecting a TV and wind up with an assault rifle, instead.
![This Day in History for August 10 – Smithsonian Established and More](http://townsquare.media/site/107/files/2011/08/smithsonian1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
This Day in History for August 10 – Smithsonian Established and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1793 – The Louvre officially opens in Paris (More info)
1846 – The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the United States Congress (More info)
![This Day in History for August 9 – Sistine Chapel Opens and More](http://townsquare.media/site/107/files/2011/08/SistineChapel.jpg?w=980&q=75)
This Day in History for August 9 – Sistine Chapel Opens and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1483 – The Sistine Chapel in Rome opens with a celebratory Mass (More info)
1930 – Betty Boop debuts in the cartoon ‘Dizzy Dishes’ (More info)
![Want to Buy the Town Where Custer Made His Last Stand? You Can for the Bargain Price of $250,000 [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/107/files/2012/08/garryowen.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Want to Buy the Town Where Custer Made His Last Stand? You Can for the Bargain Price of $250,000 [VIDEO]
If you’re in the market to buy your own town (and really, who isn’t?) but don’t have the $4 million needed to buy one in Utah, we have good news: for a fraction of the price, you can snap up the Montana town where Custer made his last stand.