Friday, August 21st 2015, 12:56 pm
Here are some notable events that occurred on this day throughout history.
1831 – Nat Turner leads a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia.
1897 – Olds Motor Works, later known as Oldsmobile, is founded by Ransom Eli Olds in Lansing, Michigan. (Photo credit: Krzysztof Marek Wlodarczyk)
1911 – The Mona Lisa is discovered missing at Louvre in Paris. It was not found for two years, when the brazen thief tried to collect on ransom money. (AP)
1921 – The Green Bay Football Club, later named the Green Bay Packers, becomes professional franchise. (AP)
1959 – Hawaii becomes the 50th US state. (Photo credit Andrea Izzotti via CBS News)
1986 – Usain Bolt is born in Sherwood Content, Trelawny, Jamaica. (AP)
1989 – The Voyager II spacecraft, launched nearly 12 years prior, prepares to rendezvous with Neptune. (Space.com)
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