14Aug 1945 President Truman announces that Japan has surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II
21Aug 1959 President Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union
26Aug 1920 The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing American women the right to vote, is declared in effect
28Aug 1963 200,000 people participate in a peaceful civil rights rally in Washington, D.C., where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his “I Have a Dream”speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial
03Sep 1783 The Treaty of Paris between the United States and Great Britain officially ends the Revolutionary War
