Today's Highlight in History:
One year ago, on August 17th, 1999, more than 17,000 people were killed when a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Turkey.
On this date:
In 1807, Robert Fulton's North River Steam Boat began heading up New York's Hudson River on its successful round-trip to Albany.
In 1863, Federal batteries and ships bombarded Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor during the Civil War.
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