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On August 29, 1958, Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana. Michael was eight of ten children raised by working-class African-American parents Joe and Katherine Jackson. Michael started his musical career as one of the lead vocals for a music band founded by his father, Joe. Together with Michael's four other brothers Jermaine, Jackie, Tito and Marlon they became known as the Jackson 5. They were dubbed as the "cutting-edge example of black crossover artists" who appealed to different types of audiences ranging from pop, soul, funk, rhythm and blue, rock to disco. It wasn't until 1971 that Michael Jackson...

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On August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley - the "King of Rock and Roll" - died in his Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. At age 42, Elvis Presley was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor of his Graceland mansion. The next day, Former US President Jimmy Carter made a statement that described Elvis Presley as someone "unique and irreplaceable" when he wrote,"Elvis Presley's death deprives our country of a part of itself. He was unique and irreplaceable. More than 20 years ago, he burst upon the scene with an impact that was unprecedented and will probably never be equaled. His music...

On August 2, 1990, Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait resulting in a 7 month long military occupation of the country. Iraq's invasion of Kuwait was a military victory by Iraqi forces as Kuwait's defense forces were overpowered by some 88,000 Iraqi troops that resulted in the downfall of Kuwait's government led by Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Within 2 days, the Kuwaiti government fell and Iraq annexed Kuwait as its 19th province of Iraq by setting up a puppet government called the "Republic of Kuwait". On the same day of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, the United Nations Security Council unanimously denounced the...

On July 28, 1942, Joseph Stalin issues "Order No. 227" that came to be known as "Not a step back!" in defense of Leningrad against the German advance. The order established that one to three battalions called the Shtrafbats, are sent to the frontlines fraught with danger and death. Order No. 227 also directed the Russian army to create blocking detachments to maintain military discipline, prevent deserting troops from fleeing the battlefield, and shooting them on the spot. The order declared, “Panic makers and cowards must be liquidated on the spot. Not one step backward without orders from higher headquarters!"