Women’s Right to Vote…..
August 18, 1920……
19th Amendment to the U.S. constitution granting American women the right to vote is ratified after being approved by Tennessee, providing the necessary two-thirds majority of states needed for ratification.
Hitler Voted President…..
August 19, 1934……
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler is voted president, giving him full command of the country.
Prime Minister Eaten by Mob……
August 20, 1672……
Johan de Witt, former Grand Pensionary (Prime Minister) of Holland and his brother are lynched by an angry mob who ate their body parts, including their roasted livers. As Prime Minister of Holland, he had neglected the Dutch army causing the Dutch Republic to be easily invaded by an alliance of countries that included England and France. He and his brother were blamed for the defeats and were lynched in The Hague, where their bodies were cannibalized by the mob.