- Aug 11 World's 1st roller rink opens (Newport, Rhode Island)
Event of Interest
Aug 20 President Andrew Johnson formally declares US Civil War over
- Aug 20 President Andrew Johnson issues Proclamation 157 declaring "insurrection" in Texas over, officially ending the US Civil War [1]
- Aug 23 Treaty of Prague ends Austro-Prussian war
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