Talk:August 16

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August 16: Children's Day in Paraguay

1812 – War of 1812: American General William Hull surrendered Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army.
1863 – After Spain had annexed the Dominican Republic, rebels raised the Dominican flag in Santiago de los Caballeros to begin the War of Restoration.
1891 – The Basilica of San Sebastian in Manila, the only all-steel church in Asia, was officially consecrated.
1929 – A long-running dispute between Muslims and Jews over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem escalated into a week-long period of violent riots throughout Palestine.
1960 – Joseph Kittinger (pictured) parachuted from a balloon over New Mexico at 102,800 feet (31,330 m), setting records for high-altitude jump, free-fall height, and fastest speed by a human without an aircraft.