On This Day - August 18, A Shot of History

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1920 – The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#/media/File:Speaker_Gillett_Signing_the_Suffrage_Bill.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBZYAnbakuU

1201 – The city of Riga, Latvia, is founded.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e09KNp15iFg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0Mq4j0yjJQ

1945 – Sukarno takes office as the first president of Indonesia, following the country's declaration of independence the previous day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukarno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJJb3F4sbC8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl4VNvAVeJA

1983 – Mika, Lebanese-English singer-songwriter and pianist, is born.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mika_%28singer%29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xmZSaNi3jE

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet