AUGUST 23
1913:Carl Jacobsen unveils his gift to the city of Copenhagen,
Denmark — a statue of the Little Mermaid to immortalize the character
from Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tale. Sculptor Edvard
Eriksen used his wife, Eline, and the ballerina Ellen Prince as the
models for the bronze sculpture, which still overlooks Langelinie Pier.
1861: Socialite Rose O'Neal Greenhow is placed under house
arrest in Washington, D.C., by Secret Service head Allen Pinkerton.
Among other acts of espionage, Greenhow passed along information to Gen.
P.T. Beauregard that Confederate President Jefferson Davis attributes
with helping the Confederates
win the First Battle of Bull Run. Greenhow will continue her role as
spy from the Old Capitol Prison but will be released in May 1862,
becoming a successful Confederate envoy to Europe.
1979: The Gossamer Condor, created by Paul MacCready and Peter
Lissaman, wins the Kremer prize for human-powered flight, when amateur
cyclist Bryan Allen completes the required figure-eight course, flying
more than a mile in Shafter, Calif.
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