August 14th is the 226th day in the Gregorian calendar. In 1917, China declared war on Germany and Austria in WWI. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, creating pensions and unemployment insurance. In 1945, President Truman announced Japan's surrender in WWII. More @Wikipedia
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