On This Day In History – August 12th

The Go-Go's, a little KISS action, go Reagan go, prison fun, and a horrible bomb death.

88 years ago - In 1934, the first federal prisoners arrived at the island prison Alcatraz (The Rock) in San Francisco Bay.

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78 years ago - In 1944, four members of the James Marvin Cosson family were killed when a U.S. Air Force plane Accidentally Dropped Three Bombs on Their Home in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.

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38 years ago - In 1984, during a sound check for his weekly radio address, President Reagan joked, "My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you that I just signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."

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23 years ago - In 1999, KISS received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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11 years ago - In 2011, The Go-Go's received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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