On this day: August 23

POSTED: 01:54 PM PDT Aug 22, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Aug 22, 2012 

King George gets fed up with the rebelling colonies, a silent film legend passes away, the Earth is ready for its closeup and an earthquake jolts D.C., all on this day.

OTD August 23 - King George
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1775: In response to news of the Battle of Bunker Hill at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, England's King George III declares that the American colonies exist in a state of open and avowed rebellion.

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