August 2016: Michael Phelps Is Man of Gold
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of August 2016.
1. CDC Issues Zika Warning 2. U.S. Launches Airstrikes Against ISIS in Libya 3. DNC Cleans House 4. Mobsters Arrested 5. Delta Is Grounded 6. First U.S. Zika Death 7. Michael Phelps, Golden Boy 8. ESPN's John Saunders Dies 9. Deadly Police Stop Sparks Violence in Milwaukee 10. Cash Payment to Iran Tied to Prisoner Release 11. Gawker Shuts Down 12. U.S. To Phase Out Private Prisons 13. Manafort Resigns from Trump Campaign 14. Federal Judge Rejects Obama's Transgender Bathroom Regulations 15. Actor and Funnyman Gene Wilder Dies
- Michael Phelps Is Man of Gold
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- On August 9, 2016, Michael Phelps wins his 20th gold medal of his career in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic games. Phelps came out of retirement for these Games. Four years ago at the London Olympics, he won silver in that race. Phelps finishes four hundredths of a second in front of Japan's. The superstar swimmer adds gold medal number 21 for a relay on the same night—he ends Olympics 2016 with 23 golds and 28 career total medals.
- Photo source: AP Photo/Lee Jin-man
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