This Day in History August 14

This day in history, August 14, 2007
In 1947 Pakistan became a sovereign state, bringing an end to British rule. This would happen throughout the British Empire and it would soon not be possible to say, “The sun never sets on the British Empire.”
In 1935 The Social Security Act was passed today.
In 1457 the first printed with a colophon bearing the name of the printer was completed in Mainz Germany.