This Day In History, August 21

Here are some notable events that occurred on this day throughout history.

1831 – Nat Turner leads a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia.

1897 – Olds Motor Works, later known as Oldsmobile, is founded by Ransom Eli Olds in Lansing, Michigan. (Photo credit: Krzysztof Marek Wlodarczyk)

1911 – The Mona Lisa is discovered missing at Louvre in Paris. It was not found for two years, when the brazen thief tried to collect on ransom money. (AP)

1921 – The Green Bay Football Club, later named the Green Bay Packers, becomes professional franchise. (AP)

1959 – Hawaii becomes the 50^th US state. (Photo credit Andrea Izzotti via CBS News)

1986 – Usain Bolt is born in Sherwood Content, Trelawny, Jamaica. (AP)

1989 – The Voyager II spacecraft, launched nearly 12 years prior, prepares to rendezvous with Neptune. (Space.com)