Today History, August 15, 1969 Iconic 1960s Woodstock concert opened New York. The Sistine Chapel was consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV. 1914. The Panama Canal opened as SS Ancon crossed the waterway between Pacific and Atlantic oceans. 1935. ..…

NEW YORK — Scores of people New York state who were abused including Roman Catholic Church, on Aug., the day law enabled them to file lawsuits over decades-old crimes.. ... Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, speaks during news..…