Aug. 26 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1920, eight days after it was ratified, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect -- giving women the right to vote . In 1964, Democrats nominated U.S. President Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey. They won easily in November. In 1978, Cardinal Albino Luciani was elected the 263rd pope and chose the name John Paul I. He died 33 days later. In 1983, catastrophic flooding in France and Spain destroyed much of the old town of Bilbao,