Daily Archives for 16 August 2012


August 16: Chang and Eng

On 16 August 1829, Chang and Eng arrived in the United States. The boys had been born as conjoined twins in Meklong, Siam [now Thailand] in 1811. Although they were primarily of Chinese decent and were known as the Chinese twins in their village, after arriving in America they were known as the Siamese twins. […]