Historical Events
08 Aug 1220
Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula
08 Aug 1322
Emperor Godaigo makes Sojiji the chief monastery of Soto Sect
08 Aug 1509
Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire in Southern India
08 Aug 1549
Henry II of France declares war on England and orders the siege of Boulogne
08 Aug 1570
Peace of Saint-Germain-and-Laye more freedom for Huguenots
08 Aug 1585
John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage
08 Aug 1605
The city of Oulu Finland is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
08 Aug 1619
Duke Maximilian I & Emperor Ferdinand II signs Treaty of Munchen
08 Aug 1647
The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms Battle of Dungans Hill - English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces.
08 Aug 1673
Dutch battle fleet of 23 ships demands surrender of NYC
08 Aug 1709
1st known ascent in hot-air balloon Bartolomeu de Gusmao (indoors)
08 Aug 1786
US Congress unanimously chooses the dollar as the money unit for the United States
08 Aug 1786
Jacques Balmat & Michel Paccard are 1st to climb to top of Mont Blanc
08 Aug 1793
The insurrection of Lyon occurs during the French Revolution.
08 Aug 1794
Joseph Whidbey and George Vancouver lead an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage near Juneau Alaska
08 Aug 1796
Boston African Society establishes with 44 members
08 Aug 1809
70 disciples of Gaon of Vilnius arrive in Palestine
08 Aug 1831
Battle of Hasselt - Dutch army drives out Belgians
08 Aug 1843
Natal (in South Africa) is made a British colony
08 Aug 1854
Smith & Wesson patents metal bullet cartridges
08 Aug 1860
Queen of Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) arrives in NYC
08 Aug 1863
American Civil War Tennessees military Governor Andrew Johnson frees his personal slaves. Celebrated as a holiday by Tennessee African Americans (early 20th century)
08 Aug 1864
Comet C N1 (Tempel) approaches within 0.0964 AUs of Earth
08 Aug 1864
Union troopsfleet occupy Fort Gaines Alabama
08 Aug 1870
Magic (US) defeats Cambria (England) in 2nd running of Americas Cup
08 Aug 1870
The Republic of Ploieti a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
08 Aug 1876
Dan OLeacy completes 500 mile walk in 139h32m
08 Aug 1900
1st International Lawn Tennis Challenge (precursor to Davis Cup) begins at Longwood Cricket Club in Massachusetts won 3-0 by US over British Isles
08 Aug 1902
International Lawn Tennis Challenge Brooklyn NY Malcolm Whitman beats Reginald Doherty 6-17-56-4 to give US a 3-2 win over the British Isles
08 Aug 1903
International Lawn Tennis Challenge Boston MA Laurence Doherty beats William Larned 6-3 6-8 6-0 2-6 7-5 to give British Isles an unassailable 3-1 lead over US (ends 4-1)
08 Aug 1903
In 11th an old black ball is put into play against Cleve Tigers Nap Lajoie protests ignored he hurls ball out of park & forfeits game
08 Aug 1910
The US Army installs the first tricycle landing gear on the Armys Wright Flyer.
08 Aug 1911
The millionth patent is filed in the United States Patent Office by Francis Holton for a tubeless vehicle tire.
08 Aug 1911
Public Law 62-5 sets the number of representatives in the United States House of Representatives at 435. The law would come into effect in 1913.
08 Aug 1913
Richard Corfields Camel Corps opens Mad Mullah in Burao Somalia
08 Aug 1914
French troops under Gen Bonneau occupy Mulhouse at Elzas
08 Aug 1916
As set AL record with 19th consecutive loss on road
08 Aug 1918
World War I The Allies launch the Hundred Days Offensive beginning with the Battle of Amiens where 500 tanks and 10 Allied divisions attacked German lines
08 Aug 1919
Treaty of Rawalpindi British recognise Afghanistans independence
08 Aug 1920
Tigers beat Yanks 1-0 in shortest AL game 73 minutes
08 Aug 1922
Pirates set record of 46 hits in a doubleheader (against Phillies)
08 Aug 1925
1st national march of Ku Klux Klan (between 25000 and 40000 marchers) in Washington D.C.
08 Aug 1930
St Louis Cards are 12 games back in NL & go on to win pennant
08 Aug 1931
Wash Senator Bob Burke no-hits Boston Red Sox 5-0
08 Aug 1936
A Finnish quinella in the 3000m steeplechase at the Berlin Olympics Volmari Iso-Hollo beats team mate Kaarlo Tuominen in world record time (903.8)
08 Aug 1936
American Glenn Morris decathlon total of 7254 points is a world record team mates Bob Clark & Jack Parker complete US sweep in the gruelling event at the Berlin Olympics
08 Aug 1937
Bonneville Dam on Columbia River begins producing power
08 Aug 1938
Great Trek Centenary Celebrations commence the Great Trek was a migration involving Boers leaving the Cape Colony and settling in the interior of South Africa
08 Aug 1941
20 divisions of Soviet 6th12th Army surrender at Oeman
08 Aug 1942
Monty appointed commander of British 8th Army at Alamein
08 Aug 1942
6 convicted Nazi saboteurs who landed in US executed in Washington D.C.
08 Aug 1942
British Flower class corvette HMS Dianthus sinks U-379
08 Aug 1942
Soviet anti-offensive of Voronezh under Marshal Timosjenko
08 Aug 1943
US amphibians land at St Agata on North coast of Sicily
08 Aug 1944
CanadaPolish troops occupy CramesnilSecquevilleCintheauxSt-Aignan
08 Aug 1945
England & Australian Services draw 4th Victory Test
08 Aug 1945
USSR establishes a communist government in North Korea
08 Aug 1946
Dreyfuss family owners of Pittsburgh Pirates since 1900 sells club to Frank McKinney & John Galbreath for 25 million
08 Aug 1948
Hold It opens at National Theater NYC for 46 performances
08 Aug 1949
Bhutan land of Dragon becomes an independent monarchy
08 Aug 1952
Syngman Ree re-elected president of South Korea
08 Aug 1953
US & South Korea initial a mutual security pact
08 Aug 1955
Geneva conference held to discuss peaceful uses of atomic energy
08 Aug 1956
Fire & explosion kill 263 miners at Marcinelle Belgium
08 Aug 1956
WDIQ (now KMCT) TV channel 2 in Dozier AL (PBS) begins
08 Aug 1960
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini hits 1
08 Aug 1960
Charges against 53 of the 76 Africans detained after the Sharpeville massacre in South Africa are dropped
08 Aug 1961
Ham Tigercats (CFL) beat Buff Bills (NFL) 38-21 in Hamilton Ontario
08 Aug 1961
Verne Gagne beats Gene Kiniski in Minneapolis to become NWA champ
08 Aug 1963
Great Train Robbery in England 2.6 million (7.3 million)
08 Aug 1963
Kingsmen release Louie Louie radio stations label it obscene
08 Aug 1963
LA Dodgers F Howard & B Skowron are 3rd to hit consecutive pinch HRs
08 Aug 1963
Verne Gagne beats Fritz Von Erich in Amarillo to become NWA champ
08 Aug 1964
110 in the Shade closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 330 performances
08 Aug 1966
South African Broadcasting bans Beatles (Lennons anti-Jesus remark)
08 Aug 1967
Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore & Thailand meet to form Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
08 Aug 1968
Jarry Park is approved by Mayor Jean Drapeau for interim use by Expos
08 Aug 1970
NY Yankees honor Casey Stengel retiring his number 37 (BTG was there)
08 Aug 1971
A British soldier is shot dead by the Irish Republican Army in Belfast
08 Aug 1972
NY Yanks sign 30-year lease to play in remodeled Yankee Stadium
08 Aug 1974
US President Richard Nixon announces he will resign at 12pm the next day
08 Aug 1975
As a result of rainfall from Typhoon Nina the Banqiao Dam in China fails causing the collapse of almost 6 million buildings and 229000 deaths
08 Aug 1977
Maurine Stuart ordained as Zen priest by Eido Tai Shimano Roshi
08 Aug 1977
Texas Rangers turn their 1st triple play (vs As)
08 Aug 1978
Pioneer-Venus 2 with 5 atmospheric probes launched toward Venus
08 Aug 1981
At a summit South African Trade Unions resolve to defy apartheid and labour laws
08 Aug 1983
Jury in KC Mo awards TV anchorwoman Christine Craft 500000 in sex discrimination suit against KMBC-TV (later overturned)
08 Aug 1984
Rink closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 204 performances
08 Aug 1984
Carl Lewis wins 3rd gold medal of the Los Angeles Olympics joining Kirk Baptiste and Thomas Jefferson in an American sweep of the 200m
08 Aug 1984
Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco becomes the first female Olympic champion of a Muslim nation and the first of her country in the 400m hurdles at the Los Angeles Olympics
08 Aug 1984
Future 5-time Americas Cup winner Russell Coutts of New Zealand wins the Finn Class sailing gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics
08 Aug 1985
Baseballs new agreement permits 2 new NL teams in 1993
08 Aug 1985
Japan launches Planet A a probe to Halleys comet
08 Aug 1986
Altaf Hussains address at Nishtar Park Karachi announcing the establishment of the MQM political movement.
08 Aug 1987
Brewers Rob Deer struck-out 5 times in a game
08 Aug 1987
Lynne Cox became 1st to swim from US to Russia across Bering Strait
08 Aug 1987
Pakistan all out 708 v England at The Oval Botham 3-217
08 Aug 1988
-11] Army in Rangoon shoots on students 5-10000 killed
08 Aug 1988
Angola Cuba & South Africa sign cease fire treaty
08 Aug 1988
Discovery of most distant galaxy (15 10 12 light yrs) announced
08 Aug 1988
Duchess of York gives birth to 6 lb 12 oz baby girl
08 Aug 1988
Jennifer Levins parents file 25M suit against Dorrian Red Hand Bar
08 Aug 1988
Minnesota Twins pull 2nd triple-play of year & beat Cleve 6-2
08 Aug 1988
Renovated Central Park Zoo reopens after 4 years
08 Aug 1988
Russian troops begin pull out of Afghanistan after 9 year war
08 Aug 1988
US Secretary of State Shultz narrowly escapes assassin attempt in Bolivia
08 Aug 1988
Temperature hits high of 88 deg F on 8888 in NYC
08 Aug 1988
Cubs & Phillies attempt to play 1st night game ever at Wrigley Field but are rained out in 4th inning with Chicago leading 3-1
08 Aug 1988
Ceasefire between Iran & Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war
08 Aug 1990
Baltimore Orioles pull their 10th triple play (1-6-3 vs Oakland)
08 Aug 1991
Billy Preston charged with exhibiting pornography to a minor
08 Aug 1991
Actor Gary Oldman is arrested for drunk driving
08 Aug 1991
Shiite Muslims release British hostage John McCarthy
08 Aug 1991
With two months left White Sox set new home attendance (2150951)
08 Aug 1991
The Warsaw radio mast at one time the tallest construction ever built collapses.
08 Aug 1992
Bulgarian canoeist Nikolay Bukhalov completes the C-1 500 1000 double winning the latter at the Barcelona Olympics
08 Aug 1993
Tropical storm Bret ravages Venezuela about 100 killed
08 Aug 1995
Jeff King of Pirates is 16th NL player to HR twice in one inning
08 Aug 1997
Mariners Randy Johnson strikes out 19 Chicago White Sox
08 Aug 1997
The UN approves a sale-price formula for Iraqi crude oil sales under the oil-for-food plan
08 Aug 1992
Germany goes through the hockey competition undefeated to win gold with a 2-1 win over Australia in the mens final at the Barcelona Olympics
08 Aug 1992
Spanish centre forward Kiko scores twice as the home team takes the football Olympic gold medal with a 3-2 win over Poland in front of 95000 at Camp Nou Barcelona
08 Aug 1992
Fermn Cacho wins Spains first ever Olympic gold medal in a running event when he takes out the 1500m at the Barcelona Games
08 Aug 2000
Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor.
08 Aug 2007
An EF2 tornado touches down in Kings County and Richmond County New York State the most powerful tornado in New York to date and the first in Brooklyn since 1889.
08 Aug 2008
IXXX Summer Olympic Games open in Beijing China
08 Aug 1303
Crete earthquake strikes with estimated magnitude of 8 triggering a major tsunami with major damage including ships sweep 2 miles inland in Egypt
08 Aug 1786
US Congress unanimously chooses the dollar as the monetary unit for the United States of America
08 Aug 1786
Jacques Balmat and Michel Paccard are 1st to climb to top of Mont Blanc the highest mountain in Western Europe
08 Aug 1931
Washington Senators pitcher Bobby Burke no-hits Boston Red Sox 5-0 at Griffith Stadium Washington D. C.
08 Aug 1936
A Finnish quinella in the 3000m steeplechase at the Berlin Olympics Volmari Iso-Hollo beats teammate Kaarlo Tuominen in world record time (903.8)
08 Aug 1936
American Glenn Morris decathlon total of 7254 points is a world record teammates Bob Clark & Jack Parker complete US sweep in the gruelling event at the Berlin Olympics
08 Aug 1992
Germany goes through the field hockey competition undefeated to win gold with a 2-1 win over Australia in the mens final at the Barcelona Olympics
08 Aug 1870
New York Yacht Clubs first defence of Americas Cup Magic (US) defeats Cambria (England) and 16 fellow defenders from NY Harbour to Sandy Hook Light Vessel on the Atlantic and return (38 miles)
08 Aug 1969
The Beatles are photographed by Iain MacMillan crossing the street as they walk away from EMI Studios for the cover of their Abbey Road album. [1]
08 Aug 1988
-11] Army in Rangoon Myanmar fires on pro-democracy students killing thousands during the 8888 Uprising
08 Aug 1988
Angola Cuba and South Africa sign cease fire treaty
08 Aug 1988
Renovated Central Park Zoo reopens after 4 years (New York City)
08 Aug 2012
China announces that it plans to close 23 rare earth mines and up to 50 smelting companies
08 Aug 1870
1st Americas Cup New York Yacht Clubs first defence of Americas Cup Magic (NYYC) defeats Cambria (Royal Thames YC England finishes 8th) and 16 fellow defenders from NY Harbour to Sandy Hook Light Vessel on the Atlantic and return (38 miles)
08 Aug 1936
Corbett National Park and Tiger Reserve founded in Uttarakhand British India as Hailey National Park (later renamed) - Indias first National Park [1]
08 Aug 1964
1st Rolling Stones concert in Netherlands at The Kurhaus of Scheveningen in The Hague
08 Aug 1988
Minnesota Twins pull 2nd triple-play of year in 6-2 win over Cleveland
08 Aug 1303
Crete earthquake strikes with estimated magnitude of 8 triggering a major tsunami that damaged the Lighthouse of Alexandria and swept ships 2 miles inland in Egypt
08 Aug 1703
Vienna-based newspaper Wiennerisches Diarium (later called Wiener Zeitung) prints 1st edition publishes daily for almost 320 years
08 Aug 1870
1st Americas Cup New York Yacht Clubs first defense of Americas Cup Magic (NYYC) defeats Cambria (Royal Thames YC England finishes 8th) and 16 fellow defenders from NY Harbour to Sandy Hook Light Vessel on the Atlantic and return (38 miles)
08 Aug 1902
International Lawn Tennis Challenge Brooklyn NY Malcolm Whitman beats Reginald Doherty 6-1 7-5 6-4 to give US a 3-2 win over the British Isles
08 Aug 1930
MLB St Louis Cardinals are 12 games back in NL & go on to win pennant
08 Aug 1964
N. Richard Nash Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones musical 110 in the Shade based on Nashs drama The Rainmaker closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 330 performances
08 Aug 1968
Jarry Park is approved by Montreal Mayor Jean Drapeau for interim use by Expos
08 Aug 1969
The Beatles are photographed by Iain MacMillan crossing the street as they walk away from EMI Recording Studios for the cover of their Abbey Road album [1]
08 Aug 1986
Texas paroles American rock singer David Crosby from state prison 5 months into his 5 year prison sentence for drug and weapons convictions he credits the respite with helping him to break his cocaine addiction
08 Aug 1988
Ceasefire between Iran and Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war
08 Aug 1995
10.75 (27.305 cm) of rainfall at Lockington Dam Lockington Ohio (state record)
08 Aug 1996
American jazz artist Mel Torm (70) suffers a stroke ending his 65-year singing career
08 Aug 2000
Confederate submarine CSS H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor off the coast of South Carolina [1]
08 Aug 1615
Dutch expedition of Joris van Spilbergen attacks and later pillages Spanish held town of Payta north of Lima [1]
08 Aug 1829
Stourbridge Lion steam locomotive goes into service for the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company in Honesdale Pennsylvania built by Foster Rastrick and Co. in Stourbridge England
08 Aug 1944
First test flight of the Junkers Ju 287. a proposed German Luftwaffe jet bomber it was never fully put into production
08 Aug 1946
Dreyfuss family owners of MLB Pittsburgh Pirates since 1900 sells club to Frank McKinney and John Galbreath for 25 million
08 Aug 1967
Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore and Thailand meet to form Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
08 Aug 1988
Angola Cuba and South Africa agree to a ceasefire in the Angolan Civil War
08 Aug 1988
Russian troops begin pull out of Afghanistan after 9 years of war
08 Aug 2008
Russo-Georgian War Russia launches a full-scale land air and sea invasion of Georgia referring to it as a peace enforcement operation after Georgia responded to aggression from South Ossetian
08 Aug 2008
XXIX Summer Olympic Games open in Beijing China
08 Aug 2012
16 people are killed from flooding from heavy rain in Manilla Philippines
08 Aug 2013
14 people are killed by a bomb explosion in Nangarhar Afghanistan
08 Aug 2013
28 people are killed by a suicide bombing in Quetta Pakistan
08 Aug 1303
The Crete earthquake strikes with an estimated magnitude of 8 triggering a major tsunami that damages the Lighthouse of Alexandria and sweeps ships two miles inland in Egypt
08 Aug 1509
Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned marking the beginning of the rejuvenation of the Vijayanagara Empire in southern India
08 Aug 1567
Duke of Alvas army enters Brussels Habsburg Netherlands (now Belgium)
08 Aug 1570
Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye grants more freedom to Huguenots
08 Aug 1615
Dutch expedition of Joris van Spilbergen attacks and later pillages the Spanish-held town of Paita north of Lima [1]
08 Aug 1647
The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces in the Battle of Dungans Hill
08 Aug 1655
City of Vilnius capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania falls to Muscovite forces who pillage it with such ferocity that fires burn for two weeks
08 Aug 1673
Dutch battle fleet of 23 ships demands the surrender of New York City
08 Aug 1703
Vienna-based newspaper Wienerisches Diarium (later called Wiener Zeitung) prints its first edition and publishes daily for almost 320 years
08 Aug 1709
First known ascent in a hot-air balloon by Bartolomeu de Gusmo (indoors)
08 Aug 1729
Town of Baltimore is founded in the British North American colony of the Province of Maryland
08 Aug 1786
Jacques Balmat and Michel Paccard are the first to climb to the top of Mont Blanc the highest mountain in Western Europe
08 Aug 1796
Boston African Society is established with 44 members
08 Aug 1814
Peace negotiations begin in Ghent United Netherlands (now Belgium)
08 Aug 1829
The Stourbridge Lion steam locomotive built by Foster Rastrick and Co. in Stourbridge England goes into service for the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company in Honesdale Pennsylvania
08 Aug 1831
Battle of Hasselt Dutch army drives out the Belgians
08 Aug 1843
Natal in South Africa becomes a British colony
08 Aug 1860
Queen of the Sandwich Islands Hawaii arrives in New York City
08 Aug 1863
American Civil War Tennessees military Governor Andrew Johnson frees his personal slaves celebrated as a holiday by Tennessee African Americans in the early 20th century
08 Aug 1864
Comet C N1 (Tempel) passes within 0.0964 AU (approximately 14.4 million km or 8.9 million miles) of Earth
08 Aug 1864
Union troops and fleet occupy Fort Gaines Alabama
08 Aug 1870
New York Yacht Clubs first defense of Americas Cup Magic (NYYC) defeats Cambria (Royal Thames YC England finishes 8th) and 16 fellow defenders from New York Harbor to Sandy Hook Light Vessel on the Atlantic and return (38 miles)
08 Aug 1870
The Republic of Ploieti a failed Radical-Liberal uprising against Domnitor Carol I of Romania
08 Aug 1876
Dan OLeary completes a 500-mile walk in 139 hours and 32 minutes
08 Aug 1894
Riccardo Drigos ballet Le Rveil de Flore premieres with the Imperial Mariinsky Ballet at the Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg Russian Empire
08 Aug 1900
1st International Lawn Tennis Challenge (precursor to Davis Cup) begins at Longwood Cricket Club in Massachusetts won 3-0 by the US over the British Isles
08 Aug 1911
Public Law 62-5 sets the number of representatives in the United States House of Representatives at 435 and comes into effect in 1913
08 Aug 1913
Richard Corfields Camel Corps opens against the Mad Mullah in Burao Somalia
08 Aug 1914
French troops under Gen. Bonneau occupy Mulhouse in Alsace
08 Aug 1916
The As set an American League record with their 19th consecutive loss on the road
08 Aug 1918
World War I The Allies launch the Hundred Days Offensive beginning with the Battle of Amiens where 500 tanks and 10 Allied divisions attack German lines
08 Aug 1919
Treaty of Rawalpindi British recognize Afghanistans independence
08 Aug 1920
Tigers beat Yankees 1-0 in the shortest American League game lasting 73 minutes
08 Aug 1922
Pirates set a record of 46 hits in a doubleheader against the Phillies
08 Aug 1925
First national march of the Ku Klux Klan (between 25000 and 40000 marchers) in Washington D.C.
08 Aug 1930
MLB St. Louis Cardinals are 12 games back in the NL and go on to win the pennant
08 Aug 1936
A Finnish quinella in the 3000 m steeplechase at the Berlin Olympics as Volmari Iso-Hollo beats teammate Kaarlo Tuominen in a world record time of 903.8
08 Aug 1936
American Glenn Morriss decathlon total of 7254 points is a world record teammates Bob Clark and Jack Parker complete a US sweep in the grueling event at the Berlin Olympics
08 Aug 1936
Corbett National Park and Tiger Reserve is founded in Uttarakhand British India as Hailey National Park (later renamed) as Indias first national park [1]
08 Aug 1937
Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River begins producing power
08 Aug 1941
Twenty divisions of the Soviet 6th and 12th Armies surrender at Uman
08 Aug 1942
Six convicted Nazi saboteurs who land in the US are executed in Washington D.C.
08 Aug 1942
Soviet counteroffensive at Voronezh under Marshal Timoshenko
08 Aug 1943
US amphibians land at SantAgata on the north coast of Sicily
08 Aug 1943
Vegetables and fruit are rationed in the Netherlands
08 Aug 1944
Canadian and Polish troops occupy Cramesnil Secqueville Cintheaux and St-Aignan
08 Aug 1944
First test flight of the Junkers Ju 287 a proposed German Luftwaffe jet bomber it is never fully put into production
08 Aug 1945
England and Australian armed services draw the fourth Victory Test
08 Aug 1945
The Soviet Union declares war against Japan in World War II and invades Manchuria the next day
08 Aug 1946
India agrees to give Bhutan 32 square miles (82.88 square kilometers) of territory in the area of Dewangiri
08 Aug 1949
Bhutan Land of the Dragon becomes an independent monarchy
08 Aug 1952
Syngman Rhee is re-elected as president of South Korea
08 Aug 1953
US and South Korea initial a mutual security pact
08 Aug 1955
Geneva Conference is held to discuss the peaceful uses of atomic energy
08 Aug 1956
Fire and explosion kill 263 miners in Marcinelle Belgium
08 Aug 1956
WDIQ (now KMCT) TV channel 2 in Dozier AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
08 Aug 1960
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini hits 1 on the Billboard Hot 100
08 Aug 1961
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) beat Buffalo Bills (NFL) 38-21 in Hamilton Ontario
08 Aug 1961
Verne Gagne beats Gene Kiniski in Minneapolis to become NWA champion
08 Aug 1963
Great Train Robbery in England involves the theft of 2.6 million (7.3 million)
08 Aug 1963
The Kingsmen release Louie Louie some radio stations ban it due to rumors of obscene content
08 Aug 1963
Verne Gagne beats Fritz Von Erich in Amarillo to become NWA Champion
08 Aug 1964
First Rolling Stones concert in the Netherlands at the Kurhaus of Scheveningen in The Hague
08 Aug 1967
Indonesia Malaysia the Philippines Singapore and Thailand meet to form the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
08 Aug 1968
Jarry Park is approved by Montreal Mayor Jean Drapeau for interim use by the Expos
08 Aug 1972
New York Yankees sign a 30-year lease to play in remodeled Yankee Stadium
08 Aug 1974
US President Richard Nixon announces he will resign at 12 pm the next day
08 Aug 1976
Chicago White Sox wear shorts for a game instead of traditional baseball pants
08 Aug 1977
Maurine Stuart is ordained as a Zen priest by Eido Tai Shimano Roshi
08 Aug 1977
Texas Rangers turn their first triple play against the Athletics
08 Aug 1978
Pioneer-Venus 2 with five atmospheric probes launches toward Venus
08 Aug 1980
Lake Buena Vista Conference Center and Club Lake Villas open
08 Aug 1981
At a summit South African trade unions resolve to defy apartheid and labor laws
08 Aug 1983
Jury in KC Mo awards TV anchorwoman Christine Craft 500000 in a sex discrimination suit against KMBC-TV (later overturned)
08 Aug 1984
Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco becomes the first female Olympic champion from a Muslim nation and the first from her country in the 400 m hurdles at the Los Angeles Olympics
08 Aug 1985
Baseballs new agreement permits two new National League teams in 1993
08 Aug 1985
Japan launches Planet-A a probe to Halleys Comet
08 Aug 1986
Altaf Hussain addresses Nishtar Park in Karachi announcing the establishment of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) political movement
08 Aug 1986
Texas paroles American rock singer David Crosby from state prison five months into his five-year prison sentence for drug and weapons convictions he credits the reprieve with helping him break his cocaine addiction
08 Aug 1987
Brewers Rob Deer strikes out five times in a game
08 Aug 1987
Pakistan is all out for 708 against England at The Oval with Botham taking 3-217
08 Aug 1988
Astronomers announce the discovery of the most distant galaxy known 4C41.17 a cluster of stars more than 10 billion light-years away [1]
08 Aug 1988
Jennifer Levins parents file a 25 million lawsuit against Dorrians Red Hand Bar
08 Aug 1988
Minnesota Twins pull second triple play of year in 6-2 win over Cleveland
08 Aug 1988
Renovated Central Park Zoo reopens after 4 years in New York City
08 Aug 1988
Russian troops begin to pull out of Afghanistan after 9 years of war
08 Aug 1988
Sarah Duchess of York gives birth to her first child Beatrice weighing 6 lb 12 oz (3.06 kg)
08 Aug 1988
Temperature hits a high of 88F on 8888 in NYC
08 Aug 1988
The Cubs and Phillies attempt to play the first night game ever at Wrigley Field but are rained out in the fourth inning with Chicago leading 3-1
08 Aug 1990
Baltimore Orioles pull off their 10th triple play (1-6-3 vs. Oakland)
08 Aug 1990
Carlton Fisk ties Johnny Bench by hitting 327 home runs as a catcher
08 Aug 1991
With two months left in the season the White Sox set a new home attendance record of 2150951 attendees
08 Aug 1992
Bulgarian canoeist Nikolay Bukhalov completes the C-1 5001000 double winning the latter at the Barcelona Olympics
08 Aug 1992
Fermn Cacho wins Spains first Olympic gold medal in a running event when he takes the 1500 m at the Barcelona Games
08 Aug 1992
Germany goes through the field hockey competition undefeated to win gold with a 2-1 victory over Australia in the mens final at the Barcelona Olympics
08 Aug 1992
Spanish center forward Kiko scores twice as the home team wins the Olympic football gold medal with a 3-2 victory over Poland in front of 95000 at Camp Nou Barcelona
08 Aug 1993
Tropical Storm Bret ravages Venezuela killing about 100 people
08 Aug 1995
10.75 inches (27.305 cm) of rainfall at Lockington Dam Lockington Ohio (state record)
08 Aug 1995
Jeff King of the Pirates is the 16th National League player to hit two home runs in one inning
08 Aug 1996
American jazz artist Mel Torm (70) suffers a stroke ending his 65-year singing career
08 Aug 1997
Mariner Randy Johnson strikes out 19 Chicago White Sox players
08 Aug 2000
Confederate submarine CSS H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor off the coast of South Carolina [1]
08 Aug 2008
Russia launches a full-scale land air and sea invasion of Georgia referring to it as a peace enforcement operation after Georgia responds to aggression from South Ossetia
08 Aug 2012
China announces plans to close 23 rare earth mines and up to 50 smelting companies
08 Aug 2012
Flooding due to heavy rain in Manila Philippines kills 16 people
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