On August 19. 1909 ; The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. source
On August 19. 1909 ; The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
On August 19. 1940 ; First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber. source
On August 19. 1940 ; First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.
On August 20.1858 ; Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory. source
On August 20.1858 ; Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory.
On August 20.1920 ; The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit. source
On August 20.1920 ; The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
On August 20.1962 ; The NS Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered civilian ship, embarks on its maiden voyage. source
On August 20.1962 ; The NS Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered civilian ship, embarks on its maiden voyage.
On August 22.1849 ; The first air raid in history. Austria launches pilotless balloons against the city of Venice. source
On August 22.1849 ; The first air raid in history. Austria launches pilotless balloons against the city of Venice.
On August 22.1864 ; Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention. source
On August 22.1864 ; Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention.
On August 24.1998 ; First radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation tested in the United Kingdom. source
On August 24.1998 ; First radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation tested in the United Kingdom.
On August 26.1778 ; The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia. source
On August 26.1778 ; The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
On August 26.1940 ; Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor. source
On August 26.1940 ; Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.
On August 27.1939 ; First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft. source
On August 27.1939 ; First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.
On August 27.1942 ; First day of the Sarny Massacre. source
On August 27.1942 ; First day of the Sarny Massacre.
On August 28.1845 ; The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published. source
On August 28.1845 ; The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
On August 28.1901 ; Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. The first American private school in the country. source
On August 28.1901 ; Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. The first American private school in the country.
On August 29.1869 ; The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world's first mountain-climbing rack railway. source
On August 29.1869 ; The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world's first mountain-climbing rack railway.
On August 29.1885 ; Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen. source
On August 29.1885 ; Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.
On August 29.1915 ; US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident. source
On August 29.1915 ; US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident.
On August 30.1813 ; First Battle of Kulm: French forces are defeated by an Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance. source
On August 30.1813 ; First Battle of Kulm: French forces are defeated by an Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance.
On August 30.1962 ; Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war. source
On August 30.1962 ; Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.
On August 31.1928 ; The Threepenny Opera is first produced in Berlin. source
On August 31.1928 ; The Threepenny Opera is first produced in Berlin.
On September 1.1836 ; Narcissa Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington. source
On September 1.1836 ; Narcissa Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington.
On September 1.1878 ; Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company. source
On September 1.1878 ; Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
On September 1.1897 ; The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America. source
On September 1.1897 ; The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
On September 1.1910 ; In Brazil, Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, the first FIFA World Club Champion, is founded. source
On September 1.1910 ; In Brazil, Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, the first FIFA World Club Champion, is founded.
On September 1.1979 ; The American space probe Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturn when it passes the planet at a distance of 21,000 kilometres (13,000 mi). source
On September 1.1979 ; The American space probe Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturn when it passes the planet at a distance of 21,000 kilometres (13,000 mi).
On September 3.1875 ; The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers. source
On September 3.1875 ; The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
On September 3.1895 ; John Brallier becomes the first openly professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12–0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association. source
On September 3.1895 ; John Brallier becomes the first openly professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12–0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.
On September 3.1935 ; Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph. source
On September 3.1935 ; Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph.
On September 4.1923 ; Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah. source
On September 4.1923 ; Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah.
On September 5.1836 ; Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas. source
On September 5.1836 ; Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
