On August 4.1946 ; An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. One hundred are killed and 20,000 are left homeless. source
On August 4.1946 ; An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. One hundred are killed and 20,000 are left homeless.
On August 4.2007 ; NASA's Phoenix spacecraft is launched. source
On August 4.2007 ; NASA's Phoenix spacecraft is launched.
On August 5.1824 ; Greek War of Independence: Constantine Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian ships in the Battle of Samos. source
On August 5.1824 ; Greek War of Independence: Constantine Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian ships in the Battle of Samos.
On August 5.1860 ; Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim. source
On August 5.1860 ; Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
On August 5.1861 ; The United States Army abolishes flogging. source
On August 5.1861 ; The United States Army abolishes flogging.
On August 5.1925 ; Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out. source
On August 5.1925 ; Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
On August 5.1974 ; Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1 billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam. source
On August 5.1974 ; Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1 billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam.
On August 5.1989 ; General elections are held in Nicaragua with the Sandinista National Liberation Front winning a majority. source
On August 5.1989 ; General elections are held in Nicaragua with the Sandinista National Liberation Front winning a majority.
On August 6.1825 ; Bolivia gains independence from Spain. source
On August 6.1825 ; Bolivia gains independence from Spain.
On August 6.1890 ; At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair. source
On August 6.1890 ; At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
On August 6.1901 ; Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation. source
On August 6.1901 ; Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.
On August 6.1912 ; The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum. source
On August 6.1912 ; The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
On August 6.1965 ; US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. source
On August 6.1965 ; US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law.
On August 6.1996 ; NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms. source
On August 6.1996 ; NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms.
On August 7.1819 ; Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá. source
On August 7.1819 ; Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá.
On August 7.1890 ; Anna Månsdotter becomes the last woman in Sweden to be executed, for the 1889 Yngsjö murder. source
On August 7.1890 ; Anna Månsdotter becomes the last woman in Sweden to be executed, for the 1889 Yngsjö murder.
On August 7.1940 ; World War II: Alsace-Lorraine is annexed by the Third Reich. source
On August 7.1940 ; World War II: Alsace-Lorraine is annexed by the Third Reich.
On August 7.1947 ; The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST). source
On August 7.1947 ; The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).
On August 8.1794 ; Joseph Whidbey leads an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage near Juneau, Alaska. source
On August 8.1794 ; Joseph Whidbey leads an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage near Juneau, Alaska.
On August 8.1876 ; Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph. source
On August 8.1876 ; Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
On August 8.1963 ; Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes. source
On August 8.1963 ; Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes.
On August 8.2010 ; China Floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people. source
On August 8.2010 ; China Floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people.
On August 9.1610 ; The First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in colonial Virginia. source
On August 9.1610 ; The First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in colonial Virginia.
On August 9.1842 ; The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains. source
On August 9.1842 ; The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
On August 9.1854 ; Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden. source
On August 9.1854 ; Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden.
On August 9.1914 ; Start of the Battle of Mulhouse, part of a French attempt to recover the province of Alsace and the first French offensive of World War I. source
On August 9.1914 ; Start of the Battle of Mulhouse, part of a French attempt to recover the province of Alsace and the first French offensive of World War I.
On August 9.1925 ; A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India source
On August 9.1925 ; A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India
On August 9.1945 ; The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria. source
On August 9.1945 ; The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.
On August 9.1971 ; The Troubles: The British Army in Northern Ireland launches Operation Demetrius. Hundreds of people are arrested and interned, thousands are displaced, and twenty are killed in the violence that followed. source
On August 9.1971 ; The Troubles: The British Army in Northern Ireland launches Operation Demetrius. Hundreds of people are arrested and interned, thousands are displaced, and twenty are killed in the violence that followed.
On August 10.1813 ; Instituto Nacional, is founded by the Chilean patriot José Miguel Carrera. It is Chile's oldest and most prestigious school. Its motto is Labor Omnia Vincit, which means "Work conquers all things". source
On August 10.1813 ; Instituto Nacional, is founded by the Chilean patriot José Miguel Carrera. It is Chile's oldest and most prestigious school. Its motto is Labor Omnia Vincit, which means "Work conquers all things".
