On August 23.1831 ; Nat Turner's slave rebellion is suppressed. source
On August 23.1831 ; Nat Turner's slave rebellion is suppressed.
On August 23.1904 ; The automobile tire chain is patented. source
On August 23.1904 ; The automobile tire chain is patented.
On August 23.1927 ; Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed after a lengthy, controversial trial. source
On August 23.1927 ; Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed after a lengthy, controversial trial.
On August 23.1942 ; World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad. source
On August 23.1942 ; World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.
On August 23.2012 ; A hot-air balloon crashes near the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, killing six people and injuring 28 others. source
On August 23.2012 ; A hot-air balloon crashes near the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, killing six people and injuring 28 others.
On August 24.1812 ; Peninsular War: A coalition of Spanish, British, and Portuguese forces succeed in lifting the two-and-a-half-year-long Siege of Cádiz. source
On August 24.1812 ; Peninsular War: A coalition of Spanish, British, and Portuguese forces succeed in lifting the two-and-a-half-year-long Siege of Cádiz.
On August 24.1816 ; The Treaty of St. Louis is signed in St. Louis, Missouri. source
On August 24.1816 ; The Treaty of St. Louis is signed in St. Louis, Missouri.
On August 24.1820 ; Constitutionalist insurrection at Oporto, Portugal. source
On August 24.1820 ; Constitutionalist insurrection at Oporto, Portugal.
On August 24.1857 ; The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history. source
On August 24.1857 ; The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.
On August 24.1909 ; Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal. source
On August 24.1909 ; Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.
On August 24.1989 ; Colombian drug barons declare "total war" on the Colombian government. source
On August 24.1989 ; Colombian drug barons declare "total war" on the Colombian government.
On August 25.1916 ; The United States National Park Service is created. source
On August 25.1916 ; The United States National Park Service is created.
On August 25.1942 ; World War II: Battle of Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. source
On August 25.1942 ; World War II: Battle of Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.
On August 25.1947 ; United Nations Security Council Resolution 30 and 31 relating to Indonesian National Revolution are adopted. source
On August 25.1947 ; United Nations Security Council Resolution 30 and 31 relating to Indonesian National Revolution are adopted.
On August 25.1991 ; The Battle of Vukovar begins. An 87-day siege of Vukovar by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various Serb paramilitary forces, between August and November 1991 (during the Croatian War of Independence). source
On August 25.1991 ; The Battle of Vukovar begins. An 87-day siege of Vukovar by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various Serb paramilitary forces, between August and November 1991 (during the Croatian War of Independence).
On August 26.1883 ; The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage. source
On August 26.1883 ; The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
On August 26.1970 ; The then-new feminist movement, led by Betty Friedan, leads a nationwide Women's Strike for Equality. source
On August 26.1970 ; The then-new feminist movement, led by Betty Friedan, leads a nationwide Women's Strike for Equality.
On August 26.1977 ; The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec source
On August 26.1977 ; The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec
On August 27.1832 . Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War. source
On August 27.1832 . Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War.
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 27.1991 ; Moldova declares independence from the USSR. source
On August 27.1991 ; Moldova declares independence from the USSR.
On August 27.2006 ; Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following source
On August 27.2006 ; Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following
On August 28.1789 ; William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus. source
On August 28.1789 ; William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.
On August 28.1833 ; The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 receives Royal Assent, abolishing slavery through most of the British Empire. source
On August 28.1833 ; The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 receives Royal Assent, abolishing slavery through most of the British Empire.
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 28.1859 ; The Carrington event is the strongest geomagnetic storm on record to strike the Earth. Electrical telegraph service is widely disrupted. source
On August 28.1859 ; The Carrington event is the strongest geomagnetic storm on record to strike the Earth. Electrical telegraph service is widely disrupted.
On August 28.1867 ; The United States takes possession of the (at this point unoccupied) Midway Atoll. source
On August 28.1867 ; The United States takes possession of the (at this point unoccupied) Midway Atoll.
On August 29.1807 ; British troops under Sir Arthur Wellesley defeat a Danish militia outside Copenhagen in the Battle of Køge. source
On August 29.1807 ; British troops under Sir Arthur Wellesley defeat a Danish militia outside Copenhagen in the Battle of Køge.
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 29.1918 ; Bapaume taken by the New Zealand Division in the Hundred Days Offensive. source
On August 29.1918 ; Bapaume taken by the New Zealand Division in the Hundred Days Offensive.