On August 1.1966 ; Charles Whitman kills 16 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police. source
On August 1.1966 ; Charles Whitman kills 16 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police.
On August 2.1922 ; A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China killing more than 50,000 people. source
On August 2.1922 ; A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China killing more than 50,000 people.
On August 2.1923 ; Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding. source
On August 2.1923 ; Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.
On August 2.1980 ; A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200. source
On August 2.1980 ; A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.
On August 2.1985 ; Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport killing 137. source
On August 2.1985 ; Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport killing 137.
On August 3.1859 ; The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York. source
On August 3.1859 ; The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York.
On August 3.1921 ; Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court. source
On August 3.1921 ; Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court.
On August 3.1936 ; Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics. source
On August 3.1936 ; Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
On August 3.2004 ; The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks. source
On August 3.2004 ; The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.
On August 3.2014 ; A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 617 people and injures more than 2,400 in Yunnan, China. source
On August 3.2014 ; A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 617 people and injures more than 2,400 in Yunnan, China.
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 5.1861 ; American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US $800; rescinded in 1872). source
On August 5.1861 ; American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US $800; rescinded in 1872).
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 5.1926 ; Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping. source
On August 5.1926 ; Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
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 7.1890 ; 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 7.1955 ; Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the precursor to Sony, sells its first transistor radios in Japan. source
On August 7.1955 ; Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the precursor to Sony, sells its first transistor radios in Japan.
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 10.2014 ; Thirty-nine people are killed in a plane crash at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport. source
On August 10.2014 ; Thirty-nine people are killed in a plane crash at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport.
On August 11.1934 ; The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island. source
On August 11.1934 ; The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
On August 11.1982 ; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others. source
On August 11.1982 ; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others.
On August 12.1944 ; Waffen-SS troops massacre 560 people in Sant'Anna di Stazzema. source
On August 12.1944 ; Waffen-SS troops massacre 560 people in Sant'Anna di Stazzema.
On August 12.1953 ; The first testing of real thermonuclear weapon (not test devices): The Soviet atomic bomb project continues with the detonation of "RDS-6s" (Joe 4), the first Soviet thermonuclear bomb. source
On August 12.1953 ; The first testing of real thermonuclear weapon (not test devices): The Soviet atomic bomb project continues with the detonation of "RDS-6s" (Joe 4), the first Soviet thermonuclear bomb.
On August 12.1985 ; Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520, to become the worst single-plane air disaster. source
On August 12.1985 ; Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520, to become the worst single-plane air disaster.
On August 13.1868 ; A massive earthquake near Arica, Peru, causes an estimated 25,000 casualties, and the subsequent tsunami causes considerable damage as far away as Hawaii and New Zealand. source
On August 13.1868 ; A massive earthquake near Arica, Peru, causes an estimated 25,000 casualties, and the subsequent tsunami causes considerable damage as far away as Hawaii and New Zealand.
On August 13.1937 ; The Battle of Shanghai begins. source
On August 13.1937 ; The Battle of Shanghai begins.
On August 13.2004 ; Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 storm, strikes Punta Gorda, Florida, and devastates the surrounding area. source
On August 13.2004 ; Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 storm, strikes Punta Gorda, Florida, and devastates the surrounding area.
On August 14.1885 ; Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint. source
On August 14.1885 ; Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
On August 14.1967 ; UK Marine Broadcasting Offences Act declares participation in offshore pirate radio illegal. source
On August 14.1967 ; UK Marine Broadcasting Offences Act declares participation in offshore pirate radio illegal.