Historical Events In August - 07

0768 Stephen III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.

1498 Columbus arrives in Caribbean on this day in history.

1620 On this day in history kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft

1782 Badge of US Military Merit (Purple Heart) established by George Washington on this day in history.

1789 US War Department established on this day in history.

1882 On this day in history hatfields of south WV & McCoys of east Ky feud, 100 wounded. Many dead.

1888 Patent for revolving door granted on this day in history.

1912 On this day in history progressive (Bull Moose) Party nominates Theodore Roosevelt for pres

1915 Charge of Australian Light Horse Brigade at the Nek, Gallipoli on this day in history.

1915 Crpl. Cyril Royston Guyton BASSETT, NZ Divisional Signals, NZ Engineers won the Victoria Cross at Chunuk Bair, on the Gallipoli Peninsula on this day in history.

1938 On this day in history 2 die in a New York subway accident

1940 Largest amount paid for a stamp ($45,000 for an 1856 British Guiana) on this day in history.

1941 On this day in history 551 Jews are shot in Kishnev ghetto in Romania

1944 German counterattacks at Avranches "bottleneck." Allies successfully defend advances and continue to sweep Brittany on this day in history.

1946 First coin bearing portrait of Negro authorized on this day in history.

1947 On this day in history balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef

1950 Cabinet decides to recruit and create a special Canadian armed force of 5,000 men for service with United Nations in Korea on this day in history.

1951 On this day in history douglas D-558-II Skyrocket reaches 1,992 kph

1953 On this day in history eastern Airlines enters the jet age, uses Electra prop-jet

1959 On this day in history explorer 6 transmits first TV photo of Earth from space

1960 On this day in history ivory Coast gains independence from France

1960 On this day in history students stage kneel-in demonstrations in Atlanta churches

1961 Russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 on this day in history.

1970 On this day in history 4 killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, Calif

1970 First computer chess tournament on this day in history.

1971 On this day in history apollo 15 returns to Earth

1974 Philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between the twin towers of the World Trade Center on this day in history.

1976 On this day in history scientists in Pasadena, Calif, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars

1976 On this day in history uS Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth

1978 Thousands of mourners file past the body of Pope Paul VI on this day in history.

1979 The first day of trading in British Columbia Resources Investment Corporation (BCRIC) shares, everyone in the province got 5 shares from the government on this day in history.

1983 On this day in history 675,000 employees strike AT&T

1983 On this day in history first World Track & Field Championships

1987 5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala on this day in history.

1987 On this day in history lynne Cox swims 4.3 km from US to USSR in 39o F (4o C) Bering Sea

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