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Events on the 8th of August in history

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08 Aug 0070 Tower of Antonia destroyed by Romans
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08 Aug 0870 Kings Charles the Bare and Louis the German divide Lutherans
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08 Aug 0936 German King Otto I the Great, crowned
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08 Aug 1220 Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.
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08 Aug 1322 Emperor Godaigo, makes Sojiji monastery. chief monastery of Soto Sect
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08 Aug 1502 Jacobus IV of Scotland marries Margaretha Tudor
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08 Aug 1503 King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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08 Aug 1549 France declares war on England
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08 Aug 1570 Peace of Saint-Germain-and-Laye, more freedom for huguenots
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08 Aug 1576 The cornerstone for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory is laid on Ven, Denmark.
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08 Aug 1585 Pope Sixtus excommunicates Hendrik van Navarra (Henri IV)
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08 Aug 1585 John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage.
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08 Aug 1588 Sea battle at Grevelingen: English fleet battles Spanish armada
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08 Aug 1588 Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada's attempt to invade England.
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08 Aug 1605 The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
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08 Aug 1647 The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungan's Hill: English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces.
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08 Aug 1673 Dutch battle fleet of 23 ships demands surrender of New York City
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08 Aug 1700 Denmark and Sweden sign peace treaty
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08 Aug 1709 1st known ascent in hot-air balloon, Bartolomeu de Gusmao (indoors)
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08 Aug 1709 Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the King of Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal
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08 Aug 1758 British troops occupy and plunder Cherbourg
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08 Aug 1786 Congress adopts silver dollar and decimal system of money
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08 Aug 1786 Jacques Balmat and Michel Paccard are 1st to climb to top of Mont Blanc
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08 Aug 1786 Mont Blanc on the French – Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
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08 Aug 1788 King Louis XVI calls French States and Generals together
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08 Aug 1793 The insurrection of Lyon occurs during the French Revolution.
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08 Aug 1794 Joseph Whidbey leads an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage near Juneau, Alaska.
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08 Aug 1796 Boston African Society establishes with 44 members
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08 Aug 1809 70 disciples of Gaon of Vilnus, arrive in Israel (Palestine)
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08 Aug 1814 Peace negotiations begin in Ghent, Belgium
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08 Aug 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for exile on St. Helena
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08 Aug 1816 Bavarian joins Saint Alliance
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08 Aug 1829 French government of De Polignac forms
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08 Aug 1831 Battle of Hasselt - Dutch army drives out Belgian Army
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08 Aug 1843 Natal (South Africa) is made a British colony
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08 Aug 1844 Brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following Joseph Smith death
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08 Aug 1844 The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, headed by Brigham Young, is reaffirmed as the leading body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
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08 Aug 1853 Russian fleet appears at Nagasaki Japan
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08 Aug 1854 Smith and Wesson patents metal bullet cartridges
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08 Aug 1860 Queen of Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) arrives in New York City
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08 Aug 1863 American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).
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08 Aug 1864 Comet C / 1864 N1 (Tempel) approaches within 0.0964 AUs of Earth
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08 Aug 1864 Red Cross forms in Geneva
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08 Aug 1864 Union troops / fleet occupy Fort Gaines, Alabama
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08 Aug 1868 Quake destroyes Arica Chile
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08 Aug 1870 The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
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08 Aug 1876 Thomas Edison patents mimeograph
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08 Aug 1876 Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
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08 Aug 1882 Snow falls on Lake Michigan
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08 Aug 1885 More than 1.5 million people attend the funeral of Ulysses S. Grant in New York City.
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08 Aug 1890 Daughters of American Revolution organizes
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08 Aug 1902 2nd Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in New York (3-2)
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08 Aug 1903 3rd Davis Cup: British Isles beats USA in Boston (4-1)
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08 Aug 1908 Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
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08 Aug 1913 Richard Corfields "Camel Corps" opens "Mad Mullah" in Burao Somalia
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08 Aug 1914 3rd pole expedition Ernest Shackleton "Endurance"
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08 Aug 1914 French troops under General Bonneau occupy Mulhouse at Elzas
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08 Aug 1914 Montenegro declares war on Germany
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08 Aug 1918 6 US soldiers are surrounded by Germans in France, Alvin York is given command and shoots 20 Germans and captures 132 more
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08 Aug 1918 Canada / Australian / British breakthrough with 600 tanks at Amiens
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08 Aug 1918 World War I: The Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous victories with a push through the German front lines (Hundred Days Offensive).
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08 Aug 1920 Tigers beat Yanks 1-0 in shortest AL game, 73 minutes
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08 Aug 1922 Italian general strike broken by fascist terror
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08 Aug 1922 Pirates set record of 46 hits in a doubleheader (against Phillies)
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08 Aug 1924 British-Russian trade agreement signed
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08 Aug 1925 1st national march of Ku Klux Klan (200,000) in Washington, DC
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08 Aug 1927 The predecessor to the Philippine Stock Exchange opens.
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08 Aug 1929 1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward begins
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08 Aug 1929 Salem Oregon airport dedicated
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08 Aug 1929 The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.
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08 Aug 1930 St. Louis Cardinals are 12 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant
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08 Aug 1931 Washingston Senator Bob Burke no-hits Boston Red Sox, 5-0
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08 Aug 1937 Bonneville Dam on Columbia River begins producing power
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08 Aug 1940 31 German aircrafts shot down over England
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08 Aug 1940 Battle of Britain began as Germany launches air attacks
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08 Aug 1940 The "Aufbau Ost" directive is signed by Wilhelm Keitel.
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08 Aug 1941 20 divisions of Russian 6th / 12th Army surrender at Oeman
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08 Aug 1942 "Monty" appointed Commandant of British 8th Army at Alamein
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08 Aug 1942 6 convicted Nazi saboteurs who landed in US executed in Washington DC
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08 Aug 1942 Dianthus sinks U-379
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08 Aug 1942 Russ anti-offensive of Voronezh under marshal Timosjenko
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08 Aug 1942 Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for swaraj or complete independence.
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08 Aug 1943 Common Chiefs of staff meet in Quebec
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08 Aug 1943 US amphibians land at St. Agata on North coast of Sicily
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08 Aug 1943 Vegetables and fruit rationed in Holland
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08 Aug 1944 Canada / Polish troops occupy Cramesnil / Secqueville / Cintheaux / St-Aignan
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08 Aug 1944 Germans raid Achterhuis, home of Anne Frank and family
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08 Aug 1944 US 15th Army corp occupies Le Mans
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08 Aug 1945 England and Aust Services draw 4th Victory Test
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08 Aug 1945 President Harry S Truman signs UN Charter
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08 Aug 1945 US, USSR, England and France sign Treaty of London
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08 Aug 1945 USSR declares war against Japan in WWII
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08 Aug 1945 USSR establishes a communist government in North Korea
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08 Aug 1946 Dreyfuss family, owners of Pittsburgh Pirates since 1900, sells club to Frank McKinney and John Galbreath for $25 million
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08 Aug 1946 First flight of the Convair B-36, the world's first mass-produced nuclear weapon delivery vehicle, the heaviest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft, with the longest wingspan of any military aircraft, and the first bomber with intercontinental range.
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08 Aug 1948 "Hold It!" opens at National Theater NYC for 46 performances
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08 Aug 1949 Bhutan, land of Dragon, becomes an independent monarchy
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08 Aug 1950 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA All-American Golf Open
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08 Aug 1952 Syngman Ree re-elected President of South-Korea
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08 Aug 1953 US and South Korea initial a mutual security pact
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08 Aug 1955 Fidel Castro forms "July 26th Movement"
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08 Aug 1955 Geneva conference held to discuss peaceful uses of atomic energy
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08 Aug 1956 Fire and explosion kill 263 miners at Marcinelle, Belgium
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08 Aug 1956 WDIQ (now KMCT) TV channel 2 in Dozier, AL (PBS) begins
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08 Aug 1957 USSR offers Syria economic / military aid
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08 Aug 1960 "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" hits #1
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08 Aug 1960 Ivory Coast declares independence
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08 Aug 1960 South Kasai secedes from the Congo.
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08 Aug 1961 Ham Tigercats (CFL) beat the Buffalo Bills (NFL) 38-21 in Hamilton, Ontario
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08 Aug 1961 Verne Gagne beats Gene Kiniski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ
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08 Aug 1963 Kingsmen release "Louie, Louie, " radio stations label it obscene
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08 Aug 1963 LA Dodgers F Howard and B Skowron are 3rd to hit consecutive pinch HRs
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08 Aug 1963 Verne Gagne beats Fritz Von Erich in Amarillo, to become NWA champ
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08 Aug 1963 Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes.
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08 Aug 1963 The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), the current ruling party of Zimbabwe, is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union.
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08 Aug 1964 "110 in the Shade" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 330 performances
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08 Aug 1964 Dutch Opera forms in Amsterdam
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08 Aug 1964 Rolling Stones 1st Dutch concert
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08 Aug 1965 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Milwaukee Golf Open
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08 Aug 1965 Singapore leaves Malaysian Federation
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08 Aug 1967 Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand meet to form Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
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08 Aug 1967 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
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08 Aug 1968 Jarry Park is approved by Mayor Jean Drapeau for interim use by Expos
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08 Aug 1968 Race riot in Miami Florida
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08 Aug 1968 Republican Convention in Miami Beach nominates Nixon for President
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08 Aug 1969 At a zebra crossing in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the photo that becomes the cover of the Beatles album Abbey Road.
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08 Aug 1970 New York Yankees honor Casey Stengel, retiring his number 37 (BTG was there)
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08 Aug 1971 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Pepsi Golf Open
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08 Aug 1972 New York Yanks sign 30-year lease to play in remodeled Yankee Stadium
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08 Aug 1973 VP Spiro T Agnew says reports he took kickbacks are "damned lies" from government contracts in Maryland. He vowed not to resign (Right!)
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08 Aug 1973 Kim Dae-jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped.
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08 Aug 1974 President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day.
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08 Aug 1976 Chicago White Sox suit up in shorts
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08 Aug 1977 Maurine Stuart, ordained as Zen priest by Eido Tai Shimano Roshi
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08 Aug 1978 Pioneer-Venus 2 with 5 atmospheric probes launched toward Venus
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08 Aug 1979 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein executes 22 political opponents
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08 Aug 1980 LBV Conference Center and Club Lake Villas open
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08 Aug 1980 The Central Hotel Fire occurs in Bundoran, Ireland.
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08 Aug 1982 64th PGA Championship: Ray Floyd shoots a 272 at Southern Hills Tulsa
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08 Aug 1982 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic
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08 Aug 1983 Brigadier General Efrain Rios Montt was deposed as President of Guatemela
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08 Aug 1983 Jury in KC, Mo, awards TV anchorwoman Christine Craft $500,000 in sex discrimination suit against KMBC-TV (later overturned)
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08 Aug 1983 Military coup in Guatemala, President Rios Montt flees
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08 Aug 1984 "Rink" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 204 performances
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08 Aug 1984 Carl Lewis wins 3rd (200m) of 4 gold medals in Summer
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08 Aug 1984 Milwaukee 10-game losing streak ends
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08 Aug 1986 Record 3 grandslams in a game- (Harrah-Tex, Sheets & Dwyer-Orioles)
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08 Aug 1987 Lynne Cox became 1st to swim from US to Russia across Bering Strait
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08 Aug 1987 Pakistan all out 708 vs. England at The Oval, Botham 3-217
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08 Aug 1988 9th US Seniors Golf Open: Gary Player
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08 Aug 1988 Angola, Cuba and South Africa sign cease fire treaty
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08 Aug 1988 Cubs and Phillies attempt to play 1st night game ever at Wrigley Field but are rained out in 4th inning with Chicago leading, 3-1
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08 Aug 1988 Duchess of York gives birth to 6 lb 12 oz baby girl
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08 Aug 1988 Goose Gossage registers career save #300
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08 Aug 1988 Jose Canseco becomes 11th to get 30 HRs and 30 steals in a season
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08 Aug 1988 Matt Biondi swims US record 200m freestyle (1:47.72)
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08 Aug 1988 Minn Twins pull 2nd triple-play of year and beat Cleveland 6-2
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08 Aug 1988 Renovated Central Park Zoo reopens after 4 years
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08 Aug 1988 Russian troops begin pull out of Afghanistan after 9 year war
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08 Aug 1988 Sec of State Shultz narrowly escapes assassin attempt in Bolivia
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08 Aug 1988 South Africa declares cease-fire in Angola
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08 Aug 1988 Temperature hits high of 88 on 8 / 8 / 88 in New York City
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08 Aug 1988 The "8888 Uprising" occurs in Burma.
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08 Aug 1989 US space shuttle STS-28 launched
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08 Aug 1989 Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission.
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08 Aug 1990 Baltimore Orioles pull their 10th triple play (1-6-3 vs. Oakland)
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08 Aug 1990 Carlton Fisk ties Johnny Bench hitting 327 HRs as a catcher
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08 Aug 1990 Iraq annexes Kuwait as its 19th province
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08 Aug 1990 Pete Rose begins 5-ms prison term at Marion (IL) Federal prison camp
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08 Aug 1990 Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.
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08 Aug 1991 Billy Preston charged with exhibiting porno to a minor
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08 Aug 1991 Carlos Santana pleads no contest to marijuana possession charge
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08 Aug 1991 Gary Oldman, actor (State of Grace), arrested for drunk driving
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08 Aug 1991 Shite Moslems release British hostage John McCarthy
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08 Aug 1991 With two months left, White Sox set new home attendance (2,150,951)
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08 Aug 1991 The Warsaw radio mast, at one time the tallest construction ever built, collapses.
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08 Aug 1992 Actress Barbara Hershey weds artist Stephen Douglas
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08 Aug 1992 Lou Whitaker hits his 200th career HR
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08 Aug 1993 California State senator Tom Hayden (54) weds actress Barbara Williams (40)
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08 Aug 1993 Tropical storm Bret ravages Venezuela, about 100 killed
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08 Aug 1995 Jeff King of Pirates is 16th NL player to HR twice in one inning
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08 Aug 1997 Mariners Randy Johnson strikes out 19 Chicago White Sox
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08 Aug 2000 Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its discovery by undersea explorer E. Lee Spence.
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08 Aug 2008 A EuroCity express train en route from Kraków, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic strikes a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the railroad track near Studénka railway station in the Czech Republic and derails, killing eight people and injuring 64 others.
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08 Aug 2008 The opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics take place in Beijing.
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08 Aug 2010 2010 China floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people.
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