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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on August 8th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On August 8, 1918, the Allied offensive known as the “Hundred Days Offensive” began with the start of the Battle of Amiens. On August 8, 1946, the Convair B-36 Peacemaker nuclear bomber made its first flight. On August 8, 1998, Pamela Johnson of Irving, Texas, founded the Secret Society of Happy People, an organization committed to the expression of happiness and for…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on August 7th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On August 7, 1679, a small ship named Le Griffon (The Griffon) that had been built under the direction of famous explorer of the New World René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, was towed to a point on the Niagara River from which it became the first European sailing vessel worthy of the designation “ship” to ever sail the Great Lakes. On…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on August 6th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On August 6, 1917, future actor, composer, and singer Robert Mitchum was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. On August 6, 1926, Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. On August 6, 1945, near end of World War II, a modified Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber dropped a uranium gun-type (“Little Boy”) bomb on Hiroshima. On August 6, 1945,…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on August 5th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On August 5, 1305, William Wallace, the Scottish hero known as “Braveheart” in the 1995 movie, was captured by the English and then executed for treason in the gory way “traitors” were put to death at that time. On August 5, 1620, the Mayflower set out from England with another ship, the Speedwell, on its first attempt to take Pilgrims to the…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on August 4th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On August 4, 70 A.D., the Romans punished the rebellious Jews by destroying the Second Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. On August 4, 1693, the monk Dom Peringnon is traditionally believed to have invented Champagne. On August 4th, 1761, the first veterinary school of medicine was founded by Claude Bourgelat in Lyon, France. On August 4, 1821, little Louis Vuitton…