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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on August 3rd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On August 3, 1852, two of the oldest and most venerable colleges or universities in the United States conducted a boat race, which became the first ever American intercollegiate athletic event. On August 3, 1900, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded in Akron, Ohio, joining Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Akron as the two preeminent tire makers in the US for the next 75 years.…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on August 2nd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On August 2, 216 BC, the Carthaginian army of Hannibal defeated the larger Roman Army at Cannae, a major battle during the Second Punic War. On August 2, 1343, Olivier Clisson, a French nobleman from Brittany, was convicted of treason in Paris and beheaded. On August 2, 1798, during the French Revolutionary Wars, the French fleet supporting then General Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on August 1st.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On August 1, 1620, the British ship, Speedwell, sailed from Delfshaven along with the Mayflower to bring separatists known as Pilgrims to the New World. On August 1, 1714, the British people dug deep, really deep, in order to select their next King when Queen Anne died. On August 1, 1831, the new London bridge spanning the River Thames in central London,…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 31st.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 31, 1715, one of those events that leads to dreams occurred, when a storm off the coast of Florida sank all 11 Spanish treasure ships heading to Spain from Cuba. On July 31, 1948, the battleship USS Nevada (BB-36) was sunk by a torpedo from a Navy bomber, ending the career of possibly the most battered ship in history. On…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 30th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 30, 1419, The First Defenestration of Prague took place, which of course, means there was a second Defenestration! On July 30, 1864, Union forces exploded 8,000 pounds of black powder in a tunnel underneath Confederate trenches at Petersburg, Virginia, creating a crater 170 feet long and 120 feet wide, and 30 feet deep. On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B.…