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Historical Events on August 8

  • Tycho Brahe

    1576

    The cornerstone for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory is laid on the island of Hven.

  • American Civil War

    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).

  • Thomas Edison

    1876

    Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.

  • Wright brothers

    1908

    Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.

  • World War I

    1918

    World War I: The Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous Allied victories with a push through the German front lines (Hundred Days Offensive).

  • Great Train Robbery (1963)

    1963

    Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes.

  • Association of Southeast Asian Nations

    1967

    The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

  • Richard Nixon

    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.

  • Iraq

    1990

    Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.

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