What Happened on Aug 7

Jacques Duèze (John XXII) elected Pope

Pope John XXII (1249 – December 4, 1334), born Jacques Duèze (or d'Euse), was pope from 1316 to 1334. He was the second Pope of the Avignon Papacy... Read more

Nathanael Greene Is Born

I would fain hope…that upon a final settlement of his affairs there will be a handsome competency for Mrs. Greene and the Children. But should the... Read more

Battle of Moorefield

Other Names: Oldfields Location: Hardy County Campaign: Early’s Raid and Operations against the B&O Railroad (June-August) Date(s): August... Read more

Germany Loses Vast Empire in Africa to the British

Allied Forces, 50,000 Loyal Boer Leaders General Louis Botha General J. C. Smuts General Lukin Colonel Brits Major Bouwer British... Read more

The Battle of Mulhouse

The Battle of Mulhouse (or Mülhausen), which began on August 9, 1914, was the opening attack of World War I by the French army against Germany. The... Read more

Battle Of The Nek

The Battle of the Nek was a small World War I battle fought as part of the Gallipoli campaign. This is the battle described in the film... Read more

"One A.M." (film) is Released

One A.M. was a unique Charlie Chaplin silent film created for Mutual Films in 1916. It was the first film he starred in alone, except for a brief... Read more

First Phase of the Battle of Smolensk (1943)

After a day of probing, the goal of which was to determine whether German troops would choose to withdraw or not from the first set of trenches,... Read more

Anne Frank and her Family are Transported to Westerbork Concentration Camp

On the morning of 4 August 1944, the Achterhuis was stormed by the German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who... Read more

Germans Launch Counterattack Near American Positions Near Mortain, France

Operation Lüttich was a codename given to a German counterattack during the Battle of Normandy, which took place around the American positions near... Read more

Malcolm X is paroled and released from prison

On February 27, Little began serving his sentence at the Massachusetts State Prison in Charlestown. While in prison, Little earned the nickname of... Read more

"The Band Wagon" Is Released

The Band Wagon is a 1953 musical comedy film that many critics rank (along with Singin' in the Rain) as the finest of the MGM musicals, although it... Read more

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

The Tonkin Gulf Resolution (officially, the Southeast Asia Resolution, Public Law 88-408) was a joint resolution of the United States Congress... Read more

Stevie Wonder Releases Signed, Sealed & Delivered

Signed, Sealed & Delivered is Stevie Wonder's twelfth album on the Tamla (Motown) label, released on August 7, 1970. Along with the hit title... Read more

Banqiao Reservoir Dam Failure

The Dam was designed to survive a 1-in-1,000-year flood (300 mm of rainfall per day). In August of 1975, however, a 1-in-2,000 year flood occurred,... Read more

FDA Approves Troprol XL

Metoprolol also reduces the force of contraction of heart muscle and thereby lowers blood pressure. By reducing the heart rate and the force of... Read more

Extreme releases Pornograffitti

Extreme II. Pornograffitti (A Funked Up Fairy Tale) is the second album released by the Boston rock band Extreme. The title is a portmanteau of... Read more

US Initiates Operation Desert Shield

Acting on the policy of the Carter Doctrine, and out of fear the Iraqi army could launch an invasion of Saudi Arabia, U.S. President George H. W.... Read more

MST3K Ep. 504 - "Secret Agent Super Dragon"

A CIA agent battles a Venezuelan crime lord bent on poisoning the U.S. with an exotic mind-altering drug. Read more

Radiohead releases single "Just"

"Just" is a MTV Video Music Awards-nominated single by the English rock band Radiohead, released in 1995. It is the seventh track on their 1995... Read more

1998 United States Embassy Bombing

The U.S. embassies located in Nariobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania were bombed by terrorists representing the jihad of Osama bin Laden and... Read more

Bombing of American Embassy in Kenya

The first terrorist attack recorded by Al Queda was on August 7, 1998. Al Queda bombed the U.S. Embassy in Kenya, killing 213 people and injuring... Read more

Bombing of US Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya

The United States Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya was attacked by Islamic terrorists on August 8, 1998. A truck filled with explosives was driven to the... Read more

East Africa Bombings

Mullah Omar’s loyalty was split between Osama bin Laden and prince Turki. Originally Omar had agreed to hand bin Laden to Turki and was... Read more

U.S. Embassies Bombed in East Africa

During the mid morning around 10:30, trucks packed with between 3 and 17 tons of explosives were parked in front of the U.S. embassies of Dar es... Read more