What Happened on Aug 8

Battle of Gloucester (1775)

The Battle of Gloucester was a minor battle fought during the American Revolutionary War in Gloucester, Massachusetts on August 8, 1775. Captain... Read more

Battle Of Piqua

The Battle of Piqua, also known as the Battle of Pekowee or Pekowi, was part of the western campaign during the American Revolutionary War. Led by... Read more

David Wilmot Introduces Proviso as Preventative Slavery Measure

The Wilmot Proviso was introduced on August 8, 1846, in the United States House of Representatives as a rider on a $2 million appropriations bill... Read more

Wilmot Proviso Is Introduced

The Wilmot Proviso was introduced on August 8, 1846, in the United States House of Representatives as a rider on a $2 million appropriations bill... Read more

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Is Born

Journalist, short-story writer, and novelist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings was born on August 8, 1896, in Washington, D.C. Rawlings is best known for... Read more

German Atrocities in Belgium Horrify Humanity

In Vendre, all the inhabitants without exception were brought out and shot. This shooting was heartbreaking, as they all knelt down and prayed. Read more

Montenegro Declares War on Germany

Under Nicholas I, the Principality of Montenegro vastly advanced and enlarged several times in the Montenegro-Turkish Wars and achieved recognition... Read more

Battle Of Amiens

The Battle of Amiens (also known as the Third Battle of Picardy (French: 3ème Bataille de Picardie)), which began on 8 August 1918, was the opening... Read more

Beijing Falls to Japanese Forces

On 28 July, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Song Zheyuan to retreat to Paoting in southern Hebei province. Over the next two days, intense fighting took... Read more

Japanese Forces Begin Attack on Chinese at Nankou

On August 8th the Japanese 11th Independent Mixed Brigade, commanded by Gen. Shigiyasu Suzuki began their attack on the left flank of the 13th... Read more

Hitler Orders 'Aufbau Ost', the Mobilization of Troops as Preparation for the Invasion of Russia

Aufbau Ost (German: Building in the East) was the German operational code name for the mobilisation of forces prior to the commencement of... Read more

The All India Congress Committee Launches the Quit India Movement

The "Quit India" resolution passed by the All-India Congress Committee brought it into a head-on collision with the Government in August 1942. The... Read more

Imperial Japanese Army Captures Hengyang

The Battle of Hengyang was the longest defense of a single city of the entire Second Sino-Japanese War. When Changsha fell to the Imperial Japanese... Read more

Operation Totalize

Operation Totalize (also referred to as "Operation Totalise" in some more recent British sources) was an offensive launched by Allied troops of the... Read more

London Charter of the International Military Tribunal

The London Charter of the International Military Tribunal (usually referred to simply as the London Charter or Nuremberg Charter) was the decree... Read more

The Edge (David Howell Evans) born

David Howell Evans was born at the Barking Maternity Hospital, East London, England to Welsh parents Garvin and Gwenda Evans. When he was a year... Read more

The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery is the name given to a £2.6 million train robbery (the equivalent of around £40 million today) committed on Thursday 8... Read more

"Heavy Traffic" Is Released

Heavy Traffic is a 1973 American animated film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi. The film, which begins, ends, and occasionally combines with... Read more

"She's Gotta Have It" Is Released

She's Gotta Have It is a 1986 comedy-drama film written and directed by Spike Lee. It was also Lee's first feature-length film. The films stars... Read more

Testament Releases "Practice What You Preach"

Practice What You Preach is the third album by thrash metal band Testament, released in 1989. The album's lyrical themes are more about politics... Read more

John Daly wins the 73rd PGA Championship

John Daly won his first major championship by three strokes over Bruce Lietzke. Daly was quite arguably the most unforeseen major championship... Read more

Kelly Cahill Encounter

In August 1993, 27-year-old Kelly Cahill, her husband and three children were driving home after a visit to a friend's house. Their routine journey... Read more

Mark Brooks wins the 78th PGA Championship

The 1996 PGA Championship was the 78th PGA Championship held from August 8-11, 1996 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Mark Brooks won... Read more

MST3K Ep. 1013 - "Diabolik"

The skilled thief Diabolik (John Phillip Law) performs daring heists, culminating in the theft of twenty tons of gold. A Dino De Laurentiis... Read more

Dead Prez Releases Single "Hip Hop"

The Florida-based political rap duo Dead Prez consists of Stic.man and M-1, a pair of rappers inspired by revolutionaries from Malcolm X to Public... Read more