Significant events that happened on this day.
The 28-year-old woman allegedly threw the chicken leg at her boyfriend's head, striking him in the face. Police charged her with domestic battery. The...
This claim, featured in the infamous 'Dodgy Dossier,' was later proven to be based on forged documents. The intelligence failure became one of the mos...
The village of Saint-Remy raised money to rescue a bull named Papillon from bullfighting. Within hours of arrival, Papillon broke free and went on a r...
Two men dressed as police officers stole 13 artworks worth $500 million, including pieces by Vermeer and Rembrandt. Despite a $10 million reward, the...
The Wayne County Circuit Court approved the name change without objection. The man, formerly named Michael Johnson, said he wanted a name that reflect...
The discovery of the Argyll field marked the beginning of major North Sea oil production. Britain went from importing most of its oil to becoming a ne...
Leonov exited the Voskhod 2 spacecraft for a 12-minute spacewalk, tethered only by a 5-meter cord. His spacesuit inflated so much in the vacuum that h...
Hawaii officially became a state later that year on August 21. The islands had been a U.S. territory since 1898. Hawaii is the only U.S. state made up...
Invented by Jacob Schick, the electric razor sold for $25 (about $500 today) during the Great Depression. Despite the high price, Schick sold 3,000 ra...
Gandhi was convicted of sedition for his non-violent civil disobedience campaign. He pled guilty and told the judge that the lightest penalty would be...
The company started as an express mail business competing with the U.S. Postal Service. Wells and Fargo later left to start Wells Fargo, while America...
Herschel initially thought he'd found a comet, but it turned out to be the first planet discovered with a telescope. He wanted to name it 'Georgian Si...
