The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam (Vietnam War). SAIGON, South Vietnam, Aug. 11—The last American ground?combat unit in Viet nam was…
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10 August 1557
The Battle of St. Quentin in which the Spanish have a victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551–59. The Battle of Saint-Quentin…
9 August 1969
The Manson Family commits the Tate murders. In the early morning hours of August 9, 1969, actress Sharon Tate, who was 8 1/2 months pregnant,…
8 August 2013
A suicide bombing at a funeral in the Pakistan city of Quetta kills 31 people. On 8 August 2013, a suicide attacker exploded a bomb…
7 August 1960
The Ivory Coast gets its independence from France. IVORY COAST – August 7. A referendum in 1958 resulted in the Ivory Coast becoming an autonomous…
6 August 1930
The judge, Joseph Force Crater steps into a taxi in New York and disappears never to be seen again. NEW YORK — You can come…
5 August 1973
Mars 6 is launched from the USSR. The Mars 6 spacecraft carried an array of instruments to study Mars. The lander was equipped with a…
4 August 1947
The Supreme Court of Japan is established. Supreme Court of Japan, Japanese Saik? Saibansho, the highest court in Japan, a court of last resort with…
3 August 2014
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake killed over 617 people in Yunnan, China. The 2014 Ludian earthquake struck Ludian County, Yunnan, China, with a moment magnitude of…
2 August 1990
Iraq invades Kuwait which triggers events that eventually leading to the Gulf War. On Aug. 2, 1990, Iraq invaded its neighbor Kuwait, triggering a series…