France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration Motor vehicle registration is important for several reasons, primarily related to legal, administrative, and safety…
13 August 1645
Sweden and Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro. The Second Treaty of Brömsebro was a significant diplomatic agreement signed on August 13, 1645, between Sweden and…
12 August 1994
Major League Baseball players go on strike, eventually forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series. The 1994 Major League Baseball (MLB) strike was a…
11 August 1934
The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island. Alcatraz Island, often simply referred to as “Alcatraz,” is a small island located…
10 August 1990
The Magellan space probe reaches Venus. The Magellan spacecraft, also known as the Venus Radar Mapper, was a robotic space probe sent by NASA to…
9 August 1500
Ottoman–Venetian War of 1499–1503: The Ottomans capture Methoni, Messenia. The Ottoman-Venetian War of 1499-1503 was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of…
8 August 1942
Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mohandas Gandhi’s call for swaraj or complete independence. The Quit India…
7 August 1981
The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication The Washington Star was a newspaper based in Washington, D.C., that operated from 1852…
6 August 2012
NASA’s Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars. As of my last knowledge update in September 2021, the Curiosity rover is a robotic spacecraft…
5 August 1962
Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990. Nelson Mandela was jailed primarily for his involvement in the anti-apartheid struggle in South…