The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London. The 1898 Southern Cross Expedition was an…
27 August 2003
Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) distant. Mars and Earth have varying distances between them…
26 August 2014
The Jay Report into the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal is published The Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal was a highly disturbing and significant case…
25 August 1960
The Games of the XVII Olympiad commence in Rome, Italy. The XVII Olympiad, also known as the 1960 Summer Olympics, was held in Rome, Italy….
24 August 1815
The modern Constitution of the Netherlands is signed. The Constitution of the Netherlands, also known as the “Grondwet,” forms the fundamental legal framework for the…
23 August 1991
The World Wide Web is opened to the public. The World Wide Web (WWW) was invented by British computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 1989…
22 August 1992
FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho. Lon Horiuchi is a former…
21 August 1883
An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic. The creation of the Mayo Clinic is not directly linked to…
20 August 1998
The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government’s approval. There have been historical and ongoing discussions…
19 August 1978
In Iran, the Cinema Rex fire causes more than 400 deaths. The 1978 Cinema Rex fire in Iran was a tragic incident where a cinema…