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…
4 August 1791
The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars. The Treaty of Sistova, also known as the Treaty of Svishtov, was a peace agreement…
3 August 1958
The world’s first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole. The USS Nautilus…
2 August 1776
The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place. The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence is one of the most…
1 August 1907
The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement. The Brownsea Island Scout camp holds a significant…
31 July 1971
The Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover. Apollo 15 was the fourth manned mission in NASA’s Apollo program, which…
30 July 2003
In Mexico, the last ‘old style’ Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line. The “old style” Volkswagen Beetle, also known as the Type 1 or…