The First Sioux War begins when United States Army soldiers kill Lakota chief Conquering Bear and in return are massacred. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sioux_Wars’]
18 August 1868
French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium’]
17 August 2008
American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Phelps’]
16 August 1859
The Grand Duchy of Tuscany formally deposes the exiled House of Lorraine. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Tuscany’]
15 August 1939
The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1939_film)’]
14 August 1975
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running release in film history, opens in London. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocky_Horror_Picture_Show’]
13 August 2015
At least 76 people are killed and 212 others are wounded in a truck bombing in Baghdad, Iraq. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2015_Baghdad_bombing’]
12 August 1851
Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Singer’]
11 August 1952
Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein_of_Jordan’]
10 August 1948
Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candid_Camera’]