Mars 7 is launched from the USSR. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_7′]
8 August 1793
The insurrection of Lyon occurs during the French Revolution. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolt_of_Lyon_against_the_National_Convention’]
7 August 936
Coronation of King Otto I of Germany. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor’]
6 August 2012
NASA’s Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_(rover)’]
5 August 1781
The Battle of Dogger Bank takes place. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dogger_Bank_(1781)’]
4 August 1824
The Battle of Kos is fought between Turkish and Greek forces. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kos’]
3 August 1946
Santa Claus Land, the world’s first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_World_%26_Splashin%27_Safari’]
2 August 1980
A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200 [rdp-wiki-embed url=’todayshistory.org/wp-admin/post-new.php’]
1 August 527
Justinian I becomes the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justinian_I’]
31 July 1588
The Spanish Armada is spotted off the coast of England. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Armada’]