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’]
9 August 1973
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’]