All 229 people on board are killed when Swissair Flight 111 crashes in Nova Scotia. Scores of bodies and bits of debris were recovered from…
1 September 1969
A military coup brings Muammar Gaddafi to power in Libya. Muammar al-Qaddafi, a 27-year-old Libyan army captain, leads a successful military coup against King Idris…
31 August 1897
Thomas Edison get a patent for his Kinetoscope, the first movie projector. Thomas Edison receives a patent for his movie camera, the Kinetograph. Edison had…
30 August 1945
Hong Kong is liberated from it control by Japan by the British Armed Forces. The second world war, which some predicted might continue for another…
29 August 1966
The Beatles perform their last concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Although they made an unannounced live appearance in January 1969 on the rooftop…
28 August 1810
The French accept the surrender of a British Navy fleet during the Battle of Grand Port. The Naval Battle of Grand Port marked a decisive…
27 August 2011
Hurricane Irene hits the United States east coast. 47 are killed. Irene was one of the costliest storms in U.S. history and killed at least…
26 August 1978
Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I. Pope John Paul I who was born Albino Luciani was a devout religious man who dedicated…
25 August 1835
A Moon Hoax article is published in The New York Sun claiming the discovery of life and civilization on the Moon. Throughout the final week…