The pro-democracy “8888 Uprising” occurs in Burma
4 August 1824
The Battle of Kos (an island in the Aegean Sea)is fought between Turkish and Greek forces.
3 August 1946
The world’s first themed amusement park, Santa Claus Land, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, USA.
2 August 1932
The positron which is the antiparticle of the electron is first discovered by Carl Anderson.
30 July 1733
The first Masonic Grand Lodge in what is to become the United States is established in Massachusetts.