The Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in Bethel, New York, featuring some of the top rock musicians of the era. The Woodstock Music &…
14 August 1941
Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter of war stating postwar aims. In August 1941, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S….
13 August 1553
Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland as a heretic. Michael Servetus (1511–1553) was a Spanish theologian, physician, and polymath whose radical…
12 August 1981
The IBM Personal Computer is released. The IBM Personal Computer, officially released on August 12, 1981, marked a turning point in the history of computing….
11 August 1929
Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio….
10 August 1948
Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as The Candid Microphone. Candid Camera is one of television’s earliest and…
9 August 1936
Summer Olympics: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games. Jesse Owens, born James Cleveland Owens in 1913, was an American track and…
8 August 1929
8 August 1929 – The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight. The German airship Graf Zeppelin (LZ 127) was one of the most…
7 August 1714
The Battle of Gangut: The first important victory of the Russian Navy. The Battle of Gangut, fought on July 27, 1714 (August 7, New Style),…
6 August 1661
The Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic. The Treaty of The Hague, signed on August 6, 1661, was a…