August in History
Day-by-day historical events for every published August date — 31 days so far, each retold as a classic newspaper front page.
- August 1 — Bangladesh Benefit Rocks Garden, Raises Funds
- August 2 — Einstein Warns Roosevelt of Atomic Peril
- August 3 — Fighting Dinosaurs Fossil Unearthed in Gobi Desert
- August 4 — Beirut Devastated by Massive Blast
- August 5 — Juno Probe Blasts Off for Jupiter, Solar Wings Deployed
- August 6 — Atomic Bomb Devastates Hiroshima
- August 7 — Marines Storm Guadalcanal, Opening Pacific Offensive
- August 8 — Amiens Offensive Opens as Allies Strike Decisive Blow
- August 9 — Ferguson Erupts as Grand Jury Weighs Brown Case
- August 10 — Vasa Sinks in Stockholm Harbor on Maiden Voyage
- August 11 — DJ Kool Herc's Bronx Party Ignites Hip Hop
- August 12 — Sue's Discovery Rewrites T. rex History
- August 13 — Berlin Border Sealed
- August 14 — Quaid-i-Azam Hails New Dominion of Pakistan as British Rule Ends
- August 15 — India Wins Freedom; Joins Commonwealth
- August 16 — Elvis Presley Dies at 42; Found at Graceland
- August 17 — Miles Davis' 'Kind of Blue' Sets Jazz on a New Course
- August 18 — Suffrage Amendment Ratified; 26 Million Women to Vote
- August 19 — Paris Rises Against the Hun As Allies Close
- August 20 — Warsaw Pact Tanks Roll Into Prague, Crush Reform Drive
- August 21 — Total Eclipse Sweeps Coast to Coast
- August 22 — Perelman Refuses Fields Medal For Poincare Proof
- August 23 — World Wide Web Opens to Public
- August 24 — Gutenberg's Masterwork Completed
- August 25 — Springsteen's 'Born to Run' Captures the Moment
- August 26 — Beatles' 'Hey Jude' Sets Record as Longest No. 1
- August 27 — Stevie Ray Vaughan Dies in Helicopter Crash
- August 28 — Mississippi Negro Youth Slain; Body Found in River
- August 29 — Faraday Demonstrates Electrical Induction
- August 30 — Marshall Confirmed as First Negro Justice
- August 31 — Diana, Princess of Wales, Dies in Paris Crash
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