An anti-government rally turns into a riot when members of the Romanian Gendarmerie attack the 100,000 people protesting in front of the Victoria Palace, leading to 452 recorded injuries. The authorities alleged that the crowd was infiltrated by hooligans who began attacking law enforcement agents. Date: August 10, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…

Horizon Air employee Richard Russell hijacks and performs an unauthorized takeoff on a Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 plane at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport in Washington, flying it for more than an hour before crashing the plane and killing himself on Ketron Island in Puget Sound. Date: August 10, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia →…

Philip Manshaus shoots his stepsister and attacks a mosque in the Bærum mosque shooting. Date: August 10, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)

Thirty-two are killed and one million are evacuated as Typhoon Lekima makes landfall in Zhejiang, China. Earlier it had caused flooding in the Philippines. Date: August 10, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)

Derecho in Iowa becomes the most costly thunderstorm disaster in U.S. history. Date: August 10, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today)

Israel strikes Al-Tabaeen school in eastern Gaza City, killing at least 80 Palestinians. Date: August 10, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)

Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Date: August 9, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today)

The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England. Date: August 9, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)

A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India, by the Indian independence revolutionaries, against the British government. Date: August 9, 1925 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1925 📅 On This Day (Today)

Summer Olympics: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games. Date: August 9, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today)