President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day. Date: August 8, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on August 8 đ Events on this day in 1974 đ On This Day (Today)
The first night baseball game in the history of Chicago's Wrigley Field (game was rained out in the fourth inning). Date: August 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on August 8 đ Events on this day in 1988 đ On This Day (Today)
The 8888 Uprising begins in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar). Led by students, hundreds of thousands join in nationwide protests against the one-party regime. On September 18, the demonstrations end in a military crackdown, killing thousands. Date: August 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on August 8 đ Events on this day…
Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission. Date: August 8, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on August 8 đ Events on this day in 1989 đ On This Day (Today)
Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward. Date: August 8, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on August 8 đ Events on this day in 1990 đ On This Day (Today)
The Warsaw radio mast, then the tallest construction ever built, collapses. Date: August 8, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on August 8 đ Events on this day in 1991 đ On This Day (Today)
The 7.8 Mw⯠Guam earthquake shakes the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing around $250 million in damage and injuring up to 71 people. Date: August 8, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on August 8 đ Events on this day in 1993 đ On This Day (Today)
Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan is raided by Taliban leading to the deaths of ten Iranian diplomats and a journalist. Date: August 8, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on August 8 đ Events on this day in 1998 đ On This Day (Today)
Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its discovery by undersea explorer E. Lee Spence. Date: August 8, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on August 8 đ Events on this day in 2000 đ On This Day (Today)
Albanian rebels ambush a convoy of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia near Tetovo, killing 10 soldiers. Date: August 8, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on August 8 đ Events on this day in 2001 đ On This Day (Today)