8/7/1947 : Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia
August 6, 1945: World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb “Little Boy” is dropped by the United States
August 6, 1945: World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States Hiroshima was the primary target of the first atomic bombing mission on August...
8/5/1962: American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose
8/5/1962: American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose During the final months of her life, Monroe lived at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los...
8/4/1964: Gulf of Tonkin incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin
8/4/1964: Gulf of Tonkin incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin. President Lyndon Johnson told the public that Vietnamese forces attacked US ships on...
8/3/1936 : Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
8/3/1936 : Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics. On August 3, Jesse Owens won the 100 m dash with a time of 10.3 seconds, defeating a teammate...
8/2/1923: Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding
8/2/1923: Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding Harding went to bed early on the evening of July 27, 1923, a few hours after giving a...
8/1/1993: “The Great Flood of 93” The Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood of 1993 comes to a peak.
August 1, 1993: "The Great Flood of 93" The Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood of 1993 comes to a peak. The Great Flood of 1993 was a disaster that occurred in the Midwestern United...
7/31/1971 : Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover on the moon
7/31/1971 : Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover on the moon Apollo 15 was the ninth crewed mission in the United States' Apollo program, and the fourth to land...
7/30/1975: Former Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa disappeared from the parking lot; Never is seen or heard from again…
7/30/1975: Former Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa disappeared from the parking lot; Never is seen or heard from again... On July 30, 1975, former Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa disappeared from the parking lot of the Machus...