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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …