Month: August 2025

AUGUST 18 – 1998 Washington Post: Clinton Admits to Lewinsky Relationship; 1958 TV game shows checked for scrutiny; 1963 Meredith first black student to graduate from Ole Miss; 1982 Longest game at Wrigley Field, Dodgers beat Cubs AUGUST 18 1998

AUGUST 17 – 1955 Eisenhower and CIA work with Britain to overthrow Mosaddegh in Operation: Ajax; 1835 Merrick patents wrench; 1877 Billy the Kid makes first kill; 2014 Franchesca becomes furriest rabbit in the world AUGUST 17 1943 – The

AUGUST 16 — 1977 Memphis Headlines: Death Captures Crown of Rock and Roll;  1888 Happy Birthday Electra Webb (Shelburne Museum) 1892 Ernest Seyd accused of bribing Congress; 1965 Miami Dolphins become 1st expansion team in AFL AUGUST 16 1977 —

AUGUST 15 – 1899 Henry Ford goes to work; 1848 Hanchett patents dental chair; 1969 Woodstock begins; 1990 Mark McGuire hits 30th homer; 1979 Apocalypse Now released AUGUST 15 1899 – Ford goes to work. …Actually Henry Ford already was

AUGUST 13 – 1864 Deep Bottom Campaign; 1972 Happy birthday Kevin Plank, founder of Under-Armour; 1860 Happy Birthday Annie Oakley AUGUST 13 1864 – Second Deep Bottom Run Campaign begins. …It had several other names, New Market Road, Bailey’s Creek,

AUGUST 12 – 18687 Pres. Johnson defies Congress in Stanton Affair; 1969 Viet Cong attack; 1851 Singer patents sewing machine; 1963 Happy Birthday Sir Mix-a-Lot AUGUST 12 1867 – President Andrew Johnson defies Congress suspension of Secretary of War Edwin

AUGUST 11 – 1973 DJ Kool Herc plays breakbeat; 1874Parmalee invents auto sprinkler system; 1984 Reagan makes joke on NPR; 1896 Hebbull invents pull chain for lights; 1919 Happy Birthday Green Bay Packers AUGUST 11 1973 – DJ Kool Herc

AUGUST 10 – 1874 Happy Birthday Herbert Hoover; 1821 Missouri is admitted to U.S.; 1809 Happy birthday Robert Cornelius (took world’s first selfie); 1846 Smithsonian created AUGUST 10 1874 – Happy Birthday Herbert “The Chief” Hoover. …Bert, as he was

AUGUST 9 -Discount rates rise from 5-6% heading to Crash of 1929;  Battle of Cedar Creek Mountain; 1969 Manson cult kills five in Beverly Hills; 2016 A-Rod retires from the Yankees; 1971 Swanson gets patent for 3D printed device AUGUST

AUGUST 8 – 1988 N.W.A. releases Straight Outta Compton;1974 Nixon resigns; 1910 Happy Birthday Ernest Lawrence, Cyclotron; 1876 Edison patents mimeograph; 1970 Tigers beat yankees in 73 minutes AUGUST 8 1988 – N.W.A. releases Straight Outta Compton. Five men: Easy-E,