1861 – American Civil War: US Navy squadron captures forts at Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina.
1898 – The Goodyear tire company founded.
1908 – NY gives a ticker tape parade to returning US Olympians from London.
1916 – Congress creates US Naval Reserve.
1925 – After a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice…Miller Huggins suspends Ruth and slaps a $5,000 fine on him.
1932 – United Cigar Stores close 800 shops.
1945 – General MacArthur named Supreme Commander of Allied Powers in Japan.
1958 – US Air Force Academy’s permanent site opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
1964 – “Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 965 performances.
1965 – Astronauts Cooper & Conrad complete 120 Earth orbits in Gemini 5.
1967- Final TV episode of “The Fugitive” starring David Janssen watched by 78 million people.
1972 – SF Giant Jim Barr retires 1st 20 batters he faces added to last 21 he retired 6 days earlier for record 41 in a row.
1982 – 38 degrees F, lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in August.
1987 – Nolan Ryan passes the 200-strikeout barrier for record 11th time.
1990 – Saddam Hussein declares America can’t beat Iraq.
2004 – 28th Olympic Games closes at Athens, Greece.
2005 – Hurricane Katrina makes 2nd and 3rd landfall as a category 3 hurricane, devastating much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida Panhandle … Kill more than 1,836, causes over $115 billion in damage.
2012 – The USADA claims to have stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles.
2017 – Hurricane Harvey sets rainfall record (51.88 inches in Cedar Bayou) from a tropical cyclone in continental US, according to US National Weather Service.
2018 Star Quarterback Aaron Rogers signs NFL record contract extension with the Green Bay Packers; 4 years worth $134m rising to a possible $180m with a record $103m in guarantees.
2019 – John McCain is only the third person to lie in state at the Arizona state capital rotunda in Phoenix.
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