1842 – United States-Canada border defined by Webster-Ashburton Treaty.
1859 – Otis Tufts patents the first passenger elevator in the United States.
1904 – Libanus McLouth Todd of Rochester, New York patents his check-writing machine, the Protectograph designed to protect against check forgery.
1910 – Chicago resident Alva Fisher receives a patent for an electric washing machine.
1918 – Cincinnati Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspects Hal Chase of taking bribes to fix games and suspends him “for indifferent play.”
1936 – Jesse Owens is part of the American 4X100 meter relay team that wins gold in a world record time of 39.8 seconds at the Berlin Olympics in winning his fourth gold medal of the Games.
1944 – Smokey Bear, named after New York City fireman Smokey Joe Martin, debuts as Forest Service spokesman for fire prevention.
1956 – First state-wide supported educational TV network goes on the air in Alabama.
1963 – New York Mets pitcher Roger Craig’s National League record record-tying 18-game losing streak ends with a complete game 7-3 win over the Chicago Cubs at the Polo Grounds in New York City.
1969 – Charles Manson family commits Tate-LaBianca murders.
1971 – Satchel Paige inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame.
1974 – Richard Nixon resigns as president of the United States and Vice President Gerald Ford swears the oath of office to take his place as the 38th president.
1984 – Nasa Space Shuttle STS-41-D vehicle again moves out to launch pad.
1988 – Just one day after 8/8/88, New York’s daily three-digit lottery number is 888.
1997 – “Just to See You Smile” single released by Tim McGraw. It was Billboard Song of the Year in 1998.
2001 – President George W. Bush announces his support for federal funding of limited research on embryonic stem cells.
2016 – American swimmer Michael Phelps swims 1:53.36 to win the men’s 200 meter butterfly gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in beating Japan’s Masato Sakai by 0.04 for his 20th Olympic gold medal.
2017 – North Korea says it plans to fire rockets on Guam in continuing escalation of tension between it and the United States.
2022 – Tennis superstar Serena Williams announces her intention to retire in an interview with “Vogue” magazine.
2023 – Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen no-hits Washington Nationals 7-0 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
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