1803 – 1st horses arrive in Hawaii.
1831 – 1st US steam engine train run (Albany to Schenectady, NY).
1842 – US-Canada border defined by Webster-Ashburton Treaty.
1859 – Otis Tuft patents the first passenger elevator in the US.
1904 – Libanus McLouth Todd of Rochester, NY patents his check-writing machine, the Protectograph designed to protect against check forgers.
1918 – Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspects Hal Chase of taking bribes to fix games, and suspends him “for indifferent play”.
1936 – Jesse Owens wins 4th gold medal at Berlin Olympics.
1944 – Smoky Bear debuts as spokesman for fire prevention.
1945 – US drops 2nd atomic bomb “Fat Man” on Japan destroys part of Nagasaki.
1956 – 1st state-wide state-supported educational TV network, Alabama.
1963 – NY Met Roger Craig’s NL record-tying 18-game losing streak ends.
1969 – Manson family commits Tate-LaBianca murders.
1974 – Richard Nixon resigns as US President and VP Gerald Ford swears the oath of office to take his place as the 38th US President.
1981 – 63rd PGA Championship: Larry Nelson shoots a 273 at Atlanta AC, Ga.
1988 – Edmonton Oilers trade Wayne Gretzky to LA Kings for $15-$20 millions.
1988 – Just 1 day after 8/8/88 NY’s daily number is 888.
1992 – “Streetcar Named Desire” closes at Ethel Barrymore NYC after 137 performances.
1994 – Phil Rizzuto Hall of Fame Night.
2001 – US President George W. Bush announces his support for federal funding of limited research on embryonic stem cells.
2015 – At Ferguson anniversary of the shooting of unarmed Michael Brown, a man is shot and a state of emergency declared.
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