08-08-2004, 02:39 AM
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August 8th
1879 ~ Birthday of Emiliano Zapata, Mexican Revolutionary.
1902 ~ Birthday of Paul Dirac, Physicist.
1918 ~ World War I: Battle of Amiens - Canadian troops, backed by Australians, began a string of almost continuous victories with a push through the German front lines. German General Erich Ludendorff will later call this the "black day of the German army".
1929 ~ The German airship Graf Zeppelin began a round-the-world flight (ended on August 29).
1930 ~ Birthday of Andy Warhol, Painter.
1931 ~ Birthday of Sir Roger Penrose, Mathematical Physicist.
1937 ~ Birthday of Dustin Hoffman, Actor.
1945 ~ The United Nations Charter is ratified by the United States, and that nation became the first to join the new international organization.
1963 ~ Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers stole 2.6 million pounds in bank notes.
1974 ~ US President Richard Nixon announced his resignation (effective August 9).
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