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9th August 1974: Richard Nixon resigns as President of the USA

On the 9th August 1974, Richard Nixon resigned as President of the United States of America while facing impeachment and the almost certain removal from office due to the Watergate Scandal. Read More

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8th August 1925: More than 50,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan stage a march in Washington D.C.

Tens of thousands of Ku Klux Klan members took part in an organised march through Washington D.C. Read More

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7th August 1964: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by US Congress

On the 7th August 1964, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed by the United States Congress. Read More

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6th August 1945: The USA drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima

On the 6th August 1945, the USA dropped an atomic bomb nicknamed “Little Boy” on the Japanese city of Hiroshima from the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay. Read More

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5th August 1861: Abraham Lincoln signs US income tax into law to help pay for the American Civil War

The Revenue Act of 1861 was signed into law by Abraham Lincoln, imposing U.S. federal income tax for the first time. Read More

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4th August 1914: Woodrow Wilson proclaims US neutrality in the First World War

President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the neutrality of the United States in the First World War. Read More

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3rd August 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail from Spain

At 8am on the 3rd August 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from the Spanish port of Palos de la Frontera on the voyage that would take him to the Americas. Read More

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10th August 1846: President James K. Polk signs legislation to establish the Smithsonian Institution

11th August 1929: Babe Ruth becomes the first Major League Baseball player to hit 500 home runs