CoM Moderators Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 378 - Battle of Adrianople: Goth army defeats Roman forces under Emperor Valens, who is killed1778 - Captain James Cook reaches Cape Prince of Wales, Bering Straits1859 - Otis Tufts patents the first passenger elevator in the US1864 - Siege of Fort Morgan, Alabama, by Union forces begins (Confederates surrender 23 August)1910 - Chicago resident Alva Fisher receives US patent for an electric washing machine1937 - Ranger (US) easily beats Endeavour II (England) in race 4 to wrap up the 17th America's Cup yachting series, 4-0; it's the final competition for 21 years1944 - WWII: Port Chicago Mutiny - mass work stoppage by munition loaders at Port Chicago Naval facility concerned with conditions after recent explosion in Port Chicago, California; 50 men were tried for mutiny, found guilty and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor1971 - Operation Demetrius (or Internment) is introduced in Northern Ireland allowing suspected terrorists to be indefinitely detained without trial; the security forces arrested 342 people suspected of supporting paramilitaries1988 - Just 1 day after 8/8/88 NY's daily number is 8882001 - US President George W. Bush announces his support for federal funding of limited research on embryonic stem cells. More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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