Historical Events for 8th September 2023

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1914 - HMS (formerly RMS) Oceanic, two weeks into its service with the Royal Navy, runs aground off, Foula, Shetland, Scotland in good weather and eventually sinks
1960 - American sprinter Wilma Rudolph wins her third gold medal of the Rome Olympics anchoring the US 4 x 100m relay team; earlier won 100/200m double
1966 - The Severn Bridge between England and Wales is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II
1967 - The formal end of steam traction in the North East of England by British Railways.
1973 - Billy Martin named manager of the Texas Rangers
1974 - American motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel attempts to jump the Snake River Canyon in Idaho but fails, escaping with minor injuries
1979 - Cheryl Prewitt (Miss), 22, crowned 52nd Miss America 1980
1984 - US Open Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova retains her title; beats Chris Evert-Lloyd 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
1985 - "USA Weekend's" 1st issue, appears in 255 newspapers
2018 - Egypt sentences over 700 people, including 75 death sentences for 2013 pro-Muslim Brotherhood sit-in at Rabaa al-Adawiya square

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