CoM Moderators Posted yesterday at 04:03 AM Posted yesterday at 04:03 AM 1726 - Netherlands accedes to the Covenant of Hanover, creating an alliance of Great Britain, the Electorate of Hanover, France, and the Kingdom of Prussia united against the Austro-Spanish powers 1936 - Hungarian swimmer Ferenc Csik wins the 100 m freestyle gold medal in 57.6 seconds at the Berlin Olympics, beating Japanese pair Masanori Yusa and Shigeo Arai 1941 - Winston Churchill reaches Newfoundland for talks with Franklin D. Roosevelt 1946 - First time all Major League Baseball games (8) are played at night 1965 - Fire in Titan II silo in Searcy, Arkansas, kills 53 people 1984 - STS 41-D vehicle moves out to the launch pad 1988 - Just one day after 8/8/88, the number 888 pops up as the winning lottery combination in New York 2016 - Chinese weightlifter Deng Wei sets a world record of 147 kg in the clean and jerk and another for a total score of 262 kg to win the women's 63 kg gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics More Historical Events »
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