7th August 1964: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by the United States Congress
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution granted powers to President Johnson to use American military force to assist countries in Southeast Asia that were facing so-called ...
7 Aug 20220s
6th August 1945: The United States drop an atomic bomb nicknamed ‘Little Boy’ on the Japanese city of Hiroshima from the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay
The bomb exploded 1,900 feet above Hiroshima as planned, with the equivalent to 16 kilotons of TNT. Virtually all buildings within a mile of the blast were ...
6 Aug 20220s
5th August 1305: William Wallace captured by English troops at Robroyston
Scottish independence leader Sir William Wallace was captured by English forces at Robroyston near ...
5 Aug 20220s
4th August 1693: French Benedictine monk Dom Pérignon allegedly invents champagne
Sparkling wine was a problem for Dom Pérignon and his contemporaries because the build-up of carbon dioxide from a secondary fermentation inside the bottle could cause it to explode without ...
4 Aug 20220s
3rd August 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail from the Spanish port of Palos de la Frontera on the voyage that takes him to the Americas
Palos de la Frontera holds the official title as the starting point of Columbus’ transatlantic ...
3 Aug 20220s
2nd August 216 BCE: Hannibal defeats the Roman army at the Battle of Cannae
Hannibal’s army inflicted a devastating defeat on the numerically superior Roman army at the Battle of ...
2 Aug 20220s
1st August 1714: George, Elector of Hanover, becomes King George I of Great Britain
George, Elector of Hanover, became King George I of Great ...
1 Aug 20220s
31th July 1970: Black Tot Day sees the British Royal Navy issue the last daily rum ration to sailors
In December 1969 the Admiralty Board, which meets in order to administer the Royal Navy, published a written statement that said issuing rum was ‘no longer compatible with the high standards of efficiency required’ and the daily ration was stopped the following ...
31 Jul 20220s
