what happened on the 9.th of August
Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal as part of the US 4 x 100 meter relay team having already won the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin.Jesse Owens was born in September 1913, Jesse Owens, an African-American manJesse Owens ties one world record…
Singapore Leaves Malaysia on the 9th of August 1965
On August 9, 1892, Edison received a patent for a two-way telegraph.Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman, was born on February 11, 1847 in the canal town of Milan, Ohio, the last of seven children. His mother, Nancy, had been a school teacher; his father, Samuel,…
3 days after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, the city of Nagasaki was destroyed by a 21 kiloton atomic bomb nicknamed Fat Boy. About 40 to 80 thousand people were estimated killed during this American-led attack towards the end of the Second World War. A…
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation. Gerald ford swearing in as the 38th US president on the 9th of August 1974.Gerald Ford becomes the 38th president…
Here are some fascinating facts about the medieval Leaning Tower of Pisa.It was constructed between 1173 and 1399. The tower is part of the Campo dei Miracoli, a cathedral complex. The tower was stabilized and the lean was partially corrected in the 1990s.It's been leaning for over 800 years,…
Michael David Kors (born Karl Anderson Jr. August 9, 1959) is an American fashion designer. He is the honorary chairman and chief creative officer of his brand, Michael Kors, which sells men's and women's ready-to-wear, accessories, watches, jewelry, footwear, and fragrance…
The Battle of Pharsalus was the decisive battle of Caesar's Civil War fought on 9 August 48 BC near Pharsalus in Central Greece. Julius Caesar and his allies formed up opposite the army of the Roman Republic under the command of Pompey. Pompey had the backing of a majority of Roman senators…
The animated cartoon character made her first appearance in the cartoon, Dizzy Dishes. Thought to be modeled after singer Helen Kane, Betty was shown as a woman with an exaggerated body and a child-like face. Created by animator Max Fleischer, she is one of most recognizable cartoon characters in…
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. Nicknamed "The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. Houston has influenced many singers in popular…
