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File:Smokeybear1944.jpg|First Smokey Bear poster
File:Fat_man.jpg|A picture of the Fat Man nuclear device
File:Musei vaticani, cappella sistina, retro 02.JPG|Interior of the Sistine Chapel
File:Musei vaticani, cappella sistina, retro 02.JPG|Interior of the Sistine Chapel
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File:Richard M. Nixon, ca. 1935 - 1982 - NARA - 530679.jpg|Richard Nixon
File:Letter of Resignation of Richard M. Nixon, 1974.jpg|Resignation letter of Richard Nixon
File:Letter of Resignation of Richard M. Nixon, 1974.jpg|Resignation letter of Richard Nixon
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File:Flag of Singapore.svg|[[Flag of Singapore]]
File:Sharon Tate in Eye of the Devil trailer 3.jpg|Sharon Tate

File:nagasakibomb.jpg|[[Mushroom cloud]] over Nagasaki
File:nagasakibomb.jpg|[[Mushroom cloud]] over Nagasaki
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| [[378]] – A large [[Roman Empire|Roman]] army led by [[Roman Emperor|Emperor]] [[Valens]] was destroyed by the [[Goths]] in the '''[[Battle of Adrianople]]'''.
| [[378]] – A large [[Roman Empire|Roman]] army led by Emperor [[Valens]] was destroyed by the [[Goths]] in the '''[[Battle of Adrianople]]'''.
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| [[1173]] – Construction began on a [[Bell tower|campanile]] that eventually became known as the '''[[Leaning Tower of Pisa]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''-->.
| [[1842]] – The '''[[Webster–Ashburton Treaty]]''' was signed, clarifying the [[Canada–United States border]] between [[Lake Superior]] and the [[Lake of the Woods]], and the location of the [[Maine]]–[[New Brunswick]] border.
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| [[1483]] – The first [[mass (liturgy)|mass]] in the '''[[Sistine Chapel]]'''<!-- ''(interior pictured)''--> in the [[Vatican City]] was celebrated.
| [[1483]] – The first [[mass (liturgy)|mass]] in the '''[[Sistine Chapel]]'''<!-- ''(interior pictured)''--> in the [[Vatican City]] was celebrated.
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| [[1842]] – The '''[[Webster–Ashburton Treaty]]''' was signed, clarifying the [[Canada–United States border]] between [[Lake Superior]] and the [[Lake of the Woods]], and the location of the [[Maine]]–[[New Brunswick]] border.
| [[1854]] – [[Henry David Thoreau]] published '''''[[Walden]]''''', his account of having spent two years living mostly in isolation on the shores of [[Walden Pond]] near [[Concord, Massachusetts]], U.S.
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| [[1854]] – [[Henry David Thoreau]] published '''''[[Walden]]''''', his account of having spent two years living mostly in isolation on the shores of [[Walden Pond]] near [[Concord, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| [[1862]] – [[American Civil War]]: After nearly being driven from the field in the early part of the '''[[Battle of Cedar Mountain]]''', [[Confederate States Army|Confederate troops]] counterattacked and achieved a victory.
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| '''[[Eileen Gray]]'''<!--Irish architect--> |b|1878
| [[1965]] – Malaysia [[History of the Republic of Singapore|expelled]]<!--not bold, refimprove--> the state of '''[[Singapore]]''' ''(flag pictured)'' from its federation due to [[PAP–UMNO relations|heated ideological conflict]] between their respective ruling parties.
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| [[1969]] – Followers of cult leader [[Charles Manson]] murdered pregnant actress '''[[Sharon Tate]]''' and four others in her home in [[Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles, California]].
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* [[1877]] – [[Nez Perce War]]: Both the [[Nez Perce people|Nez Perce]] and the [[United States Army]] suffered numerous casualties as they fought to a stalemate in the '''[[Battle of the Big Hole]]'''.
* [[1862]] – [[American Civil War]]: After nearly being driven from the field in the early part of the '''[[Battle of Cedar Mountain]]''', [[Confederate States Army|Confederate troops]] counter-attacked and achieved a victory.
* [[1902]] – '''[[Edward VII]]''' and '''[[Alexandra of Denmark]]''' were crowned King and Queen of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]].
* [[1942]] – [[World War II]]: In the first major naval engagement of the [[Guadalcanal campaign]], Japan '''[[Battle of Savo Island|forced]]''' the United States Navy to withdraw from the [[Solomon Islands]].
* [[1877]] – [[Nez Perce War]]: Both the [[Nez Perce]] and the [[United States Army]] suffered numerous casualties at the '''[[Battle of the Big Hole]]''', which ended conclusively.
* [[1897]] – The first meeting of the '''[[International Congress of Mathematicians]]''' was held in [[Zürich]], Switzerland.
* [[1945]] – [[World War II]]: [[United States Army Air Forces|USAAF]] bomber '''''[[Bockscar]]''''' [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|dropped]]<!--Not bold, this article applies to both 6 August (Hiroshima) and 9 August events--> a '''[[Fat Man|"Fat Man" atomic bomb]]''' on [[Nagasaki]], Japan ''(pictured)''.
* [[1902]] – In [[Coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra|a ceremony]] at [[Westminster Abbey]], '''[[Edward VII|Edward&nbsp;VII]]''' and '''[[Alexandra of Denmark|Alexandra]]''' were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and [[Emperor of India|Emperor and Empress of India]].
* [[1956]] – An estimated 20,000 women '''[[Women's March (South Africa)|marched]]''' on [[Pretoria]], South Africa, to protest the introduction of the [[Apartheid]] [[pass laws]] for black women in 1952.
* [[1942]] – [[World War II|World War&nbsp;II]]: In '''[[Battle of Savo Island|the first major naval engagement]]''' of the [[Guadalcanal campaign]], Japan forced the U.S. Navy to withdraw from the Solomon Islands.
* [[1960]] – The region of '''[[South Kasai]]''' seceded from the former [[Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)|Republic of the Congo]].
* [[1942]] – '''[[Leningrad première of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7|Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 was premiered in Leningrad]]''' while the city [[Siege of Leningrad|was under siege]] by Nazi forces.
* [[1971]] – [[The Troubles]]: British authorities began '''[[Operation Demetrius|arresting and interning]]''' (without trial) people accused of being [[Physical force Irish republicanism|republican paramilitary]] members.
* [[1945]] – [[World War&nbsp;II]]: The [[United States Army Air Forces|USAAF]] bomber '''''[[Bockscar]]''''' [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|dropped]]<!--Not bold, this article applies to both 6 August (Hiroshima) and 9 August events--> a '''[[Fat Man]]''' atomic bomb ''(replica pictured)'' on [[Nagasaki]], Japan<!-- ''(pictured)''-->.
* [[1956]] – '''[[Women's March (South Africa)|About 20,000 women marched]]''' on [[Pretoria]], South Africa, to protest the introduction of [[pass law]]s for black women under [[apartheid]].
* [[1960]] – Led by [[Albert Kalonji]], '''[[South Kasai]]''' declared its unilateral secession from the [[Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)]].
* [[1965]] – The state of '''[[Singapore]]''' ''(flag pictured)'' [[History of the Republic of Singapore|was expelled]]<!--not bold, refimprove--> from the Malaysian federation due to [[PAP–UMNO relations|a heated ideological conflict]] between their respective ruling parties.
* [[1969]] – Members of the [[Manson Family]] '''[[Tate–LaBianca murders|invaded a house and murdered]]''' American actress [[Sharon Tate]]<!--not bold, missing page numbers--> ''(pictured)'' and four guests in [[Los Angeles]], before killing two more people the following night.
* [[1971]] – [[The Troubles]]: British forces began '''[[Operation Demetrius|arresting and interning]]''' suspected [[Irish Republican Army|Irish republican militants]] in [[Northern Ireland]].
* [[1988]] – '''[[Wayne Gretzky]]''' was traded from the [[Edmonton Oilers]] to the [[Los Angeles Kings]] in one of the most controversial player transactions in [[ice hockey]] history.
* [[1988]] – '''[[Wayne Gretzky]]''' was traded from the [[Edmonton Oilers]] to the [[Los Angeles Kings]] in one of the most controversial player transactions in [[ice hockey]] history.
* [[2001]] – A suicide bomber '''[[Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing|attacked a pizza restaurant]]''' in Jerusalem, killing 15 people and wounding 130 others.
* [[2006]] – [[Law enforcement in the United Kingdom|British police]] arrested 24 people for '''[[2006 transatlantic aircraft plot|conspiring to detonate liquid explosives]]''' carried on board at least 10 airliners travelling from the United Kingdom to the United States and Canada.
* [[2006]] – British police arrested 24 people for '''[[2006 transatlantic aircraft plot|conspiring to detonate liquid explosives]]''' carried on board airliners travelling from the UK to the US and Canada.
* Born/died: '''[[Hieronymus Bosch]]''' (d.&nbsp;1516){{·}} '''[[Michael the Brave]]''' (d.&nbsp;1601){{·}} '''[[Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton]]''' (b.&nbsp;1757){{·}} '''[[Evelina Haverfield]]''' (b.&nbsp;1867){{·}} '''[[Albert Ketèlbey]]''' (b.&nbsp;1875){{·}} '''[[Eileen Gray]]''' (b.&nbsp;1878){{·}} '''[[Philip Larkin]]''' (b.&nbsp;1922){{·}} '''[[Bob Cousy]]''' (b.&nbsp;1928){{·}} '''[[Brett Hull]]''' (b.&nbsp;1964){{·}} '''[[Gillian Anderson]]''' (b.&nbsp;1968)
* [[2008]] – A civilian school bus in [[Dahyan]], [[Yemen]], was bombed by [[Saudi Arabia]] '''[[Dahyan air strike|killing at least 40 children under 15]]'''.
* Born/died: | '''[[Arnold Fitz Thedmar]]'''<!--English archivist--> |b|1201| '''[[Walter of Kirkham]]'''<!--English bishop--> |d|1260| '''[[Hieronymus Bosch]]'''<!--Dutch painter--> |d|1516| '''[[Michael the Brave]]'''<!--Romanian prince--> |d|1601| '''[[Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton]]'''<!--American socialite--> |b|1757| '''[[Roman Dmowski]]'''<!--Polish politician--> |b|1864| '''[[Annie Turnbo Malone]]'''<!--American businesswoman--> |b|1869| '''[[Albert Ketèlbey]]'''<!--English composer--> |b|1875 '''[[Philip Larkin]]'''<!--English poet--> |b|1922| '''[[Bob Cousy]]'''<!--American basketball player--> |b|1928| '''[[John Key]]'''<!--New Zealand prime minister--> |b|1961| '''[[Gillian Anderson]]'''<!--English/American actress--> |b|1968| '''[[Beryl May Dent]]'''<!--American scientist--> |d|1977|'''[[Li Jiawei]]'''<!--Singaporean table tennis player-->|b|1981| '''[[Jason Heyward]]'''<!--American baseball player--> |b|1989 |



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'''[[August 9]]''': '''[[International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples]]'''; '''[[National Women's Day]]''' in South Africa
'''[[August 9]]''': '''[[International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples]]'''; <!--'''[[Islamic New Year]]''' (2021, 1443&nbsp;[[Islamic calendar|AH]]); NOT YET CONFIRMED-->'''[[National Women's Day]]''' in South Africa ([[1956]])
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* [[1821]] – The '''[[statue of A'a from Rurutu]]''' was presented to members of the [[London Missionary Society]] on the south Pacific island of [[Raʻiātea|Ra'iatea]].
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* [[1934]] – '''''[[The Blue Lotus]]''''', the fifth volume of ''[[The Adventures of Tintin]]'' by the Belgian cartoonist [[Hergé]] and noted for its emphasis on countering negative misconceptions of [[Chinese people]], began [[Serial (literature)|serialisation]].
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* [[1173]] – Construction began on a [[Bell tower|campanile]] that would eventually be known as the '''[[Leaning Tower of Pisa]]''' ''(pictured)''.
* [[1944]] – The [[United States Forest Service]] authorized the use of '''[[Smokey Bear]]''' ''(pictured)'' as its mascot to replace [[Bambi (character)|Bambi]].
* [[1974]] – On the verge of '''[[Impeachment process against Richard Nixon|an impeachment]]''' and removal from office amid the [[Watergate scandal]], '''[[Richard Nixon]]''' became the first [[president of the United States]] to resign.
* [[1944]] – The [[United States Forest Service]] authorized the use of '''[[Smokey Bear]]''' as its mascot to replace [[Bambi]].
* [[2014]] – Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American man, '''[[Killing of Michael Brown|was killed]]''' by a white police officer in [[Ferguson, Missouri]], resulting in [[Ferguson unrest|widespread protests and unrest]]<!--not bold, {{prose}}-->.
* [[1974]] – On the verge of [[impeachment]] and removal from office amidst the [[Watergate scandal]], '''[[Richard Nixon]]''' became the first [[president of the United States]] to resign his office.
{{Born and died list| '''[[Stephen of Anjou]]'''<!--Hungarian prince--> |d|1354| '''[[Ernst Haeckel]]'''<!--German zoologist--> |d|1919| '''[[Brett Hull]]'''<!--Canadian/American hockey player--> |b|1964| '''[[Gay van der Meer]]'''<!--Dutch numismatist--> |d|2014|}}
* [[2001]] – A suicide bomber '''[[Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing|attacked]]''' a [[Sbarro]] pizza restaurant in Jerusalem, killing 15 people and wounding 130 others.
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* [[2014]] – Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American man, was '''[[Shooting of Michael Brown|killed]]''' by a white police officer in [[Ferguson, Missouri]], resulting in [[Ferguson unrest|widespread protests and unrest]]<!--not bold, {{prose}}-->.
'''[[Annie Malone]]''' (b.&nbsp;1869){{·}} '''[[Ernst Haeckel]]''' (d.&nbsp;1919){{·}} '''[[Jason Heyward]]''' (b.&nbsp;1989)
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National Day in Singapore (1965); refimprove
48 BCJulius Caesar and the Populares defeated Pompey and the Optimates at the Battle of Pharsalus, solidifying his control over the Roman Republic. needs more footnotes, unreferenced sections
378 – A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens was destroyed by the Goths in the Battle of Adrianople. unreferenced section
1173 – Construction began on a campanile that eventually became known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Unreffed statements, page number
1483 – The first mass in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City was celebrated. refimprove
1842 – The Webster–Ashburton Treaty was signed, clarifying the Canada–United States border between Lake Superior and the Lake of the Woods, and the location of the MaineNew Brunswick border. refimprove section
1854Henry David Thoreau published Walden, his account of having spent two years living mostly in isolation on the shores of Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. refimprove section
Eileen Gray |b|1878 missing page numbers

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August 9: International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples; National Women's Day in South Africa (1956)

First Smokey Bear poster
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