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What happened in history on this day: August 8?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On August 8 in ...
- 1980 - The Project Chess task force at IBM shows a prototype microcomputer to the Corporate Management Committee. Specifications for the proposed computer are: 32 kB ROM, 16 kB RAM (up to 256 kB), six slots, color/mono display, 8-inch floppy disk drives, optional floating-point processor, joystick port, and printer port. Approval is given to build an operational microcomputer, code-named Acorn. They are given a deadline of one year to bring the new computer to market.
- 1995 - The US Justice Department announces it will not pursue an antitrust case against Microsoft before the launch of Windows 95.
- 2006 - Tunisia issues a postage stamp depicting a personal computer.
- 1925 - Disney completes the 21st Alice Comedy film, Alice Chops the Suey.
- 1927 - Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice the Beach Nut to theaters.
- 1945 - Disney delivers the film Hold Your Horsepower to The Texas Company.
- 1952 - The animated film The Little House is released. The film is based on the book by Virginia Lee Burton.
- 1953 - Marvin Davis completes his first diagram plan for the Disneyland site. Walt adds a triangular area to show where he wants the railroad to bound the park.
- 1986 - The TV series The Ellen Burstyn Show first airs on ABC.
- 1995 - Disney releases the film Man of the House on laserdisc in the US, for US$40.
- 2000 - Disney releases the animated film Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins on videocassette.
- 2009 - The ABC TV network airs the final episode of the TV series Dirty Sexy Money.
- 1982 - At the Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minnesota, the CRC Chemicals Trans-Am Championship - Round 8 race is held.
- Finishing 4th is the Full-Time Racing #99 Corvette, driven by Phil Currin.
- Finishing 7th is the CVC #78 Corvette, driven by Paul DePirro.
- Finishing 9th is the Euro-Petroleum #9 Corvette, driven by Jerry Brassfield.
- Finishing 10th is the J.S. Racing #35 Corvette, driven by Jim Sanborn.
- Finishing 12th is the Rick Stark Enterprises #17 Corvette, driven by Rick Stark.
- Finishing 16th is the Flying Tiger #75 Corvette, driven by Bard Boand.
- Finishing 21st is the #39 Corvette, driven by Keith Berg.
- Finishing 23rd is the #74 Corvette, driven by Paul Musschoot.
- Finishing 24th is the Synthetic #93 Corvette, driven by Michael Oleyar.
- In 26th place, but not finishing the race, is the Specialties Racing #11 Corvette, driven by Ron Boelts.
- In 31st place, but not finishing the race, is the LSI/Corvette Unlimited #6 Corvette, driven by Doug Rippie.
- In 32nd place, but not finishing the race, is the BC Autobody #41 Corvette, driven by Bill Craine.
- In 35th place, but not finishing the race, is the Keepin' Track of 'Vettes #97 Corvette, driven by Richard Anderson.
- In 36th place, but not finishing the race, is the LSI #44 Corvette, driven by Jerry Hansen.
- In 39th place, but not finishing the race, is the #52 Corvette, driven by Darwin Bosell.
- In 40th place, but not finishing the race, is the Euro-Petroleum #3 Corvette, driven by Tony Brassfield.
- 1983 - At the Brainerd International raceway in Brainerd, Minnesota, the SCCA Budweiser Trans-Am Championship - Round 8 race is held.
- Finishing 12th is the LSI/Corvette Unlimited #84 Corvette, driven by Doug Rippie.
- Finishing 13th is the J/S Racing #35 Corvette, driven by Jim Sanborn.
- Finishing 15th is the P.M. Racing #74 Corvette, driven by Paul Musschoot.
- In 20th place, but not finishing the race, is the Cavendish Farms #78 Corvette, driven by Murray Edwards.
- In 21st place, but not finishing the race, is the Boelts Veal Farms #71 Corvette, driven by Ron Boelts.
- In 23rd place, but not finishing the race, is the Automotive Enterprise #27 Corvette, driven by Rich Sloma.
- In 28th place, but not finishing the race, is the Kramer Tire #52 Corvette, driven by Darwin Bosell.
- In 29th place, but not finishing the race, is the Desks Inc. Northshore Auto Parts #24 Corvette, driven by Rick Dittman.
- In 32nd place, but not finishing the race, is the Pickett Racing #6 Corvette, driven by Darin Brassfield.
- 2003 - At the Watkins Glen International raceway in Watkins Glen, New York, the Bully Hill Vineyards 250 race is held, round nine of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series. Finishing 1st in GTS class and 7th overall is the Team Re/Max Racing #05 Corvette, driven by Rick Carelli, John Metcalf, and David Liniger.
- 2004 - At the Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, the Mosport Grand Prix race is held, round seven of the SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship series.
- Finishing 2nd is the Banner Engineering #6 Corvette Z06, driven by Leighton Reese.
- Finishing 3rd is the #28 Corvette Z06, driven by Lou Gigliotti.
- Finishing 12th is the Tiger Racing #99 Corvette Z06, driven by Chip Herr.
- Finishing 13th is the Black Dog Racing #34 Corvette Z06, driven by Tony Gaples.
- Finishing 16th is the Dour Rippie Motorsport #9 Corvette Z06, driven by Adam Malmquist.
- In 19th place, but not finishing the race, is the 3R-Racing #73 Corvette Z06, driven by Phil McClure.
- 2021 - At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, USA, the IMSA SportsCar Weekend race is held, round 8 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 2nd in GT Le Mans class and 14th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C8.R driven by Jordan Taylor and Antonio Garcia.
- Finishing 3rd in GT Le Mans class and 17th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C8.R driven by Tommy Milner and Nick Tandy.
- 1940 - The German air force begins an intensive attack on British shipping in the English Channel.
- 1941 - (early) Three or more Soviet I1-4 bombers make Russia's first air raids on Berlin.
- 1944 - In the English Channel, German submarine U-667 torpedoes Royal Canadian Navy corvette Regina, which sinks within 30 seconds.
- 1944 - (by about 0830 hours) Outside of Verriéres, France, Canadian tanks break through three lines of German defence, and stop on the edge of open ground, awaiting an upcoming bombing of further areas.
- 1944 - (about 1100 hours) Outside of Verriéres, France, German tanks counterattack the Canadian line.
- 1944 - In Germany, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Bernards is hanged for his part in the Nazi resistance and July 20 coup attempt.
- 1944 - In Germany, Lieutenant Albrecht von Hagen is hanged at Plotzensee prison. He had obtained explosives for various assassination attempts on Adolf Hitler from 1942 to 1944.
- 1944 - In Germany, Major General Helmuth Stieff is executed. He had obtained and stored explosives for the bomb to kill Hitler.
- 1944 - In Germany, Field Marshal Erwin von Witzleben is executed.
- 1944 - In Germany, Peter Yorck von Wartenburg is executed, at age 43. He was a lawyer, and participant in coup planning.
- 1944 - In Germany, Lieutenant General Paul von Hase is executed. Von Hase had ordered the Berlin garrison to surround buildings during the coup attempt.
- 1944 - In Germany, Colonel General Erich Hoepner is executed. He was a member of Nazi resistance since 1938.
- 1944 - In Germany, Captain Friedrich Karl Klausing is executed. He was an accomplice of Klaus von Stauffenberg on bomb attempts against Adolf Hitler.
- 1944 - In Germany, Count Fritz-Dietlof von der Schulenburg is executed.
- 1944 - In Germany, Captain Ulrich Wilhelm Schwerin von Schwanenfeld is executed, at age 42. He was an active member of coup plans, and was to serve in the post-Nazi cabinet.
- 1944 - In Germany, Berthold von Stauffenberg is executed. He was brother of Klaus von Stauffenberg.
- 1944 - American forces in France capture Le Mans.
- 1944 - (about 1320 hours) Bombers of the US 8th Air Force bomb the area of a Canadian/Polish versus German tank battle between Verriéres and Falaise, France. They drop short, hitting many Allied positions. In the Canadian North Shore Regiment near Cormelles, 37 are killed, 78 wounded.
- 1944 - (about 1340 hours) Phase 2 of Operation Totalize begins near Caen, France. Canadian and Polish armoured divisions advance.
- 1944 - (1530 hours) Phase 3 of Operation Totalize begins, with Polish and Canadian tanks attempting to continue the push toward Falaise.
- 1944 - The US 8th Division liberates Rennes, France.
- 1945 - Emperor Hirohito informs the Japanese prime minister that the war must be ended as soon as possible, on the basis of the Potsdam Declaration.
- 1945 - The Soviet Union declares war on Japan.
- 1994 - Maldives issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Europe.
- 2001 - Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. A home video game system with four controllers is played. A new video game system is purchased, the Okama Gamesphere, likely a reference to the upcoming Nintendo GameCube. The game "Thirst for Blood" is played on the system.
- 2002 - Microsoft announces it is working on a sequel to the Halo video game for the Xbox.
- 2005 - Nintendo releases a Nintendo DS with red top and black bottom. Price is 15,000 yen (US$139).
- 2006 - Capcom releases the Dead Rising video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2006 - Nintendo holds a 10th birthday Pokémon Party at the Bryant Park in New York City. Over 25,000 attend. Included is a giant Flying Pikachu from Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
- 2007 - Microsoft drops the price of the Xbox 360 in the USA by $50 to $350.
- 2017 - Ninja Theory releases the Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice video game for the PlayStation 4 in the USA.
- 2017 - Telltale Games releases the Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode One: The Enigma video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the USA.
- 1627 - King Gustav Adolf is shot in the shoulder, while directing an attack on Poles.
- 1700 - Denmark signs the peace treaty of Traventhal with Sweden.
- 1914 - Sweden and Norway make a common declaration of neutrality.
- 1980 - The 17th century warship Kronan is discovered by an archealogical team lead by Anders Franzén. The ship lies scattered in mud four miles east of Öland, where it sunk in 1676.
- 2007 - Canadian astronaut David Williams takes a special Royal Canadian Mint token into space on American Space Shuttle Endeavour, mission STS-118.
- 1786 - The American Continental Congress defines a silver dollar containing 375.64 grains of silver as the nation's unit of account.
- 1974 - Mary Brooks takes oath of office for second five-year term as Mint Director.
- 2010 - Stack's auctions a unique Specimen 1853-O Coronet gold eagle SP-61 NGC for US$316,250 in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1870 - Magic (US) defeats Cambria (England) in second running of America's Cup.
- 1876 - Dan O'Leacy completes 500 mile walk in 139 hours 32 minutes.
- 1920 - Detroit Tigers beat New York Yankees 1-0 in shortest American League game, 73 minutes.
- 1922 - Pittsburgh Pirates set baseball record of 46 hits in a doubleheader (against Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1931 - Washington Senators' pitcher Bob Burke no-hits Boston Red Sox, 5-0.
- 1961 - Hamilton Tigercats (Canadian Football League) beat Buffalo Bills (NFL) 38-21 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
- 1970 - New York Yankees honor Casey Stengel, retiring his number 37.
- 1972 - New York Yankees sign 30-year lease with New York City.
- 1977 - Texas Rangers turn their first triple play (vs Oakland Athletics).
- 1984 - Carl Lewis wins his third (200m) gold medal in the Summer Olympics.
- 1987 - Milwaukee Brewers' Rob Deer struck-out five times in a game.
- 1988 - Chicago Cubs starts first home game under lights (rained-out).
- 1988 - Pitcher Goose Gossage registers career save number 300.
- 1988 - Jose Canseco of the Oakland Athletics becomes 11th player to get 30 home runs and 30 steals in a season.
- 1988 - Minnesota Twins pull second triple-play of year and beat Cleveland Indians 6-2.
- 1990 - Baltimore Orioles pull their 10th triple play (1-6-3 versus Oakland Athletics).
- 1990 - Carlton Fisk ties Johnny Bench hitting 327 home runs as a catcher.
- 2008 - (8:08 PM) In Beijing, China, the Games of the XXIX Olympiad open. An estimated one billion people worldwide watch the opening ceremonies on TV.
- 2021 - At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, USA, the IMSA SportsCar Weekend race is held, round 8 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #31 Cadillac DPi driven by Felipe Nasr and Pipo Derani.
- Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 7th overall is the Era Motorsport #18 ORECA LMP2 07 driven by Ryan Dalziel and Dwight Merriman.
- Finishing 1st in LMP3 class and 11th overall is the Core Autosport #54 Ligier JS P320 driven by Colin Braun and Jon Bennett.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 12th overall is the WeatherTech Racing #79 Porsche 911 RSR - 19 driven by Matt Campbell and Cooper MacNeil.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 20th overall is the Pfaff Motorsport #9 Porsche 911 GT3R driven by Laurens Vanthoor and Zacharie Robichon.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Seattle Mariners by score 9-4.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats San Diego Padres by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Oakland Athletics by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Washington Nationals by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Cincinnati Reds by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 7-4.
- 1579 - Cornerstone is laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory.
- 1978 - Pioneer-Venus 2 with five atmospheric probes launched toward Venus.
- 1985 - Japan launches Planet A, a probe to Halley's comet.
- 1988 - Discovery of most distant galaxy (15 * 10^12 light years away) announced.
- 1989 - STS-28: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission.
- 2007 - The Space Shuttle Endeavour is successfully launched on mission STS-118.
- 1786 - The American Continental Congress defines a silver dollar containing 375.64 grains of silver as the nation's unit of account.
- 1796 - Boston African Society establishes with 44 members.
- 1814 - Peace negotiations between the US and Great Britain begin in Ghent, Belgium.
- 1876 - Thomas Edison patents mimeograph.
- 1918 - Six US soldiers are surrounded by Germans in France, Alvin York is given command and shoots 20 Germans and captures 132 more.
- 1929 - German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight from Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA.
- 1932 - Congress creates Silver Star medal for gallantry.
- 1937 - Bonneville Dam on Columbia River (USA) begins producing power.
- 1942 - Six convicted German saboteurs who landed in US are executed in Washington DC.
- 1945 - US President Harry Truman signs United Nations Charter.
- 1953 - US and South Korea initial a mutual security pact.
- 1968 - Race riot in Miami, Florida.
- 1973 - US Vice President Spiro T Agnew brands as "damned lies" reports he took kickbacks from government contracts in Maryland. He vows not to resign.
- 1974 - President Richard M Nixon announces he will resign his office 12PM August 9.
- 1976 - John Roselli, hired by US Central Intelligence Agency to kill Cuban leader Fidel Castro, is found murdered.
- 1978 - Pioneer-Venus 2 with five atmospheric probes launched toward Venus.
- 1987 - Lynne Cox becomes first to swim from US to Russia across Bering Strait.
- 1988 - Renovated New York City Central Park Zoo reopens after four years.
- 1988 - US Secretary of State George Shultz narrowly escapes assassination attempt in Bolivia.
- 1989 - STS-28: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission.
- 2000 - Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor.
- 2000 - An unknown ship dumps oil off the South Florida coast, creating an oil slick covering 24km of beaches.
- 2007 - The Space Shuttle Endeavour is successfully launched on mission STS-118.
- 2008 - US home mortgage funder Fannie Mae posts a second-quarter loss of US$2.3 billion, its fourth straight quarter loss, totaling US$9.44 billion over the past year.
- 2011 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average drops by 634 points during the day, following the Standard & Poors degrade of US government debt from AAA to AA+.
- 2014 - The United States military begins an air campaign in northern Iraq to stem the influx of ISIS militants.
- 2023 - A firestorm rages through the town of Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, killing 100, burning 1000 structures.
Other history:
- 1988 - Russian troops begin pull out of Afghanistan after nine-year war.
- 1990 - Iraq annexes Kuwait.
- 2008 - Russian troops enter South Ossetia to counter Georgian offensive against the breakaway province.
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