August 8th

Former Democratic vice-presidential nominee John Edwards admitted having had an extramarital affair.

Sen. Joseph Lieberman lost the Connecticut Democratic primary to political newcomer Ned Lamont. (Lieberman won re-election as an independent).

Iran resumed work at a uranium conversion facility after suspending activities for nine months to avoid U.N. sanctions.

U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar announced a cease-fire between Iran and Iraq.

President Nixon announced he would resign the following day as a result of the Watergate scandal.

Sharon Tate, wife of director Roman Polanski, and four others were murdered by members of Charles Manson's 'family.'.

Richard M. Nixon was nominated for president at the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach and chose Maryland Gov. Spiro T. Agnew to be his running mate.

ASEAN is Founded. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an economic and political organization which was formed after the heads of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand signed the Bangkok Declaration. The purpose of the organization is to promote regional peace and stability and encourage economic development in the region. Today, ASEAN has 10 member states.

Britain's 'Great Train Robbery' took place as thieves made off with 2.6 million pounds in banknotes from a train they stopped north of London.

The Soviet Union declared war against Japan during World War II.

1st national march of Ku Klux Klan (200,000) in Washington, D.C.

Wright Brothers Publicly Show Off Their Flying Machine For the First Time. The human air flight pioneers displayed their flying machine and its capabilities at a racecourse at Le Mans, France, 5 years after they made their first successful flight in 1903. The flight piloted by Wilbur lasted only 1 minute and 45 seconds captured the imagination of their audiences, and silenced their critics and doubters.

The first Davis Cup tennis tournament began at the Longwood Cricket Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Thomas A. Edison received a patent for the mimeograph.

Brigham Young was chosen to lead the Mormons following the killing of Joseph Smith.

Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena, in the South Atlantic, to spend the remainder of his days in exile.

Dr. Michael-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat became the first to climb Mont Blanc.

Venetian senate examines Galileo Galilei's telescope.

English forces attacked the Spanish Armada, permanently crippling Spain's 'invincible' fleet.

The Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire in Southern India.