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16th August 1858: Queen Victoria sends the first transatlantic telegram

Queen Victoria sent the first telegram using the newly-installed transatlantic telegraph cable to US President James ...

15th August 1914: The Panama Canal officially opened with the transit of SS Ancon

The Panama Canal was officially opened to traffic with the transit of SS ...

14th August 1941: Roosevelt and Churchill issue the Atlantic Charter

The Atlantic Charter was issued by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston ...

13th August 1876: The premiere of Wagner’s complete Ring cycle takes place in Germany

The first complete performance of Wagner’s Ring cycle took place in the Bavarian town of ...

12th August 1969: The Battle of the Bogside begins in Derry, Northern Ireland

The Battle of the Bogside began in Derry, Northern Ireland, marking one of the first major conflicts of The ...

11th August 3114 BCE: Start of the Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar

The Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar, most famously used by the Maya civilisation, ...

10th August 1793: The Louvre museum in Paris opens to the public for the first time

The Louvre museum in Paris opened to the public in the former palace of the French royal ...

9th August 1173: Construction begins on the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Construction began on the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa, now better known as the Leaning Tower of ...

8th August 1969: The Beatles pose for an album cover on the Abbey Road zebra crossing

Traffic was stopped on the B507 road in London so The Beatles could pose for their iconic Abbey Road album ...

7th August 1909: Alice Ramsey makes the first female transcontinental car journey

Alice Huyler Ramsey became the first woman to drive an automobile across a continent when she completed a 59-day road trip from New York to San ...