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27th August 1883: The eruption of Krakatoa

One of the most destructive volcanic events in modern history occurred when Krakatoa’s eruption reached its ...

26th August 1789: Adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of Man in France

The National Constituent Assembly of France adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the ...

25th August 1875: Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim the English Channel

Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to successfully swim across the English ...

24th August 1967: Abbie Hoffman throws money inside the NY Stock Exchange

Political activist Abbie Hoffman and a group of protesters threw dollar bills onto the trading floor of the New York Stock ...

23rd August 1944: King Michael of Romania leads a coup d’etat against Ion Antonescu

King Michael I of Romania led a coup d'état that removed the Nazi-aligned government of Ion ...

22nd August 1791: Start of the Haitian Revolution in the French colony of Saint-Domingue

Slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola began the Haitian ...

21st August 1959: Hawaii becomes the 50th state of the USA

Hawaii became the 50th state to join the United States of America after a ...

20th August 1940: Leon Trotsky attacked with an ice axe in Mexico

Leon Trotsky was fatally wounded with an ice axe by Spanish communist Ramón ...

19th August 1989: The Pan-European Picnic opens the Cold War border between Hungary and Austria

The Cold War border between Austria and Hungary was opened for a short period of time for the Pan-European ...

18th August 1920: Ratification of the 19th Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees female suffrage

The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing all American women the right to ...