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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 1346: Battle of Crécy during the Hundred Years War won by the army of the English king Edward III

The battle was fought against the French army of King Philip VI and led to the port of Calais becoming an English enclave for over two ...

25th August 1944: Liberation of Paris as the Nazi German garrison surrenders the city to the Allies

Over 800 resistance fighters died before the Free French 2nd Armoured Division led by Captain Raymond Dronne arrived just before midnight on 24 August. On 25 August the US 4th Infantry Division entered the ...

24th August 1967: Abbie Hoffman throws money inside the New York 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 1939: Molotov and Ribbentrop from the USSR and Nai Germany sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact

On the surface the pact guaranteed that neither side would fight against the other in war. However a ‘secret protocol’ also outlined how Eastern Europe would be divided between the two countries in the ...

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 1920: America’s NFL, known at the time as the American Professional Football Conference, established

A local newspaper reported that the league was established to ‘raise the standard of professional football in every way possible, to eliminate bidding for players between rival clubs and to secure cooperation in the formation of ...

19th August 1812: USS Constitution earns the nickname ‘Old Ironsides’ after defeating HMS Guerriere

USS Constitution earned the nickname ‘Old Ironsides’ after defeating HMS Guerriere in the War of ...

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 ...