Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
He is the only person to serve as US president without ever being elected to the office or the vice presidency.
On August 9, 1965, Singapore was separated from Malaysia and, almost reluctantly, became a sovereign city-state.
On August 9, 1945, a plutonium bomb diverted from its primary target devastated Nagasaki, the second and last nuclear weapon used in war.
The builders laid the first stone in 1173, never imagining their bell tower would lean its way into history.
