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Event of Interest
2013 Ben Bradlee is named as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama
Ben Bradlee
Film Premier
2013 Hindi film "Chennai Express" premieres directed by Rohit Shetty, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. Fastest Bollywood film to earn $1 billion.
Shah Rukh Khan
- 2014 The West African Ebola outbreak is categorized as an international concern by the WHO
- 2014 Hamas rejects continuation of cease fire if Israel does not lift blockade
- 2015 Argentine winger Juan Imhoff scores 3 tries as Pumas beat South Africa, 37-25 in Rugby Championship match at Durban; Argentina's first ever win against Springboks
- 2015 Australia clinches first Rugby Championship with 27-19 win over New Zealand in Sydney; All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw equals Irishman Brian O'Driscoll's record for most capped international player (141)
- 2016 Australia beats New Zealand 24-17 to win the inaugural women's sevens rugby gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics
- 2016 Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszú wins the women's 100m backstroke gold medal in a time of 58.45; her second gold medal of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games
- 2016 K-pop girl group Blackpink debuts with the song Whistle
- 2017 South African President Jacob Zuma survives a no-confidence vote in parliament 198-177
- 2017 Kenyan general election: President Uhuru Kenyatta and Jubilee Party of Kenya re-elected, opposition leader Raila Odinga refuses verdict
- 2017 The Walt Disney Company announces plans to create its own streaming service, cancelling ties with Netflix
- 2018 US State Department imposes new sanctions on Russia for nerve attack in Britain
Event of Interest
2018 Malaysia charges former prime minister Najib Razak with three counts of money laundering
Najib Razak
- 2018 Australia's most populous state New South Wales declared 100% in drought
- 2018 Academy of Motion Pictures reveals new "Popular Film" category for the Oscars
- 2018 EPL club Chelsea sign Kepa Arrizabalaga from Spain's Athletic Bilbao for £72 million; world-record fee for a goalkeeper
- 2019 Nuclear accident at Russian nuclear-weapon testing site at closed city Sarov kills five scientists in mysterious circumstances
August in History
The Strange, Mysterious Story of the Balloon Expedition to the North Pole
The discovery of Swedish engineer S. A. Andrée's tragic, long-lost polar expedition in 1930 led to more questions than answers.
August 5, 1930A Pill to Cure All Ills
Not well? Take a Beecham’s Pill was often the advice. So popular was it that nobody doubted it’s extravagant claim in the world’s first advertising slogan.
August 6, 1859Why Mata Hari Was Not the Spy You Thought She Was
The controversial life and death of Mata Hari, the glamorous WWI double agent, executed in 1917, has recently been reassessed in the light of new evidence.
August 7, 1876Ship of Gold Sails Into Oblivion
A frigate with more than 150 souls on board, as well as nearly three tons of gold, sailed out of Melbourne on this day – never to be seen again.
August 12, 1853
