Happy Friday! It’s August 8, 2025, the 220th day of the year with 145 days remaining.
Today in history:
On this day in 1974, President Richard Nixon announced his resignation in the midst of the Watergate scandal.
Other notable events on this date:
– In 1814, peace talks between the U.S. and Britain began during the War of 1812 in Ghent, Belgium.
– In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte sailed for St. Helena for his exile.
– In 1876, Thomas Edison patented his electric pen, a precursor to the mimeograph machine.
– In 1908, Wilbur Wright conducted the Wright Brothers’ first public flying demonstration in France.
– In 1963, the infamous “Great Train Robbery” took place in Britain, resulting in the theft of 2.6 million pounds.
– In 1969, The Beatles’ iconic “Abbey Road” album cover photo was taken by photographer Iain Macmillan.
– In 1988, Wrigley Field in Chicago hosted its first night baseball game.
– In 2000, the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley wreckage was recovered off the South Carolina coast.
– In 2009, Sonia Sotomayor became the first Hispanic and third female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
– In 2022, a search warrant was executed at former President Donald Trump’s residence in Mar-a-Lago, leading to the seizure of government documents.
– In 2023, devastating wildfires broke out on Maui, Hawaii, destroying the town of Lahaina and claiming over 100 lives.
Birthdays for today:
- Nita Talbot – 95
- Dustin Hoffman – 88
- Connie Stevens – 87
- Larry Wilcox – 78
- Keith Carradine – 76
- Martin Brest – 74
- Robin Quivers – 73
- Anton Fig – 72
- Donny Most – 72
- Dennis Drew (10,000 Maniacs) – 68
- Deborah Norville – 67
- The Edge (U2) – 64
- Rikki Rockett (Poison) – 64
- Kool Moe Dee – 63
- Scott Stapp – 52
- Mark Wills – 52
- Kohl Sudduth – 51
- Tom Linton (Jimmy Eat World) – 50
- JC Chasez (‘N Sync) – 49
- Tawny Cypress – 49
- Drew Lachey (98 Degrees) – 49
- Marsha Ambrosius – 48
- Lindsay Sloane – 48
- Countess Vaughn – 47
- Michael Urie – 45
- Roger Federer – 44
- Meagan Good – 44
- Princess Beatrice of York – 37
- Ken Baumann – 36
- Shawn Mendes – 27
