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August 8, Nixon announces his resignation

Last updated: August 8, 2025 2:20 am
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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

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