Weekend Funny: Renaming a Lake as a Sign of Strength & Brilliant Deal-Making

Here was another comic relief spotted on Facebook which seemed worth sharing here.

The whole idea of this guy supposedly being some tough guy and brilliant, genius of a dealmaker, when it is obvious that he is neither of those things, is frankly laughable. It would actually be funny, if it was not having such a horrible effect for so many people around the world. 

Can't make a deal with Iran and apparently cannot bring the conflict he started to an end? 

Just claim that you won the war already. In fact, it was won within the first two hours, even though we now have reached over six months in the seemingly never-ending conflict. Oh, and repeat after George W. Bush - even inserting an image of the former president - complete with your own "Mission Accomplished" faux pas.

That will teach 'em.

Can't bully Canada into giving you what you want, even if the rest of the world views what you want as excessive and unfair?

Just call them the "51st state" and refer to the Prime Minister as "governor" once again. Nobody got tired of that at all. No, that's a sign of strength and maturity, reflecting well on the dignity of the White House.

Oh, and make sure to rename a lake.

That will teach 'em.

What a bad joke this man and his "leadership" has proven to be. All of this was unfortunately, even tragically predictable. But his loyal supporters will never admit anything.

It should be funny, although it's actually quite sad, frankly.

Anyway, thought that this was worth sharing.

Enjoy.

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Weekend Humor: Canada Responds & Renames Lake Ontario

Now, this game me a good chuckle.

Obviously, it is not true. In fact, I doubt that Canada will ever actually rename Lake Ontario. If they did, however, renaming it "The Straight of Our Moose" would indeed be wonderful rebranding.

But I doubt that anyone can match Trump's trademark pettiness and immaturity. 

If they did decide to rename things, however, the "Strait of Our Moose" sounds like a really fitting name to me. 

Plus, it would get under his very thin orange skin all the more, reminding him of what seems increasingly to be his Waterloo.

Take a look:

Below is the link to the original source for this Weekend Humor bit:

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Iceland Votes No on Referendum Over Whether or Not to Join the EU

  

Yesterday, Iceland held a vote on whether or not to continue talks on the accession of the European Union.

In the end, by a narrow margin, Icelanders rejected joining the EU.

According to an article by Miranda Bryant of the Guardian (see link below):

It was always going to be a close contest. But on the night, the figures showed just how divided Iceland was on the issue of whether or not to restart negotiations with the European Union.  After a nail-biting overnight count, the well-funded no campaign rejoiced on Sunday morning as the broadcaster RUV declared it the winner with about 52.8% of the vote. Given the size of Iceland’s population- barely 400,000 – the margins were tiny.

In fact, it was slightly closer than that. The "No" vote received 52.5% to 47.5% for "Yes." The difference was just under 10,000 votes. Those opposed had 99,037votes to 89,459 for those who wanted to continue taking steps to join the European Union. 

It is my sincere hope that in this era of Trump threatening sovereign countries, Iceland does not come to seriously regret their collective decision. 

Analysis Definitely no or maybe yes: what tipped the Icelandic referendum Miranda Bryant in Reykjavík The no campaign was well-funded and accused of scaremongering, but the wording of the question may also have made a difference  Sun 30 Aug 2026 05.37 EDT

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/30/definitely-no-or-maybe-yes-what-tipped-the-icelandic-referendum

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August 30th: This Day in History

 

Once again, it should be reiterated, that this does not pretend to be a very extensive history of what happened on this day (nor is it the most original - the links can be found down below). If you know something that I am missing, by all means, shoot me an email or leave a comment, and let me know!

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

Here's a more detailed look at events that transpired on this date throughout history:

• On this day in 257, St Sixtus II began his reign as Catholic Pope. In 1125 on this day, Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg was elected King of Germany. On this day in 1146, European leaders outlawed the crossbow, intending to end war for all time. 

• This day in 1363 marked the beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; when the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang—were pitted against each other in what was one of the largest naval battles in history, during the last decade of the ailing, Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. Pietro Barbo was elected to succeed Pope Pius II (Paul II) on this day in 1464, In 1481 on this day, two Latvian monarchs were executed for a conspiracy to Polish King Kazimierz IV. On this day in 1563, the Jewish community of Neutitschlin, Moravia, was expelled. Guru Ram Das became the Fourth Sikh Guru/Master on this day in 1574. 

• On this day in 1590, Tokugawa Ieyasu entered Edo Castle. (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590). In 1645 on this day, Dutch & Indians signed peace treaty (New Amsterdam (NY)).  Leopold I, Spain, Netherlands & Lutherans formed anti-French covenant on this day in 1673. William Penn left England to sail to the New World on this day in 1682. The Russian/Swedish Peace of Nystad occurred on this day in 1721, ending the North Sea War. 

Bust of German-British composer George Friedrich Handel

• Georg Friedrich Handel completed oratorio "Jephtha" on this day in 1751. 

• In 1757 on this day, the Battle at Gross Jagerndorf was fought, with the Russian army beating Prussia [OS=Aug 19].  On this day in 1776 during the American Revolutionary War, the Colonial army evacuated Long Island and fell back to Manhattan, NYC. On this day in 1781, the French fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeated the British under Admiral Graves at the Battle of Chesapeake Capes in the Revolutionary War.. 

• On this day in 1791, the HMS Pandora sank after running aground on a reef the previous day. In 1799 on this day, the Bataafse fleet surrendered to the English. On this day in 1800, Gabriel Prosser led a slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia. 

• In 1813 on this day, the Battle of Kulm was fought, with French forces defeated by the Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance. Charles Darwin refused to travel with the HMS Beagle on this day in 1831. 

Flag of Australia

• On this day in 1835, the city of Melbourne, Australia was founded. 

The city of Houston, Texas, was founded by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen on this day in 1836. This day in 1843 marked the first black participation in national political convention (Liberty Party) in the United States. On this day in 1850, Honolulu, Hawaii became a city. John Fremont issued proclamation freeing slaves of Missouri rebels on this day in 1854. On this day in 1860, the first British tram opened (Birkenhead). This day in 1862 marked the last day of second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia, during the American Civil War, with Confederates beating Union forces. The Battle of 2nd Manassas was fought on this day in 1862, when Pope was defeated by Lee-Battle of Richmond, KY.. In 1862 on this day in the Battle of Altamont, Confederates defeated Union forces in Tennessee. On this day in 1873, Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discovered the archipelago of Franz Joseph Land in the Arctic Sea. In 1885 on this day, 13,000 meteors were seen in one hour near Andromeda. 

• Lord Walsingham killed 1070 grouse in a single day on this day in 1888. Frederick Lugards expedition to Niger fell on this day in 1894. On this day in 1895, Belgium began compulsory Roman Catholic education. In 1896 on this day, eight provinces in the Philippines were declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor General Ramon Blanco. This included the provinces of Batangas, Rizal, Cavite, Nueva Ecija as well as the nearby areas. The town of Ambiky was captured by France from Menabe in Madagascar on this day in 1897. 

The Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria, South Africa.

• In 1900 on this day, the last 2000 British prisoners in Nooitgedagt South Africa were freed.

1901 - Hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner

1904 - Thomas Hicks wins 3rd Olympics marathon (3:28:53.0) (40 km)

1905 - Pogoro/Ngindo attack Fort Mahenge German East-Africa

1905 - Tiger Ty Cobb makes his debut, doubling off Yank Jack Chesbro

1906 - Hal Chase became 1st Yank to hit 3 triples in a game

1906 - NY Highlander Joe Doyle debuts pitching back-to-back shut-outs

1909 - Burgess Shale fossils discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott.

1910 - Yank Tom Hughes pitches 9 no-hit innings but loses to Cleve 5-0 in 11

1912 - St Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1

1913 - Phillies lead Giants 8-6 in top of 9th, fans in bleachers try to distract Giants, Umpire forefeits game to Giants, later overruled

1914 - 1st German plane bombs above Paris, 2 killed

1914 - Battle at Tannenberg ends in destruction of Russian 2nd Narev army

1916 - Boston's Dutch Leonard no-hits St Louis Browns, 4-0

1916 - Paul Von Hindenburg becomes chief-of-General-Staff in Germany

1918 - Czechoslovakia forms independence republic

Marxist Revolutionary Vladimir LeninMarxist Revolutionary Vladimir Lenin 1918 - Fanya Kaplan shoots at Lenin

1918 - Lenin, new leader of Soviet Russia, shot & wounded after speech

1919 - Ernst Toller's "Die Wandlung," premieres in Berlin

1922 - Babe Ruth is thrown out of a game for 5th time in 1922

1925 - 6th Iron pilgrim at Diksmuide Belgium

1926 - Jack Hobbs scores 316* at Lord's (Surrey v Middlesex)

1927 - 41st US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Betty Nuthall (61 64)

1928 - Jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India

1932 - Hermann Goering elected chairman (Reichstag)

1933 - Air France forms

1933 - Portuguese dictator Salazar forms secret police (PIDE)

1937 - Joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1939 - 6th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: NY Giants 9, All-Stars 0 (81,456)

1939 - General Reijnders appointed supreme commander of Dutch army

1939 - Isoroku Yamamoto appointed supreme commander of Japanese fleet

Nazi Politician Hermann GoeringNazi Politician Hermann Goering 1939 - NY Yankee Atley Donald pitches a baseball a record 94.7 mph (152 kph)

• Poland mobilized for war on this day in 1939.

1941 - Siege of Leningrad by Nazi troops began during WW II

1941 - St Louis Card Lon Warneke no-hits Cin Reds, 2-0

• 1942 - Nazi-Germany annexes Luxembourg

1944 - 11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48,769)

1944 - Philip Yordan's "Anna Lucasta," premieres in NYC

1944 - Soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania

1945 - 12th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 19, All-Stars 7 (92,753)

1945 - Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 9th Symphony

• 1945 - Gen MacArthur lands in Japan

• 1945 - Hong Kong liberated from Japan

1949 - Roly Jenkins (Worcs v Surrey) takes his 2nd hat-trick of the game

1949 - WTVN (now WSYX) TV channel 6 in Columbus, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1951 - US & Philippines sign mutual defense pact

1954 - Hurricane Carol, kills 68

1956 - USSR performs nuclear test (atmospheric tests)

1956 - White mob prevents enrollment of blacks at Mansfield HS, Texas

1956 - Lake Pontchartrain Causeway opens.

1957 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

1957 - US senator Strom Thurmond speaks 24hrs 27m against civil rights

1958 - US performs nuclear test at S Atlantic Ocean

1960 - Boston 2nd baseman Pete Runnels goes 6-for-7

Flag of East Germany

• 1960 - East Germany imposes a partial blockade on West Berlin

1961 - 1st Negro judge of a US District Court confirmed-JB Parsons

1961 - J B Parsons is 1st African American judge of a US District Court

1961 - Last Spanish troops leave Morocco

1961 - Oriole Jack Fisher walks 12 LA Angels in a 9 inning game

1961 - USSR says it will resume nuclear testing

1962 - Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since the war and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.

1963 - Hot Line communications link between Moscow and Washington, DC installed

1963 - Hotline between U.S. and Soviet leaders goes into operation.

1965 - Section of Allalin glacier wipes out construction site at Mattmark Dam near Saas-Fee, Switzerland

First Black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood MarshallFirst Black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall 1967 - US Senate confirm Thurgood Marshall as 1st black justice

1968 - 1st record under Apple label (Beatle's Hey Jude)

• 1968 - John & Yoko's "One on One" benefit for children at Madison Square Garden

1969 - 120,000 attend Texas Intl Pop Festival

1969 - 25,000 attend 2nd Annual Sky River Rock Festival, Tenino Wash

1969 - 69th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Steve Melnyk

1969 - Racial disturbances in Fort Lauderdale Florida

1971 - WNPI TV channel 18 in Norwood, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting

• 1972 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform at Madison Square Garden

1973 - Danny Seiwell quits Wings

1974 - Express train runs full speed into Zagreb, Yugo rail yard killing 153

1974 - Launching of 1st Dutch satellite, ANS, from Vandenberg

1974 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

1975 - KTW-AM in Seattle Wash changes call letters to KYAC (now KKFX)

1976 - Tom Brokaw becomes news anchor of Today Show

Artist & Musician Yoko OnoArtist & Musician Yoko Ono 1976 - Turks & Caicos Islands adopts constitution

1979 - -Sept 13] Hurricane David, kills 1200 in Florida, Domincana & Dom Rep

1979 - 1st recorded occurrance-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs)

1979 - Ian Botham makes 1000 runs/100 wkts in Tests in his 21st match

1979 - Kathy Horvath (14y5d) is youngest to play in US Tennis Open, she loses

American President Jimmy Carter

• 1979 - Pres Carter attacked by a rabbit on a canoe trip in Plains Ga

1979 - Wildest US Tennis Open match, McEnroe defeats Ilie Nastase 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Nastase was defaulted by the umpire then reinstated

• 1980 - Polish government recognizes Solidarity

1982 - PLO leader Yasser Arafat leaves Beirut

1983 - 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-launched (6 days)

1983 - Elizabeth R Zakarian (Devon Pierce), 17, NY, crowned 1st Miss Teen USA

1983 - WKBC-TV (channel 48) ends broadcasting in Phila

1983 - Guion Bluford becomes 1st African-American astronaut in space

1984 - 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D)-Discovery 1-launched (6 days)

Palestinian Leader Yasser ArafatPalestinian Leader Yasser Arafat 1984 - Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation

1984 - Red Sox Jim Rice grounds into record 33rd double play en route to 36

1984 - Sotherby's in London begins 2 day auction of rock memorabilla

1986 - Gelindo Bordin wins Stuttgart marathon (2:10:54)

1986 - Soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (US News World Report)

1987 - 87th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Billy Mayfair

1987 - Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Nestle World Golf Championship

1987 - Ben Johnson of Canada runs 100 m in world record 9.83 sec

1987 - Kirby Puckett goes 6-for-6 with 2 HRs in Minn 10-6 win over Milwaukee

1987 - Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria sets high jump woman's record (6'10½")

1987 - Yves Pol of France runs complete marathon backwards (3:57:57)

1987 - Knuckleballer Charlie Hough on the mound, Rangers catcher Geno Petralli ties the major league record by allowing 6 passed balls

1988 - France performs nuclear test

1988 - Julianne Philips files for divorce from Bruce Springsteen

1988 - Kent Tekulve is 2nd pitcher in majors to appear in 1,000 games

1990 - Ken Griffey & Ken Griffey Jr become 1st father & son to play on same team (Seattle Mariners), both single in 1st inning

1990 - Tatarstan declares independence from the RSFSR.

1991 - Dan O'Brien sets US decathalon record with 8,812 points

1991 - Mike Powell of US, sets then long jump record at 29' 4½" (8.95m)

1991 - Tamil Tigers capture Sri Lanka poet Selvi

1992 - "2 Trains Running" closes at Walter Kerr Theater NYC after 160 perfs

1992 - "Most Happy Fella" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 229 performances

1992 - 92nd US Golf Amateur Championship won by Justin Leonard

1992 - David Lewett & Jane Luu discovers comet: "1992 QB1" 64 mil km from Sun

1992 - Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA Sun-Times Golf Challenge

1993 - 150,000,000 millionth visitor to Eiffel Tower

1993 - Hassan II mosque opens in Casablanca, 2nd largest mosque in the world

1994 - Gund Arena in Cleve opens

1994 - Largest US Tennis Open single session (total) 23,618

1995 - Cable News Network joins internet

1995 - Tigers teammates Lou Whitaker & Alan Trammell play in 1,914 game together tying AL record

1997 - 1st WNBA Championshion: Houston Comets beat NY Liberty

1997 - Greg Rudaski is 1st to serve (2) 141 MPH serves in a match (US Open)

1998 - State Farm Rail Golf Classic

• 1999 - East Timorese vote for independence in a referendum.

• 2012 - Cholera outbreak kills 229 people in Sierra Leone

2012 - A blast in the in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, China, kills 26 miners with 21 missing

1146 - European leaders outlawed the crossbow.   1645 - American Indians and the Dutch made a peace treaty at New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam later became known as New York.   1682 - William Penn sailed from England and later established the colony of Pennsylvania in America.   1780 - General Benedict Arnold secretly promised to surrender the West Point fort to the British army.   1806 - New York City's second daily newspaper, the "Daily Advertiser," was published for the last time.   1809 - Charles Doolittle Walcott first discovered fossils near Burgess Pass. He named the site Burgess Shale after nearby Mt. Burgess.   1862 - The Confederates defeated Union forces at the second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, VA.   1905 - Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut with the Detroit Tigers.   1928 - The Independence of India League was established in India.   1941 - During World War II, the Nazis severed the last railroad link between Leningrad and the rest of the Soviet Union.   1945 - General Douglas MacArthur set up Allied occupation headquarters in Japan.   1951 - The Philippines and the United States signed a defense pact.   1956 - In Louisianna, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway opened.   1960 - A partial blockade was imposed on West Berlin by East Germany.   1963 - The "Hotline" between Moscow and Washington, DC, went into operation.   1965 - Thurgood Marshall was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a Supreme Court justice. Marshall was the first black justice to sit on the Supreme Court.   1982 - P.L.O. leader Yasir Arafat left Beirut for Greece.   1983 - The space shuttle Challenger blasted off with Guion S. Bluford Jr. aboard. He was the first black American to travel in space.   1984 - The space shuttle Discovery lifted off for the first time. On the voyage three communications satellites were deployed.   1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan, and several others, were inducted into the Sportscasters Hall of Fame.   1991 - The Soviet republic of Azerbaijan declared its independence.   1993 - On CBS-TV "The Late Show with David Letterman" premiered.   1994 - Rosa Parks was robbed and beaten by Joseph Skipper. Parks was known for her refusal to give up her seat on a bus in 1955, which sparked the civil rights movement.   1994 - The largest U.S. defense contractor was created when the Lockheed and Martin Marietta corporations agreed to a merger.   1996 - An expedition to raise part of the Titanic failed when the nylon lines being used to raise part of the hull snapped.   1999 - The residents of East Timor overwhelmingly voted for independence from Indonesia. The U.N. announced the result on September 4.

30 B.C. Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt, committed suicide. 1862 The Second Battle of Bull Run took place during the Civil War. 1905 Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut, playing for the Detroit Tigers. 1941 The two-year siege of Leningrad during World War II began. 1963 A hot line between the Kremlin and the White House went into operation to reduce the chances of an accidental war. 1967 Thurgood Marshall was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the first African American Supreme Court justice. 1999 East Timor residents voted to secede from Indonesia.   

The following links are to web sites that were used to complete this blog entry:

http://www.historyorb.com/today/events.php

http://on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/alldays/aug30.htm

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory

Another Quote Encapsulates Trump's Troubling Tendencies

This is a picture of a magnet that was being sold at Strand's Book Store in New York City a few years ago. No, I did not buy it, but I liked it and took a picture, which I am sharing here now. 

In the past, I have sometimes posted things that other people have said about President Trump which smacks of truth. Often, these have been quite insightful. Sometimes, these have been funny. For the most part, however, it feels like most of these have been illuminating in some manner or another, perhaps explaining things in a way that makes his behavior a bit clearer.

Well, I ran into another one yesterday. This one is from Ben Stephens, and it does feel like the truth about how Trump acts and, specifically, what he tends to fixate on and why. Almost always, it does seem largely fueled by the man's ignorance or fears or misunderstanding.

Here, specifically, is what Stephens said:

“Trump is whatever the opposite of an enigma is. His every word and deed is said and done for the most obvious lizard-brain reasons. He wants something. He's scared of something. He hates someone. He doesn't understand something. We need to stop treating him as if he is some kind of master strategist. He's not an enigma. He's a two-piece jigsaw puzzle. And every other world leader solved it immediately — they've had his number since day 1.”  

- Ben Stephens on THREADS

Yup. That does sound like Trump. Hardly the mystery that some people portray him as being, or even insist that he is. In fact, he's quite predictable in some ways. For example, you might not know precisely what or who he's going to lash out at next. However, you do know that he is going to lash out at somebody. One day it's insisting that he will take over Greenland. Then suddenly, it's the Venezuelans. He seemed ready to go after Cuba next. Not long after, it's the Iranians he starts a war with. He lashes out at the Europeans for not helping out in the war that he started. Next, it's Canada, for daring to stand up to his tyrannical regime, probably because he does not know either how to handle them standing up to him, and he lacks the ability and wisdom not to overreact. 

It's pretty much the same thing domestically, too. The political opposition, whom he dubs the "Dumbocrats" and then seems to claim genius status for allegedly having come up with that (and the whole most people not realizing that there is a "b" in the word dumb, are always an easy target. But sometimes it's one of his own party, like JHohn McCain or Mitt Romney or Tucker Carlson or Marjorie Taylor Green. Perhaps there is a measure of surprise at the specific person or country or thing that he lashes out at, but it is never a surprise to anyone, even his political allies, that he does lash out. And generally, he does so in the most pathetic, needy, childish manner possible.

That you can take to the bank. 

So yeah, I agree with Ben Stephens on this point. All Trump seems to know is how to react to things, specifically to people disagreeing with him, not giving him what he wants. Hardly a master strategist, he is instead more like the bully in the school yard who taunts and tries to intimidate, and then goes crazy and talks trash if and when he senses that people feel that someone got the better of the exchange - which actually happens quite often, if truth be told. 

No mystery.

And no very stable genius. 

The real mystery is why more people have not grown tired of this now frankly very old and very tiresome routine in greater numbers yet. Perhaps they are waiting until this guy really ruins the country beyond all repair to wake up. Who knows?

Iceland Votes Today on Accession Talks With the European Union

 

Today, Iceland is going to be voting on whether or not to continue talks on the accession of the European Union.

Granted, I am not Icelandic. However, it seems to me that there never has been a better, more critical time for Iceland to join. After all, American President Donald Trump seems to go out of his way to create tensions with allies. He has shown interest in taking over Greenland, which is really not far from Iceland itself.

So yeah, it makes sense to me.

However, that is for the Icelandic people to determine in the vote later today. 

August 29th: This Day in History

 

Once again, it should be reiterated, that this does not pretend to be a very extensive history of what happened on this day (nor is it the most original - the links can be found down below). If you know something that I am missing, by all means, shoot me an email or leave a comment, and let me know!

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

On this day in 708, copper coins were minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708). In 1178 on this day, Anti-Pope Callistus III gave his Papal title to Alexander III. The Battle of Winchelsea (or Les Espagnols sur Mer) was fought on this day in 1350, when the English naval fleet under King Edward III defeated a Castilian fleet of 40 ships. The Treaty of Picquigny was signed on this day in 1475, when King Louis XI purchased English contacts. On this day in 1541, the Ottoman Turks captured Buda, the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom. The Battle at Surat India took place on this day in 1612, with the English fleet beating the Portuguese. English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland on this day in 1640.  On this day in 1655, Warsaw fell without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during The Deluge. Adriaen Pieck/Gerrit de Ferry patented wooden firespout in Amsterdam on this day in 1664. English troops occupied Menorca & Sardinia on this day in 1708. On this day in 1758, the New Jersey Legislature formed the first Indian reservation. On this day in 1776 during the Revolutionary War, Americans withdrew from Manhattan to Westchester. Shay's Rebellion took place on this day in 1786 in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1793 on this day, slaves in the French colony of St Domingue (modern day Haiti) were freed. Portugal officially recognized the independence of Brazil on this day in 1825. Britain's Slavery Abolition Act became the law on this day in 1833. The Treaty of Nanking was signed by the British and the Chinese on this day in 1842. The treaty ended the first Opium War and gave the island of Hong Kong to Britain. The III  modern Olympic Games opened in St Louis on this day in 1904. In 1907 on this day, the Quebec Bridge collapsed during construction, killing 75 workers. There was an anti-German rebellion in Slovakia on this day in 1944. American General Douglas MacArthur was named the Supreme Commander of Allied Powers in Japan on this day in 1945. The Beatles performed their last major public concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on this day in 1966. The USSR suspended Communist Party activities on this day in 1991, leading closer to the end of Communism and the Soviet Union itself, which would dissolve later that same year. 

Here's a more detailed look at events that transpired on this date throughout history:

• On this day in 708, copper coins were minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708). In 1178  on this day, Anti-Pope Callistus III gave his Papal title to Alexander III. Jacques Pantaleon was elected as Pope Urban IV on this day in 1261. The Battle of Winchelsea (or Les Espagnols sur Mer) was fought on this day in 1350, when the English naval fleet under King Edward III defeated a Castilian fleet of 40 ships. The Treaty of Picquigny was signed on this day in 1475, when king Louis XI purchased English contacts. In 1484 on this day, Giovanni B Cibo was elected as Pope Innocent VIII. 

• The Ottoman Turks captured Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade, on this day in 1521. Hungary was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in the Battle of Mohács on this day in 1526. Francisco Pizarro ordered the death of the last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa, on this day in 1533. In 1540 on this day, Emperor Karel deprived the city of Ghent definitive rights/privileges. On this day in 1541, the Ottoman Turks captured Buda, the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom. 

• The Battle at Surat India took place on this day in 1612, with the English fleet beating the Portuguese. 

• English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland on this day in 1640. 

On this day in 1655, Warsaw fell without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during The Deluge. 

•  Adriaen Pieck/Gerrit de Ferry patented wooden firespout in Amsterdam on this day in 1664. English troops occupied Menorca & Sardinia on this day in 1708. 

• In 1708 on this day, Haverhill, Massachusetts, was destroyed by the French & Native American tribes. Edmond Hoyle published his "Short Treatise" on the card game whist on this day in 1742. 

• This day in 1756  marked Prussian Libya occupied Saxson, marking the beginning of the Seven Years War, where England & France would clash across continents. 

• On this day in 1758, the New Jersey Legislature formed the first Indian reservation. 

Statue of a Continental Soldier of the American Revolutionary War of Independence in Trenton, New Jersey

• On this day in 1776 during the Revolutionary War, Americans withdrew from Manhattan to Westchester. Shay's Rebellion took place on this day in 1786 in Springfield, Massachusetts.  

• In 1792 on this day, the English warship Royal George capsized in Spithead; killing 900.

Flag of Haiti

• In 1793 on this day, slaves in the French colony of St Domingue (modern day Haiti) were freed. 

The flag of Brazil.

• Portugal officially recognized the independence of Brazil on this day in 1825.

• 1831 - Michael Faraday demonstrates 1st electric transformer

Britain's Slavery Abolition Act became the law on this day in 1833.

• The Treaty of Nanking was signed by the British and the Chinese on this day in 1842. The treaty ended the first Opium War and gave the island of Hong Kong to Britain.  

1844 - 1st white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win

1854 - Self-governing windmill patented (Daniel Halladay)

1861 - American Civil War: US Navy squadron captures forts at Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina.

A statue in Flemington, New Jersey, honoring veterans of the American Civil War.

1862 - 2nd Battle of Bull Run Va (Manassas) during US Civil War

1862 - Battle of Aspromonte-Italian royal forces defeat rebels

1862 - US Bureau of Engraving & Printing begins operation

1864 - William Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae

• 1871 - Emperor Meiji orders the Abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).

1882 - Australia beat England by 7 runs "Death of English cricket"

1882 - Fred Spofforth completes 14-90 for match v England (7-46 & 7-44)

1883 - Seismic sea waves created by Krakatoa eruption create a rise in English Channel 32 hrs after explosion

1885 - Gottlieb Daimler receives German patent for a motorcycle

1885 - Boxing's 1st heavyweight title fight with 3-oz gloves & 3-minute rounds fought between John L Sullivan & Dominick McCaffrey

1889 - 1st American Intl pro lawn tennis contest (Newport RI)

1895 - The formation of the Northern Rugby Union at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, England.

• 1896 - Chop suey invented in NYC by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador

1898 - The Goodyear tire company is founded.

Flag of the Olympics

• The III  modern Olympic Games opened in St Louis on this day in 1904.

• 1905 - Pierre de Brazza leaves Brazzaville

1906 - Bridge in St Lawrence Canada caves in; 70 die

1906 - William J Clothier wins the US Tennis Open

• In 1907 on this day, the Quebec Bridge collapsed during construction, killing 75 workers.

1908 - NY gives a ticker tape parade to returning US Olympians from London

1909 - AH Latham of France sets world airplane altitude record of 155 m

1909 - World's 1st air race held in Rheims France. Glenn Curtiss (USA) wins

• 1910 - Japan changes Korea's name to Chōsen and appoints a governor-general to rule its new colony.

• 1911 - Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.

1913 - Pieter Cort Van de Linden forms Dutch government

1914 - 4th day of Tannenberg: Russian Narev-army panics, Gen Martos caught

1914 - Arizonian is 1st vessel to arrive in SF via Panama Canal

1914 - Battle at St Quentin: French counter attack under General Lanrezac

1916 - Congress creates US Naval reserve

• 1916 - Gen Von Hindenburg becomes German Chief of Staff

1916 - Transportship Hsin-Yu & cruiser Hai-Yung collide; 1000 die

1916 - US Congress accept Jones Act: Philippines independence

1916 - Von Hindenburg replaces Von Falkenhayn as German chief of staff

1918 - Bapaume taken by Australian Corps and Canadian Corps in the Hundred Days Offensive

1924 - German Republic day accepts Dawes plan

Baseball Great Babe RuthBaseball Great Babe Ruth 1925 - After a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice Miller Huggins suspends Ruth & slaps a $5,000 fine on him

1929 - German airship Graf Zeppelin ends a round-the-world flight

1930 - The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland.

1932 - International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam

1932 - United Cigar Stores shuts 800 shops

1939 - Chaim Weizmann informs England that Palestine Jews will fight in WW II

1941 - German Einsatzkommando in Russia kills 1,469 Jewish children

1943 - Denmark scuttles their warships so as not to be taken by Germany

• 1944 - 15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees

Flag of Slovakia

• There was an anti-German rebellion in Slovakia on this day in 1944.

• 1945 - British liberate Hong Kong from Japan

• American General Douglas MacArthur was named the Supreme Commander of Allied Powers in Japan on this day in 1945.

1947 - Constantine Tsaldaris follows Maximos as Greece premier

1949 - USSR performs first nuclear test

1949 - USSR explodes its 1st atomic bomb

• 1950 - Intl Olympic Committee votes admission to West Germany & Japan in '52

1953 - KHSL TV channel 12 in Chico, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953 - USSR explodes its 1st hydrogen bomb

1954 - SF International Airport (SFO) opens

1956 - French government routes troops to Cyprus near Suez crisis

1957 - Congress passes Civil Rights Act of 1957

1957 - Strom Thurmond (Sen-D-SC) ends 24 hr filibuster against civil rights

1958 - Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colo

• 1958 - George Harrison joins Quarrymen (Lennon-McCartney-Best-Sutcliffe)

1960 - Jordan premier Hazza-el-Madjali deadly injured at bomb attack

1962 - Some provisions of Kuwaiti constitution are suspended

1962 - US U-2 flight sees SAM launch pads in Cuba

1963 - Harmon Killebrew (Twins) HRs off Pete Burnside (Senators) in DH

1964 - "Funny Thing Happened" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 965 perfs

Animator Walt DisneyAnimator Walt Disney 1964 - Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" released

1964 - On Elston Howard Night, Mickey Mantle ties Babe Ruth's career strikeout record (1,330)

1965 - Astronauts Cooper & Conrad complete 120 Earth orbits in Gemini 5

1965 - Willie Mays sets NL record for HRs in a month with his 17th of August

    

• The Beatles performed their last major public concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on this day in 1966.

1966 - Dutch Internal minister Smallenbroek resigns after driving drunk

1967 - Final TV episode of "Fugitive"

1967 - Yanks longest day, Red Sox take 1st game 2-1 in 9, Yanks win 2nd game in 20, 4-3 a total of 8 hours & 19 minutes

1968 - 1st US Open tennis match (Billie Jean King beats Dr Vija Vuskains)

1968 - Democratics nominate Hubert H Humphrey for president (Chicago)

1969 - Joe Pepitone quits Yanks after being fined $500 for leaving the bench

1969 - KYUS TV channel 3 in Miles City, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1970 - Black Panthers confront cops in Phila (1 cop killed)

1974 - USSR performs underground nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR

1975 - Star in Cygnus goes nova becoming 4th brightest in sky

1978 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR

1982 - 38°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in August

1982 - Steve Miller's "Abracadabra" hits #1

1982 - The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.

1985 - Atlantis moves to launch pad for 51-J mission

1985 - Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation

1985 - NY Yank Don Baylor is hit by a pitch for a record 190th time

1986 - Heike Drechsler of E Germany ties world women's 200 m mark (21.71s)

• 1986 - Morocco king Hassan II signs unity treaty with Libya

1988 - USSR launches 3 cosmonauts (Valery Polyakav, 1 Afghan) to station Mir

1990 - C-5 transport plane crashes at Ramstein AFB, Germany, killing 13

• 1991 - JFK Jr wins his 1st battle as an attorney

The flag of the USSR (Soviet Union)

• The USSR suspended Communist Party activities on this day in 1991, leading closer to the end of Communism and the Soviet Union itself, which would dissolve later that same year. 

1992 - Largest wrestling crowd out side of US (75,000) at Wembley Stadium

1995 - NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces.

1996 - Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Vnukovo Airlines Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a mountain on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, killing all 141 aboard.

1997 - At least 98 villagers are killed by the GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.

2003 - Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf.

• 2005 - Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing more than 1,836 and causing over $115 billion in damage.

2007 - A United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident takes place at Minot Air Force Base and Barksdale Air Force Base.

2012 - Georgian hostage crisis results in 3 police officers and 10 militants being killed

• 2012 - Operation Eagle, undertaken by the Egyptian Army, results in the deaths of 11 suspected terrorists and the arrest of another 23

• 2012 - Banana Spider venom is found to be effective in relieving erectile dysfunction

Professional Road Cyclist and Testicular Cancer Survivor Lance ArmstrongProfessional Road Cyclist and Testicular Cancer Survivor Lance Armstrong 2012 - The USADA claims to have stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles

1828 - A patent was issued to Robert Turner for the self-regulating wagon brake.   1833 - The "Factory Act" was passed in England to settle child labor laws.   1842 - The Treaty of Nanking was signed by the British and the Chinese. The treaty ended the first Opium War and gave the island of Hong Kong to Britain.   1885 - The first prizefight under the Marquis of Queensberry Rules was held in Cincinnati, OH. John L. Sullivan defeated Dominick McCaffery in six rounds.   1886 - In New York City, Chinese Ambassador Li Hung-chang's chef invented chop suey.   1892 - Pop (Billy) Shriver (Chicago Cubs) caught a ball that was dropped from the top of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC.   1944 - During the continuing celebration of the liberation of France from the Nazis, 15,000 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris.   1945 - U.S. General Douglas MacArthur left for Japan to officially accept the surrender of the Japanese.   1949 - At the University of Illinois, a nuclear device was used for the first time to treat cancer patients.   1957 - Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina set a filibuster record in the U.S. when he spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes.   1962 - The lower level of the George Washington Bridge opened.   1965 - Gemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles ("Pete") Conrad, splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean after eight days in space.   1966 - Mia Farrow withdrew from the cast of the ABC-TV's "Peyton Place."   1967 - The final episode of "The Fugitive" aired.   1971 - Hank Aaron became the first baseball player in the National League to hit 100 or more runs in each of 11 seasons.   1977 - Lou Brock brought his total of stolen bases to 893. The record he beat was held by Ty Cobb for 49 years.   1983 - Two U.S. marines were killed in Lebanon by the militia group Amal when they fired mortar shells at the Beirut airport.   1983 - The anchor of the USS Monitor, from the U.S. Civil War, was retrieved by divers.   1990 - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, in a television interview, declared that America could not defeat Iraq.   1991 - The Communist Party in the Soviet Union had its bank accounts frozen and activities were suspended because of the Party's role in the failed coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev.   1991 - The republics of Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement to stay in the Soviet Union.   1992 - The U.N. Security Council agreed to send troops to Somalia to guard the shipments of food.   1994 - Mario Lemieux announced that he would be taking a medical leave of absence due to fatigue, an aftereffect of his 1993 radiation treatments. He would sit out the National Hockey Leagues (NHL) 1994-95 season.   1998 - Northwest Airlines pilots went on strike after their union rejected a last-minute company offer.   2004 - India test-launched a nuclear-capable missle able to carry a one-ton warhead. The weapon had a range of 1,560 miles.

1533 Atahualpa, the last ruler of the Incas, was murdered as Francisco Pizarro completed his conquest of Peru. 1786 Shays's rebellion, an insurrection of Massachusetts farmers against the state government, began. 1842 The Treaty of Nanking was signed, ending the Opium Wars and ceding the island of Hong Kong to Britain. 1877 Brigham Young died in Salt Lake City, Utah. 1949 The U.S.S.R. tested their first atomic bomb. 1957 Strom Thurmond ended the longest filibuster in U.S. Senate history. He spoke for more than 24 hours against a civil rights bill; the bill passed. 1966 The Beatles played their last major live concert at Candlestick Park, California. 1991 The Supreme Soviet, the parliament of the U.S.S.R., suspended all activities of the Communist Party, bringing an end to the institution. 2005 Hurricane Katrina slammed into the U.S. Gulf Coast, destroying beachfront towns in Mississippi and Louisiana, displacing a million people, and killing more than 1,000.

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