This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Notable events tied to August history summaries
Notable August events span centuries from Columbus departing Spain in 1492 to modern milestones. Highlights include the 1914 German war declaration on France, the 1958 Nautilus polar crossing, the 1963 Great Train Robbery, Nixon’s 1974 resignation announcement, and Curiosity landing in 2012.
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Christopher Columbus
Far East
Palos de la Frontera
Spain
Germany
France
U.S
North Pole
U.S. Senate
Lyndon Johnson
NASA
Curiosity Rover
Mars
Harry S. Truman
United States
Britain
Richard Nixon
Iraq
Kuwait