Today is Day 221 of 2024
1786
Michel-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat become the first to ascend Mont Blanc in the Alps.
1804
Composer Ludwig van Beethoven completes his Symphony #3 called Eroica in honour of Napoleon.
He later removed the dedication when Napoleon declared himself Emperor.
1879
Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata born in the village of Anenecuilco, Morelos, Mexico.
1884
Poet Sara Teasdale (There Will Come Soft Rains) born in St. Louis, Missouri.
1896
Writer Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (The Yearling) born in Washington, D.C.
1907
Jazz saxophonist, trumpet player, and composer Benny Carter born in Harlem, New York.
1908
Wilbur Wright makes his first public flight at a horse race track at Le Mans, France.
1929
The German airship Graf Zeppelin began a round-the-world flight.
1937
Actor Dustin Hoffman (Little Big Man) born in Los Angeles.
1960
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini by Brian Hyland released.
1963
Kingsmen release Louie, Louie.
Great Train Robbery occurs when a gang of 15 train robbers steal 2.6 million pounds from the Royal Mail train.
1969
Photographer Iain Macmillan takes a photo of The Beatles that is used for the cover for their Abbey Road album outside Abbey Road studios in London.
1974
President Richard Milhous Nixon resigns (effective August 9) in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal.
2008
XXIX Summer Olympics open in Beijing.
Square One Ranch
Photo of the Day
Puerto Rican flag and weather vanes
Taken 20150808 with the EM-10-Squared camera.
Photo available Here