August 8th
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- 2000
The H.L. Hunley submarine is raised from the ocean bottom after 136 years View Post →
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- 70
The Tower of Antonia is destroyed by Romans
- 1709
The first known ascent in a hot-air balloon is made by Bartolomeu de Gusmão (indoors)
- 1868
An earthquake destroys the city of Arica, Chile
- 1899
A.T. Marshall patents the refrigerator
- 1956
Japan launches the world's largest oil tanker, measuring 780 feet long and weighing 84,730 tons
- 1975
Due to rainfall from Typhoon Nina, the Banqiao Dam in China fails, resulting in the collapse of nearly 6 million buildings and 229,000 deaths
- 1975
The term 'global warming' is used for the first time
- 1988
Rap group N.W.A. releases their debut studio album, 'Straight Outta Compton'
- 2007
Carlos Slim becomes the world's richest person with a net worth of $59 billion, according to 'Fortune'
- 2013
The Hindi film 'Chennai Express' premieres, becoming the fastest Bollywood film to earn $1 billion
- 2021
The Dixie Fire becomes California's second-largest wildfire ever, covering 463,000 acres
- 2022
Record downpours in Seoul, South Korea, result in at least eight deaths. Some areas receive their highest rainfall in 80 years
