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August 1 is the 213th day of the year ... "Historical Events on August 1". OnThisDay.com. This page was last edited on 20 August 2024, at 13:43 ...
Current events/2021 August 1. The United Kingdom and the United States join Israel in blaming Iran for the strike. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says that the UK and its allies are planning a coordinated response. However, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson says the allegation is "baseless." (AP) ( The Hill) Fifteen troops are ...
Current events/2022 August 1. A U.S. drone strike in Kabul kills Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda's leader since the death of Osama bin Laden in 2011. The airstrike is also the first U.S. military action in Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan last year. ( The Washington Post) (BBC News)
August 2022 Kabul mosque bombing. Twenty-one people are killed and 33 others are injured by a mosque bombing in Kabul. Business and economy. 2021–2022 inflation surge. Inflation in the United Kingdom increases to 10.1%, the highest level since February 1982, due to increasing fuel and food prices. (The Guardian) Disasters and accidents
Astronomical events happening in August 2024, per NASA. If you plan on observing the night sky this month, according to NASA's skywatching tips, keep the following dates in mind for August 2024:
August 3, 1933 (Thursday) The collapse of the Castlewood Dam on Colorado's Cherry Creek, sent a 20 foot high wall of water through Denver, Colorado, as well as the towns of Parker and Sullivan. There was an hour warning before the 6:15 deluge, and only two people were killed, while another 5,000 were evacuated.
August 12 Politics: The United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary. [24] [28] Western: Battle of Halen, a phase of the Battle of the Frontiers. August 14 – 25 Western: Battle of Lorraine, a phase of the Battle of the Frontiers. August 14 – 24 Western: Battle of Dinant, during the German invasion of Belgium. Including Sack of Dinant ...
August 21, 1944 (Monday) The Dumbarton Oaks Conference began at the Dumbarton Oaks estate in Washington, D.C. The international conference was to be where the United Nations was to be formulated and negotiated among international leaders. The Battle of the Falaise Pocket ended in an Allied victory. The Battle of Marseille began in southern France.