- 1678] A bargain-basement Borough for sale: Native Americans sell the Bronx to Jonas Bronck for 400 beads and box seats to Yankees games. The least Bronck could have done was thrown in a dozen bagels and a seedless rye (8/9)...
- 1945] Dropping another one: The U.S. drops another atomic bomb - this time on Nagasaki, 3 days after Hiroshima. About 74,000 are killed and Japan will surrender on August 14th (8/9)...
- 1948] Smile, you're on 'Candid Camera': "Candid Microphone" which will become "Candid Camera" one year later, debuts on New York City's channel 7 (WJZ which will become WABC) (8/10)...
- 1966] Achy DeBakey heart: Surgeon Michael DeBakey installs the first artificial heart. Unfortunately blood clotting leads to failure in the patient (8/8)...
- 1968] Nixon's the One/Not: Richard M. Nixon and Spiro T. Agnew are chosen as running mates at the Republican National Convention (8/8)...1974] Now President, Richard M. Nixon announces that he will resign the following day (8/8)...
- 1969] L.A. blood bath: Actress Sharon Tate and 4 others are found murdered at Tate's residence in Los Angeles (8/9). Charles Manson and several members of his cult are later convicted of the horrific murders...
- 1977] Son of Sam: Postal employee David Berkowitz a.k.a. "The Son of Sam" is captured and arrested in Yonkers (NY) (8/10). He will be sentenced to 6-consecutive terms of 25 years to life for killing 6 people on his killing spree...
- 1988] On the 8's: A high of 88 degrees is recorded in New York City on 8/8/88...
- 1992] Dream On: The 1992 Olympic basketball team a.k.a. "The Dream Team" stacked with NBA ringers, er, all-stars (Jordan, Bird, Johnson, etc.) wins a gold medal by beating the Croations (8/8)...
- 1995] 'Happy Trails': Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead, dies of a heart attack at 53 (8/9)...2003] Gregory Hines is a victim of liver cancer at 57 (8/9)...
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