On This Day in History - August 8 |
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| What Happened On This Day In History - August 8 |
1949 August 8
1949-08-08
Bhutan, land of Dragon, becomes an independent monarchy
1970 August 8
1970-08-08
Tower of Antonia destroyed by Romans
1978 August 8
1978-08-08
Pioneer-Venus 2 with 5 atmospheric probes launched toward Venus
1988 August 8
1988-08-08
Temperature hits high of 88 on 8/8/88 in New York City
1989 August 8
1989-08-08
U.S. space shuttle STS-28 launched
