August 9. Battle of Cedar Mountain, Stonewall Jackson defeats Union Army in 1862.
August 8. In New York City Ulysses S. Grant's funeral attracts 1.5 million, in 1885.
August 7. In the Battle of Boyacá Simon Bolivar defeats Spain in 1819.
August 6. All foreign assets nationalized by the new Cuban government in 1960.
August 5. Harry Houdini performs underwater escape in 1926.
August 4. Gen. George Custer clashes with Cheyenne and Lakota in 1873.
August 3. Standard Oil fined record amount by Judge Landis in 1907.
August 2. Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President on the death of Warren Harding in 1923.
August 1. Colorado admitted as America's 38th State in 1876.
