(Wednesday, August 5, 1914) — What’s believed to be the first electric traffic light system was installed in Cleveland, Ohio, at the intersection of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue.
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Farragut leads Union victory at Battle of Mobile Bay Alabama 150 years ago this hour (Aug 5 1864)
Video: 'Stamp unveiled for 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay'
(Saturday, August 5, 1864, 6:47 a.m. local time; during the Battle of Mobile Bay, part of the American Civil War) — Union Admiral David G. Farragut led a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses today in the Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama, sealing one of the last major Southern ports.
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‘Rear Window’ premieres in New York City 60 years ago tonight (Aug 4 1954)
Video: 'Rear Window' trailer
(Wednesday, August 4, 1954) — Rear Window, a suspense thriller film about a photographer with a broken leg who uncovers a murder while spying on the neighbors in a nearby apartment building, premiered tonight at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the film starred James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr.
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FBI finds three bodies of missing civil rights workers 50 years ago this hour (Aug 4 1964)
Video: 'The True Story of Mississippi Burning' (Aug. 4, 1964, at 32:29)
(Tuesday, August 4, 1964, just after 3:00 p.m. local time; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–68)) — Bodies believed to be those of three civil rights workers (Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney) missing since June 21, 1964, were found buried in an earthen dam early tonight near Philadelphia, Mississippi. Continue reading FBI finds three bodies of missing civil rights workers 50 years ago this hour (Aug 4 1964)
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Communist PT boats allegedly renew raids at Gulf of Tonkin 50 years ago this hour (Aug 4 1964)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - LBJ Goes to War [3/11]' (Gulf of Tonkin incident, Aug. 4, 1964, at 12:35)
(Tuesday, August 4, 1964, 10:30 p.m. North Vietnamese time; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — The Defense Department announced tonight that North Vietnamese PT boats made a “deliberate attack” today on two United States destroyers patrolling international waters in the Gulf of Tonkin off North Vietnam. Continue reading Communist PT boats allegedly renew raids at Gulf of Tonkin 50 years ago this hour (Aug 4 1964)
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Germany declares war on France 100 years ago this afternoon (Aug 3 1914)
Video: 'The Great War - S01E02 - For Such a Stupid Reason Too' (Aug. 3, 1914, at 33:33, Germany declares war on France at 35:47)
(Monday, August 3, 1914, afternoon local time; during World War I) — Two days after declaring war on Russia, Germany declared war on France and prepared moved into Belgium today, moving ahead with a long-held strategy, conceived by the former chief of staff of the German army, Alfred von Schlieffen, for a two-front war against France and Russia.
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Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following death of President von Hindenburg 80 years ago this morning (Aug 2 1934)
Video: 'The World At War: A New Germany 2/5' (Aug. 2, 1934, at 6:33)
(Thursday, August 2, 1934, 9:00 a.m. local time) — German President Paul von Hindenburg, 86, died this morning from lung cancer at his home in Neudeck, East Prussia, paving the way for Adolf Hitler’s complete takeover.
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Germany declares war on Russia 100 years ago tonight (Aug 1 1914)
Video: 'The Great War - S01E02 - For Such a Stupid Reason Too' (August 1, 1914, at 30:03)
(Saturday, August 1, 1914, 7:30 p.m. local time; during World War I) — The German Ambassador, in the name of his Government, sent a declaration of war to the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs at 7:30 o’clock this evening. Count von Pourtales and the entire staff of the German Embassy then left St. Petersburg.
