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Aug  8 

1919  F W Woolworth, founder of the chain of stores that bear his name, died

Aug  9 

1979  Brighton became the first British seaside resort to have a beach reserved for nudists

1974  Gerald Ford became the 38th President of the USA "under extraordinary circumstances"

1792  The Paris commune was established

Aug10 

1895  The first Promenade Concert was given

1675  Charles II laid the foundation stone of Greenwich Observatory

Aug11 

1877  The astronomer Asaph Hall first saw Phobos and Deimos, the two moons that circle Mars

Aug12 

1960  Echo 1, the first communications satellite was launched

Aug13 

1972  The last US troops left Vietnam

1826  Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec, the inventor of the stethoscope, died

Aug15 

1947  India became independent

1939  The film Wizard of Oz was given its world premiere