On This Day in History August 8, 2019

Historical Events 1509  Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire in Southern India 1609  Venetian senate examines Galileo Galilei's telescope 1786  US Congress unanimously chooses the dollar as the monetary unit for the United States of America 1925  1st national march of Ku Klux Klan (between 25,000 and 40,000 marchers) in Washington, D.C. 1945  USSR establishes a communist government in North Korea 1974  US President Richard Nixon announces he will resign at 12pm the next day 1988  Ceasefire between Iran & Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Dustin Hoffman 82nd Birthday Paul Dirac (1902 - 1984) Roger Federer 37th Birthday Shawn Mendes 20th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Glen Campbell (1936 - 2017) Patricia Neal (1926 - 2010) More Famous Deaths