On August 23rd, 1614, the University of Groningen was established.

On August 21st, 1831, Nat Turner led a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia.

On August 20th, 1977, the United States launched the Voyager II spacecraft.

On August 19th, 1768, St. Isaac's Cathedral was founded in St. Petersburg, Russia.

On August 18th, 1877, the Martian moon Phobos was discovered.

On August 17th, 1807, the world's first commercial steamboat service was inaugurated by Robert Fulton.

On August 16th, 1896, gold was discovered in the Klondike.

On August 15th, 1519, Panama City was founded.

On August 14th, 1808, the Cologne Cathedral in Germany was completed.

On August 13th, 1913, Harry Brearly invented stainless steel.

On August 12th, 1851, Isaac Singer was granted a patent for his sewing machine.

On August 11th, 1711, the first race was held at Ascot.

On August 10th, 1954, the groundbreaking ceremony for Saint Lawrence Seaway was held at Massena, New York.

On August 9th, 1483, the Sistine Chapel was opened.

On August 8th, 1930, Betty Boop appeared in her first cartoon.

On August 7th, 1927, the Peace Bridge opened between Fort Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, New York.

On August 6th, 1806, Francis II abdicated, ending the Holy Roman Empire.

On August 5th, 1884, the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid.

On August 4th, 1902, the Greenwich Foot Tunnel under the River Thames opened.