1964 South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Khánh entered into a triumvirate power-sharing arrangement with rival generals Trần Thiện Khiêm and Dương Văn Minh, both of whom had been involved in plots to unseat Khánh. Discuss ⬇️ 8tro.com/#082704

Happy Birthday Today! Romain Amalfitano, French footballer - 1989 Juliana Cannarozzo, American figure skater and actress - 1989 Alexa PenaVega, American actress and singer - 1988 🎂Follow for birthday chat! 8tro.com/#0827120

1955 The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published. Discuss ⬇️ 8tro.com/#082705

Happy Birthday Today! Lana Bastašić, Serbian-Bosnian author and translator - 1986 Sebastian Kurz, Austrian politician, 25th Chancellor of Austria - 1986 Mario, American singer and actor - 1986 🎂Follow for birthday chat! 8tro.com/#0827124

1896 In the shortest recorded war in history, the Sultanate of Zanzibar surrendered to the United Kingdom after less than an hour of conflict. Discuss ⬇️ 8tro.com/#082706

1832 Black Hawk (pictured), the leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrendered to U.S. authorities to end the Black Hawk War. Discuss ⬇️ 8tro.com/#082707

1810 Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeated the Royal Navy, preventing them from capturing the harbour of Grand Port on Mauritius. Discuss ⬇️ 8tro.com/#082708

1776 British forces led by William Howe defeated the Continental Army under George Washington at the Battle of Long Island, the largest battle of the American Revolutionary War. Discuss ⬇️ 8tro.com/#082709

2021 The second phase of the Thomson-East Coast MRT line was opened for service. Discuss ⬇️ 8tro.com/#082801

1993 The NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida and took photographs that later revealed the first known asteroid moon (both pictured). Discuss ⬇️ 8tro.com/#082802

1987 Construction began on the Ryugyong Hotel (pictured) in Pyongyang, the tallest building in North Korea. Discuss ⬇️ 8tro.com/#082803

Happy Birthday Today! Bojan Krkić, Spanish footballer - 1990 César Azpilicueta, Spanish footballer - 1989 Valtteri Bottas, Finnish race car driver - 1989 Jo Kwon, South Korean singer and dancer - 1989 🎂Follow for birthday chat! 8tro.com/#0828116

1973 Swedish police used gas bombs to end a seven-day hostage situation in Stockholm; the hostages had bonded with their captors during the incident, leading to the term Stockholm syndrome. Discuss ⬇️ 8tro.com/#082804

Happy Birthday Today! Shalita Grant, American actress - 1988 Rosie MacLennan, Canadian trampoline gymnast - 1988 Caleb Moore, American snowmobile racer (died 2013) - 1987 Jeff Green, American basketball player - 1986 🎂Follow for birthday chat! 8tro.com/#0828121

1963 American civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the speech "I Have a Dream" during the March on Washington, calling for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States. Discuss ⬇️ 8tro.com/#082805

Happy Birthday Today! Tommy Hanson, American baseball player (died 2015) - 1986 Simon Mannering, New Zealand rugby league player - 1986 Gilad Shalit, Israeli soldier and hostage - 1986 🎂Follow for birthday chat! 8tro.com/#0828126

1955 African-American teenager Emmett Till was lynched near Money, Mississippi, for allegedly flirting with a white woman, energizing the nascent American civil rights movement. Discuss ⬇️ 8tro.com/#082806

Happy Birthday Today! Will Harris, American baseball player - 1984 Lasith Malinga, Sri Lankan cricketer - 1983 Luke McAlister, New Zealand rugby player - 1983 Lilli Schwarzkopf, German heptathlete - 1983 🎂Follow for birthday chat! 8tro.com/#0828131

1950 American tennis player Althea Gibson became the first African-American woman to compete at the U.S. National Championships. Discuss ⬇️ 8tro.com/#082807

Happy Birthday Today! Kevin McNaughton, Scottish footballer - 1982 Thiago Motta, Brazilian-Italian footballer - 1982 Carlos Quentin, American baseball player - 1982 LeAnn Rimes, American singer-songwriter and actress - 1982 🎂Follow for birthday chat! 8tro.com/#0828136