On This Day for August 8 - Resignation of U.S. President Nixon, Emiliano Zapata is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. August 08 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Emiliano Zapata READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1974 Resignation of U.S. President Nixon READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2011: Tibetan scholar Lobsang Sangay was inaugurated as prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, becoming the first non-monk and the first person born outside Tibet to hold the position. 2000: The wreckage of the Hunley, a Confederate submarine that was lost during the American Civil War , was raised from the ocean floor near Sullivans Island, South Carolina; it was the first submarine to sink (1864) an enemy ship (the Union sloop Housatonic). [Take our quiz about submarines, ships, and other watercraft.] 1992: The U.S. men's Olympic basketball team—which had been dubbed the "Dream Team" because of an all-star roster of NBA players that included Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird—easily defeated Croatia to win the gold medal at the Barcelona Games. [How much do you know about basketball?] 1981: Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, who came to be regarded as one of the sport's greatest players, was born. [Test your knowledge of tennis.] 1963: Armed robbers stole £2.6 million from the Glasgow-London Royal Mail Train near Bridego Bridge, north of London, in the Great Train Robbery. [Take our quiz about criminality and famous outlaws.] 1945: The United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France signed the London Agreement, which authorized the Nürnberg trials, in which former Nazi leaders were indicted and tried as war criminals by the International Military Tribunal. [Take our quiz about infamous Nazis.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1981 Roger Federer Swiss tennis player 1937 Dustin Hoffman American actor 1966 Jimmy Wales American entrepreneur 1921 Esther Williams American swimmer and actress 1902 P.A.M. Dirac English physicist 1879 Emiliano Zapata Mexican revolutionary SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help