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August Happenings Quiz

These things happen(ed) in August. Based on the clues, guess what they are.
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Date
Year
Clue
Answer
Aug 1
1834
This practice is abolished in the British Empire
Aug 2
1934
He becomes Führer of Germany
Aug 3
1936
He wins the 100m dash at the Berlin Olympics
Aug 4
70
Romans destroy the temple in this city
Aug 5
1962
This actress is found dead at age 36, in a "probable suicide"
Aug 6
1945
An atomic bomb is dropped on this city
Aug 7
2007
This slugger sets the all-time home run record *
Aug 8
1974
He resigns
Aug 9
1988
He is traded from the Oilers to the Kings
Aug 10
1921
Franklin D. Roosevelt first shows signs of this disease
Aug 11
1965
Race riots erupt in the Watts area of this city
Aug 12
30 BC
This Egyptian ruler commits suicide via snake bite
Aug 13
1961
Borders are closed in this European city
Aug 14
1980
Lech Wałęsa leads strikes in this country
Aug 15
1965
This band plays at Shea Stadium
Aug 16
1977
This singer dies at age 42, in Memphis
Aug 17
2008
This swimmer becomes the first person to win 8 gold medals
in one Olympics games
Aug 18
1969
Jimi Hendrix plays the national anthem at this music festival
Aug 19
1692
Five people are executed for witchcraft in this city
Aug 20
1858
This theory is published for the first time
Aug 21
1959
This becomes the 50th U.S. state
Aug 22
1641
This King declares the Parliament to be traitors,
beginning the English Civil War
Aug 23
1305
This Scottish rebel is executed in London
Aug 24
1992
This hurricane makes landfall in Florida
Aug 25
1944
This city is liberated from Nazi rule
Aug 26
1768
This sea captain sets sail from England aboard the HMS Endeavour
Aug 27
1883
This Indonesian volcano spectacularly erupts
Aug 28
1963
Martin Luther King Jr. gives this famous speech
Aug 29
2005
This hurricane makes landfall in Louisiana
Aug 30
1967
Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African-American
member of this group
Aug 31
1997
She dies in a car crash, after being chased by paparazzi
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LosScorpions
For MLK answer...it was originally called the "Let Freedom Ring" speech
Aug 4, 2012  delete  reply
Quizmaster
The speech doesn't have an official name, but is generally called "I Have a Dream":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream

Nevertheless, I'll accept "Let Freedom Ring"

Aug 6, 2012  delete  reply
THobbes1651
For Charles I, it was 1641, not 1941.
Aug 4, 2012  delete  reply
stephaniexrawr
Seriously! I kept trying George VI in every way possible even though I knew there wasn't a civil war at that time.
Aug 4, 2012  delete  reply
revnecro1273
same here...thought for sure there was some number george in the 1940s
Aug 5, 2012  delete
Quizmaster
Fixed. Thanks!
Aug 6, 2012  delete  reply
BobSaget
Nixon announced his resignation on August 8; it took effect on August 9. Just to be technical.
Aug 4, 2012  delete  reply
Marshmallow
phelps is literally the most epic person ever.
Aug 4, 2012  delete  reply
brutom
the most epic olympic swimmer, perhaps
Aug 4, 2012  delete  reply
swilkes
I did not realize that the English were fighting a civil war at the same time they were fighting World War 2.
Aug 4, 2012  delete  reply
LacsiraxAriscal
@THobbes1651, actually, it was just tremendous effort on Churchill's part to keep it quiet. Didn't want to demoralize the war effort, you see.
Aug 4, 2012  delete  reply
Salz
Can you please accept Krakatau for Krakatoa? Also I would like to point out that Cook's ship was spelt "Endeavour" not "Endeavor", ie the British way not the American way. Even the Space Shuttle Endeavour is spelt the British way as it is named after the ship.
Aug 6, 2012  delete  reply
Quizmaster
Krakatau will work now, and fixed the spelling of Endeavour. Darn those British and their extra U's.
Aug 8, 2012  delete  reply
Zefyrinus
Gah! More time! I didn't even manage to read through all the clues.
Aug 25, 2012  delete  reply
Stokel
Technically the last answer should be "Diana, Princess of Wales". As she never had the title of Princess Diana.
Nov 22, 2012  delete  reply
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