August 3rd in History

Michael Dobson | August 3

Jesse Owens wins at the Berlin Olympics! Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil $30 million and bans the Black Sox, and Chambers says Hiss is a spy. Ernie Pyle and John Scopes are born; Flannery O'Connor and Lenny Bruce die. Happy Watermelon Day!

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August 4th in History

Michael Dobson | August 4

Dom Perignon invents champagne! Lizzie Borden's parents are murdered, as are three civil rights workers in Mississippi. Percy Bysshe Shelley and Louis Armstrong are born; Hans Christian Andersen and Pearl White die. Happy Matica Slovenska Day!

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August 5th in History

Michael Dobson | August 5

Harry Houdini escapes! In other news, the Mayflower leaves England and the US Army abolishes flogging. The Elephant Man, Neil Armstrong, Loni Anderson, and Patrick Ewing are born; Friedrich Engels and Marilyn Monroe die. Happy National Underwear Day!

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