This Day In History: August 8th
August 8th, 2007 by Nate in
History
1549: France declares war on England… and then promptly sues for peace
1588: In a stunning Naval battle that changed the course of history, English forces inflicted a crippling defeat upon the Spanish Armada.
1673: The Dutch recaptured New York City from the British during the third Anglo-Dutch War and this time decided to call it “New Orange.” They relinquished it a year later in exchange for “Run Island” in Indonesia, which was more valuable at the time.
1945: The Soviet Union declared war against Japan in WWII.
1974: Former President Richard Nixon announces his resignation during the Watergate scandal.
August 8th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Haha….France….that’s such a French thing to do.