AUGUST 8, 2026

Here’s what happened on this day in history — the stories that shaped the world.

■  TODAY’S LEAD STORYRichard Nixon appeared on television on August 8, 1974, said sixteen minutes of words, and became the only American president in history to resign from office.READ FULL STORY → 

■  ALSO ON THIS DAYFifteen men stopped a Royal Mail train on an English bridge in 1963 and pulled off one of the most meticulously planned heists in history — then made almost every mistake that followed.READ MORE → 

■  MORE FROM HISTORYN.W.A released Straight Outta Compton without radio airplay or MTV rotation on August 8, 1988 — and sold three million copies anyway, changing popular music permanently.READ MORE → 

■  DID YOU KNOW?

The average cumulus cloud weighs approximately 1.1 million pounds. Despite this, clouds float because the water droplets that form them are so small and spread out that the cloud’s overall density remains lower than the surrounding dry air — the same principle that allows a steel ship to float on water.

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