8 August, 1870: The first America's Cup race is won by US yacht 'Magic'.
1914: An advance party of British Expeditionary Force troops lands in France.
1963: Robbers seize pounds 2.5m from a London mail train at Cheddington, Bucks.
1974: President Richard Nixon announces his resignation following the Watergate scandal.
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