August 13, 1876 world premiere of the tetralogy of Richard Wagner's "Ring of the Nibelung" in the city of Bayreuth (Bavaria) opened a theater, built on the instructions of the composer himself on the basis of the unrealized theater project in Munich by...
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August 13: Premiere of "The Rings of Nibelung", "Miracle on the Vistula" and the debut of the animated series "South Park"
August 12: patent for sewing machine, 4.5 minutes late and IBM PC
August 12, 1851, the American Isaac Merritt Singer received a patent for a sewing machine, which was equipped with a foot pedal.
1865 - English surgeon Joseph Lister used for the first time in medical practice carbolic acid (phenol) for the...
August 11: The first satellite of Mars, the work on the creation of color film and the statement of Reagan
August 11, 1887 American astronomer Asaf Hall opened the first satellite of Mars - Deimos.
1902 - English King Edward VII handed over to the state the palace of Osborne, the beloved residence of Queen Victoria.
1906 - Frenchman Eugene Augustin Lost...
August 10: The Battle of Saint-Cantin, the Bucharest Peace Treaty and the publishing rights to the songs "Beatles"
On August 10, 1557, the Battle of St. Cantin (Picardy) took place, one of the greatest battles in the war between the Hapsburgs and Valois in 1551-1559 - the Spaniards, in alliance with the English and Duke of Savoy Emmanuel Filibert, defeated the...
August 8: conquest of Mont Blanc, Davis Cup and dirigible "Graf Zeppelin"
August 8, 1786, Jacques Balma and Michelle Packard were the first to conquer the highest peak of the Alps Mont Blanc.
1815 - Napoleon went to exile to St. Helena.
1854 - Smith & Wesson started the production of cartridge stores.
1899 - American...
August 6: The Royal Regatta, the crossing of the English Channel and the launch of the "East-2"
August 6, 1828 in Canada held the first Royal Regatta, the oldest sporting competition in North America, has survived to this day.
1889 - The last fight of boxers without gloves was held.
1926 - 19-year-old Gertrude Ederle (Gertrude Ederle), the first...
August 3: "La Scala", sound radio effect and the achievement of "Nautilus"
August 3, 1778 in Milan opened the building of the opera "La Scala." The building of the theater was built by the architect Giuseppe Piermarini in 1776-1778. on the site of the church of Santa Maria Alla Scala, from where the name of the theater itself...
August 2: Hudson Strait, Wright Brothers War and First Tonkin Incident
On August 2, 1610, the English navigator Henry Hudson entered the waters known today as the Hudson Strait, sincerely believing that he had entered the Pacific Ocean through the Northern Route.
1824 - in New York opened a new street - the fifth avenue...
August 1: the discovery of oxygen, the XI Summer Olympic Games and "Yesterday"
August 1, 1774 the English scientist Joseph Priestley discovered the chemical element of oxygen.
1894 - with the Japanese attack on the Chinese naval ship, the First Sino-Japanese War for Influence in the Korean Peninsula began.
1900 - Borussia...
July 31: Battle of Kravan, Denikin Volunteer Army and climb to the top of K2
July 31, 1423 during the Hundred Years War at the Battle of Kravan in Burgundy, the 20,000-strong Franco-Scottish army was completely defeated by a half-smaller Anglo-Burgundian army led by Thomas Montague. This allowed the British to launch an active...