History Blog

August 8

Happy Birthday RIP Esther Williams(1921–2013) Richard Anderson(1926–2017) Lonnie Melvin Tillis(1932–2017) ; Donald P. Bellisario–89 Dustin Hoffman–87 Concetta Ingolia(“Connie Stevens”)–86 Larry Wilcox–77 Keith Carradine–75 Donald Most–71 Joshua “J.C.” Chasez–48 Jackie Cruz–38 ; 1876 – Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph ; 1974 – Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day