This Day in History: Aug 09, 2026

  • Aug
    2001
    US President George W. Bush announces his support for federal funding of limited research on embryonic stem cells.
  • Aug
    1999
    Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cab...
  • Aug
    1999
    The Diet of Japan enacts a law establishing the Flag of Japan and Kimi Ga Yo as the official national flag and national ...
  • Aug
    1993
    The Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
  • Aug
    1974
    As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign fr...
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