HISTORY
On this day August 8-14, 2021 (week 32)
August 8, 2021 - August 14, 2021 - Graphics show birthdays and anniversaries for each day of the week. This week features tennis star Roger Federer, Mahatma Gandhi of India, an explosion in thee port of Beirut, U.S. artist Jackson Pollock, the last quagga, the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortez and the Mainz Psalter
August 8, 1981: Swiss tennis star Roger Federer was born. The 20-time Grand Slam champion, whose achievements include a record eight Wimbledon titles, turns 40 today
August 9, 1942: Mahatma Gandhi launched his Quit India campaign, demanding an end to British rule in India. He was immediately arrested and imprisoned
August 10, 2020: Lebanon’s government resigned amid mounting anger over the huge explosion that devastated the port area of Beirut and left over 200 people dead
August 11, 1956: U.S. artist Jackson Pollock, who led the Abstract Expressionist movement and introduced the technique of pouring paint on to canvas, died in a car accident
August 12, 1883: The last quagga, distinguished from other zebras by its pattern of brown and white stripes on the front of the body and plain brown rear, died at a zoo in Amsterdam
August 13, 1521: Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortez captured the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, the present-day Mexico City, following a three month siege
August 14, 1457: The Mainz Psalter was published. It contained the psalms and was the second major book printed with movable metal type, after the Gutenberg Bible