On this day: August 8

POSTED: 03:25 PM PDT Aug 06, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Aug 07, 2012 

Napoleon goes into exile, Wrigley gets lights, the "Dream Team" clinches gold in Barcelona and the United States' debt rating takes a hit, all on this day.

OTD August 8 - Iraq Kuwait
21 / 31
U.S. Navy

1990: Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.

Advertisement

Most Popular

Advertisement