On this day: August 9
POSTED: 04:01 PM PDT Aug 06, 2012
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Aug 08, 2012
Construction begins on the Leaning Tower of Pisa, a firefighting bear makes his debut, the United States drops the bomb on Japan again, Charles Manson's followers commit mass murder and Nixon resigns, all on this day.
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1964: Former hockey star Brett Hull, who played 19 seasons in the NHL for the Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings and Phoenix Coyotes, is born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. He's pictured here in 2005 alongside his father, fellow NHL star Bobby Hull.
