On this day
Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
1925David A. Huffman, American computer scientist, developed Huffman coding (died 1999)[†]
David Albert Huffman was an American pioneer in computer science, known for his Huffman coding. He was also one of the pioneers in the field of mathematical origami.
1925A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India, by the Indian independence revolutionaries, against the British government.[†]
The Kakori Train robbery was a train robbery that took place at Kakori, a village near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925, during the Indian independence movement against the British rule in India. It was organized by the Indian revolutionaries of Hindustan Republican Association (HRA).
Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device
8,000 attend banquet in London said to be largest banquet on record
William B. Roulstone, Chairman of the Parks Conservation Association, issued a statement yesterday opposing the project of the Navy Department to take over permanently a part of Jacob Riis Park at Rockaway for a naval air station.
Says Mayor Hylan was disloyal to Gov Smith at Dem natl convention, s introducing Sen Walker at McCue's clubhouse
E 13th St, 420, bombs placed by 2 men wreck barber shop and grocery store; J Bigico hurt and thousands frightened to street
William Johnston reached great heights yesterday. In a nerve-wracking struggle of such intensity as to leave the Californian utterly exhausted at the end and his opponent almost as badly spent, Johnston defeated Vincent Richards in the East-West team matches at Forest Hills at 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 8, 9 -- 7.
Undertow sweeps 13 boys to death near Hardelot; priests help to save 8 others
The estimate on the Avenue during the past week was that there are now sixty-one productions in rehearsal -- and all of them, of course, aimed more or less directly at Broadway playhouses. The number would indicate a crowded September, for certainly August is turning out to be dramatically thinner than had been expected.
Landry and Drouhin, French aviators, have been in air over 43 hrs
Hurls ink at film of Prince of Wales's So African tour
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., Aug. 8. -- A great sportsman, a brilliant horseman and a first-class colt were honored and cheered this afternoon when Earl Sande brought home Joseph E. Wildener's Haste in front in the Saratoga Special, the most sporting stake of American racing and one of the most coveted by all horsemen.