Today in History: July 8
Today in History: July 81839-John D. Rockefeller, financier, philanthropist, founder of Standard Oil. - 1865-Four of the conspirators in President Abraham Lincoln's assassination are hanged in Washington, D.C.
- 1918-Ernest Hemingway is wounded in Italy while working as an ambulance driver for the American Red Cross.
- 1941-20 B-17s fly in their first mission with the Royal Air Force over Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
- 1943-American B-24 bombers strike Japanese-held Wake Island for the first time.
- 1960-The Soviet Union charges American pilot Francis Gary Powers with espionage.
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