Today in history 88

Here are some historical events that occurred on August 8th throughout history:

1888

• The first electric trolley system in the United States is opened in Richmond, Virginia.

1918

• The United States declares war on Bulgaria, joining the Allies in World War I.

1945

• The Soviet Union declares war on Japan, joining the Allies in World War II.

1963

• The United States and the Soviet Union agree to establish a direct telephone hotline to reduce the risk of nuclear war.

1988

• The Soviet Union withdraws its troops from Afghanistan, ending a nine-year occupation.

Other events

• 1888: The first issue of the literary magazine "The Yellow Book" is published in London.
• 1918: The first commercial radio station in the United States, KDKA in Pittsburgh, begins broadcasting.
• 1945: The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, killing an estimated 39,000-80,000 people.
• 1968: The Soviet Union launches the Zond 5 spacecraft, which becomes the first spacecraft to carry living organisms to the Moon and back.

I hope you find these events interesting!