August 8 in history: • 1695 – The foundation for what is now known as the Wren Building, the oldest surviving college building in the United States, was laid in a ceremony at Middle Plantation, Virginia. → go there • 1918 – The Battle of Amiens began in northern France, marking the start of the Allies' Hundred Days Offensive through the German front lines that ultimately led to the end of World War I. → go there • 1991 – The Warsaw radio mast (pictured), then the tallest structure ever built, at 646.38 metres (2,120.7 ft), collapsed due to an error in exchanging the guys on the highest telecommunications equipment of the mast. → go there • 2010 – A massive mudslide in the Chinese province of Gansu killed at least 1,471 people. → go there Born 1876: Sophia Duleep Singh Wiki link Born 1995: S.Coups Wiki link Died 2009: Daniel Jarque Wiki link Died 2022: Olivia Newton-John Wiki link Pictured: Warsaw radio mast.