Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Aug 2 Lewis Carroll publishes "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
- Aug 2 Trans Atlantic Cable being laid by SS Great Eastern between Great Britain and America snaps and is lost
1st Antiseptic Surgery
Aug 12 British surgeon Joseph Lister performs 1st antiseptic surgery using carbonic spray on instruments and bandages
- Aug 15 Battle of Lone Jack, Missouri: fierce fighting between Union soldiers and Confederate forces prompted by bushwacker attacks destroys town of Lone Jack
- Aug 16 Restoration Day in the Dominican Republic: The Dominican Republic regains its independence after 4 years of fighting against the Spanish Annexation.
- Aug 22 William Sheppard is issued the first US patent for liquid soap
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