Diesel Engine Patented
Aug 9 Rudolf Diesel of Germany obtains patent #608,845 for his internal combustion engine, later known as the diesel engine
- Aug 12 Hawaii is formally annexed to US
Spain Declares War Against the United States
Aug 12 Peace protocol ends Spanish–American War, signed
Capture of Manila
Aug 13 US forces under Admiral George Dewey capture Manila during Spanish–American War
- Aug 16 Edwin Prescott patents roller coaster
- Aug 22 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Newport, RI: Malcolm Whitman wins first of 3 straight US singles titles; beats Dwight F. Davis 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1
- Aug 25 700 Greeks and 15 Englishmen are slaughtered by the Turks in Heraklion, Greece.
- Aug 28 Caleb Bradham renames his carbonated soft drink "Pepsi-Cola".
- Aug 29 The Goodyear tire company founded
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