On this day: August 9
Published On: Aug 06 2012 06:01:28 PM CDT
Updated On: Aug 09 2012 01:00:00 AM CDT
Construction begins on the Leaning Tower of Pisa, a firefighting bear makes his debut, the United States drops the bomb on Japan again, Charles Manson's followers commit mass murder and Nixon resigns, all on this day.
