Passengers on a Thalys train from Amsterdam to Paris confronted and subdued an attacker who attempted a mass shooting.
ClockHorizon daily selection“Study the past if you would define the future.”
A solar eclipse traverses the continental United States.
Hundreds of people are reported killed by chemical attacks in the Ghouta region of Syria.
American golfer Tiger Woods wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in a calendar year.
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, attempts to divert to West Georgia Regional Airport after the left engine fails, but the aircraft crashes in Carroll County near Carrollton, Georgia, killing nine of the 29 people on board.
Royal Air Maroc Flight 630 crashes in Douar Izounine, Morocco, killing all 44 people on board.
“Study the past if you would define the future.”
One highlighted entry is from 2015: Passengers on a Thalys train from Amsterdam to Paris confronted and subdued an attacker who attempted a mass shooting.
People listed for August 21 include Kenji Fan (2002), Zion Suzuki (2002), and Corbin Carroll (2000).
Observances listed for August 21 include Youth Day (Morocco), Christian Feast Day: Abraham of Smolensk (Eastern Orthodox Church), and Christian Feast Day: August 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).
