美联社汇总了历史上8月8日发生的多起重要事件。[1]2023年8月8日，毛伊岛遭遇风力驱动野火，拉海纳镇被摧毁，造成100多人死亡。[1]1988年8月8日，芝加哥小熊队在瑞格利球场进行首场夜间棒球比赛，对阵费城人队，但比赛在第四局因降雨中断。[1]
2009年8月8日，索尼亚·索托马约尔宣誓就任美国最高法院大法官，成为该院历史上首位拉美裔大法官和第三位女性大法官。[1]2022年8月8日，美国联邦调查局对位于棕榈滩的特朗普马阿拉歌庄园执行搜查令，缴获超过13000份政府文件，其中包括103份机密文件。[1]2000年8月8日，南北战争时期的邦联潜艇H.L.亨利号残骸被打捞起来。[1]
August 8 has witnessed several pivotal moments in American history. In 1988, the Chicago Cubs played their first night game at Wrigley Field against the Philadelphia Phillies, though the contest was interrupted by rain during the fourth inning [1]. More than two decades later, on August 8, 2009, Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, making her the first Latino justice and the third woman to serve on the nation's highest court [1].
The date has also been marked by significant events in recent years. In 2022, the FBI executed a search warrant at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, seizing over 13,000 government documents, including 103 classified files [1]. A year later, on August 8, 2023, a wind-driven wildfire devastated Lahaina on Maui, destroying the town and claiming more than 100 lives [1]. Additionally, on August 8, 2000, the wreckage of the H.L. Hunley, a Confederate submarine from the Civil War era, was recovered [1].