Articles — Throwback

From the first Ring cycle to the first woman Marine and a whole lot of famous birthdays, August 13 has been quietly showing off.

On August 12, a famous dinosaur got dug up, North Korea threw a beer party, and elephants got their own worldwide holiday.

On this day we celebrate the birth of hip hop, America's biggest shopping cathedral, and a Japanese holiday devoted entirely to mountains.

On this day the Louvre opened, a warship immediately sank, and the internet gained a billionaire lip-kit mogul.

On this day we got a fireproof bear mascot, hockey's most heartbreaking trade, and a nation that turned a breakup into a national holiday.

On this day the Beatles snapped their most-copied photo, a zeppelin circled the globe, and dads everywhere earned their moment.

On this day we celebrate a road-trip pioneer, a very cold swim, an early computer, and the birthdays of some athletic overachievers.

On this day the internet was born, Curiosity kissed Mars, and a New York judge vanished into thin air — August 6 is delightfully chaotic.

From Bertha Benz inventing the road trip to Magic: The Gathering launching a global obsession, August 5 is quietly one of history's nerdiest days.