August

August 12, 1888

Bertha Benz drives round trip from Mannheim to Pforzheim in the first long distance automobile trip.

Helen Kane American Singer was born.

Betty Boop made her cartoon debut in Dizzy Dishes.

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings American author was born.

Coco Chanel, French fashion designer was born.

Harriet Quimby passes her pilot's test becoming the first first woman in the United States to receive an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate