September 08

Wednesday 08, 1999:

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third book in J.K. Rowling's hugely popular Harry Potter series, is published in the United States.

Thursday 08, 1960:

In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1).

Monday 08, 1941:

World War II: Siege of Leningrad begins. German forces begin a siege against the Soviet Union's second-largest city, Leningrad. Stalin orders the Volga Deutsche deported to Siberia.

Saturday 08, 1934:

Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner SS Morro Castle kills 135 people.

Tuesday 08, 1514:

In one of the biggest battles of the century, Belarussians and Poles defeat the Russian army.