August 7th



936: Coronation of King Otto I of Germany. This being a German celebration, no one smiled.

1890: Anna Månsdotter becomes the last woman in Sweden to be executed. After that, the country comes to its senses and realizes Swedish women are way too hot to kill for any reason.

2007: Barry Bonds breaks baseball great Hank Aaron's record by hitting his 756th home run and taking his 757th steroid treatment.