Event:
Britain has their greatest success in one day at an Olympics since 1908, winning six gold medals and a silver on Day Eight of the 2012 Summer Olympics
More Notable Events on August 4: 1995 Darryl Strawberry joins the New York Yankees
1994 Howard Stern drops out of New York gubernatorial race
1971 U.S. launches 1st satellite into lunar orbit from manned spacecraft
1927 Peace Bridge between U.S. and Canada opens
1914 U.S. declares neutrality in WW I
