On August 5th, Typhoon Morakot formed in the Pacific Ocean. Taiwan Province Province was founded in a typhoon, and the two sides of the Taiwan Strait are United against disasters.
On August 6th, the US Senate approved Sonia sonia sotomayor as a Supreme Court judge, who will become the first Hispanic Supreme Court judge in American history.
On August 8th, the first National Fitness Day in China was designated as National Fitness Day to commemorate the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
August 17-Bolt set a new record of 9.58 seconds for the 100-meter flying man.
August 20-Afghanistan holds presidential election.