Today in History: August 8

Today is Monday, Aug. 8, the 221st day of 2016. There are 145 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Aug. 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon announced his resignation, effective the next day, following damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal.
On this date:
In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena to spend the remainder of his days in exile.
In 1911, President William Howard Taft signed a measure raising the number of U.S. representatives from 391 to 433,