1963,Britain's “Great Train Robbery”, as thieves hold up the Glasgow-to-London mail train in an audacious heist. They steal two-point-six million pounds in banknotes, a sum that's equivalent to tens of millions of dollars today. 1942,In Washington, six convicted Nazi saboteurs are executed after landing in the United States during WWII. Two more saboteurs convicted in the case receive prison sentences. 1879,Emiliano Zapata, one of the major figures during the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th Century, is born. And 1937,Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?

Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman is born in Los Angeles. Among his roles: The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, Kramer vs. Kramer, Tootsie and Rain Man. Today in History, August 8th, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.