9878 days before today
Today is August 17th, 2024 (Saturday), so 9878 days before today would be:
August 1st, 1997 (Friday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)
Number of days before today:
• Day numbers: 213
• Week number: 31
• Leap year: 1997 is not a leap year
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
August 1st, 1997 Holidays and National Days
August 1st, in History
2007
The I-35W bridge at Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour, killing 13 people and injuring 145.
2004
In Asuncion, Paraguay, a fire in the Ycua Bolanos V supermarket complex kills nearly 400 people and injures 500.
1988
Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh begins his national radio show.
1966
Charles Whitman, shooting from the Texas Tower at the University of Texas, kills 16 people and wounds 31 before being killed himself.
1964
Arthur Ashe becomes the first African-American to play on the U.S. Davis Cup tennis team.
1960
Singer Chubby Checker releases “The Twist,” creating a new dance craze. The song had been released by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters the previous year but got little attention.
1957
US and Canada create North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).
1954
The Geneva Accords divide Vietnam into two countries at the 17th parallel.
1950
Lead elements of the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division arrive in Korea from the United States.
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