Today's Date
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)
• Today's Date in numbers: 220
• Week number: 32
• Leap year: 2024 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times Today
• Sunrise time: 06:36 am
• Sunset time: 08:41 pm
• Day length: 14h 04m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase Today
• Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
• Illumination: 11%
• Moon Age: 3.2 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
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Today in History
2007
Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants breaks Hank Aaron’s record with his 756th home run. Bonds’ accomplishments were clouded by allegations of illegal steroid use and lying to a grand jury.
1990
Operation Desert Shield begins as US troops deploy to Saudi Arabia to discourage Iraq’s Saddam Hussein from invading that country as he had Kuwait.
1987
Presidents of five Central American nations sign a peace accord in Guatemala.
1984
Japan defeats the United States to win the Olympic Gold in baseball.
1981
The Washington (D.C.) Star ceases publication after 128 years.
1976
The US Viking 2 spacecraft goes into orbit around Mars.
1973
A U.S. plane accidentally bombs a Cambodian village, killing 400 civilians.
1971
Apollo 15 returns to Earth. The mission to the moon had marked the first use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle.
1966
The United States loses seven planes over North Vietnam, the most in the war up to this point.
1964
Congress overwhelmingly passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, allowing the president to use unlimited military force to prevent attacks on U.S. forces.
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