Today is Thursday, August 2, the 215th day of 2012. There are 151 days left in the year.

1375 ― First roller skating rink opens (London)

1492 ― Jews are expelled from Spain by King Ferdinand &Queen Isabella

1776 ― Formal signing of the Declaration of Independence

1798 ― British under Adm. Horatio Nelson beat French at Battle of Nile

1858 ― First street mailboxes in Boston, Mass.

1961 ― Beatles first gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club

1965 ― Morley Safer's sends first Vietnam report indicating we are losing

1986 ― TODAY/PC born today

1990 ― Iraq invades and occupies Kuwait

1991 ― Space shuttle STS 43 (Atlantis 9) launched