Saturday, August 4, 2007

Today is Saturday, August 4, the 215th day of 2007. There are 150 days left in the year.

1181 _ Supernova seen in Cassiopia

1578 _ Battle of Alcazarquivir, Morrocans defeat Portugeese

1693 _ Dom Perignon invents champagne

1753 _ George Washington becomes a master mason

1914 _ Germany declares war on Belgium; Britain declares war on Germany

1916 _ The U.S. agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million

1925 _ U.S. marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation

1927 _ Peace Bridge between U.S. and Canada opened

1971 _ The U.S. launches 1st satellite into lunar orbit from manned spacecraft

1984 _ Carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100-meter dash at LA Summer Olympics

1988 _ U.S. Congress votes $20,000 to each Japanese-American interned in WW II

1988 _ Hertz car rental will pay out $23 million in consumer fraud case

1990 _ European community proposes a boycott of Iraq

1996 _ 26th Olympic Summer Games close in Atlanta, Georgia