THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2008

Today is Thursday, August 7, the 220th day of 2008. There are 146 days left in the year.

1498 _ Columbus arrives in Caribbean

1934 _ U.S. Court of Appeals upheld lower court ruling striking down government's attempt to ban controversial James Joyce novel ``Ulysses"

1960 _ Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) gains independence from France

1964 _ U.S. Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin resolution

1966 _ Race riot in Lansing, Mich.

1970 _ First computer chess tournament

1983 _ First World Track & Field Championships

1987 _ Five Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala

1990 _ Saudi Arabia allows U.S. troops on their soil to stop an Iraqi invasion

1991 _ Court rules Manuel Noriega, may access some secret U.S. documents