SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 2017

Today is Saturday, August 5, the 217th day of 2017. There are 148 days left in the year.

1962 — Nelson Mandela arrested for incitement

1963 — Britain, U.S. & USSR sign nuclear test ban treaty

1964 — Beatles record "Leave My Kitten Alone"

1969 — Mariner 7 flies past Mars

1972 — Moody Blues release "Nights in White Satin"

1973 — USSR launches Mars 6

1981 — Federal govt began firing striking air traffic controllers

1981 — President Regan fires 11,500 air traffic controllers

1984 — Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson sets record with 19 pinch hit HRs

1985 — Baseball players go on strike for two days