MONDAY, Aug. 07, 2023

1498 ― Columbus arrives in Caribbean

1782 ― George Washington creates Order of the Purple Heart

1820 ― First potatoes planted in Hawaii

1927 ― Peace Bridge between U.S. & Canada dedicated

1940 ― Record high amount paid for stamp ($45,000 for 1856 British Guiana stamp)

1942 ― U.S. launches 1st Pacific theater offensive in WWII, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

1946 ― First coin bearing portrait of an African American authorized

1954 ― Charles Mahoney becomes first African American to serve as a full U.N. delegate

1959 ― Explorer 6 transmits first TV photo of Earth from space

1963 ― Jacqueline Kennedy becomes 1st first lady to give birth since Mrs. Cleveland

1970 ― First computer chess tournament

1976 ― Scientists in Pasadena, CA, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars

1990 ― Saudi Arabia allows U.S. troops on its soil to stop an Iraqi invasion