Today is Tuesday, August 2, the 214th day of 2011. There are 151 days left in the year.
1375 ― First roller skating rink opens (London)
1492 ― Jews are expelled from Spain by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
1776 ― Formal signing of the Declaration of Independence
1819 ― First parachute jump in U.S.
1909 ― Army Air Corps formed as Army takes first delivery from Wright Brothers
1939 ― Hatch Act prohibits political activity by federal workers
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