Today is Thursday, August 9, the 222nd day of 2012. There are 144 days left in the year.
378 ― Battle of Adrianople, Visigoth Calvary defeats Roman Army
1786 ― First ascent of Mont Blanc
1854 ― Henry David Thoreau publishes ``Walden"
1902 ― Edward VII of England crowned after death of his mother Victoria
1936 ― Jesse Owens wins fourth gold medal of Berlin Olympics
1942 ― British arrests Indian nationalist Mohandas K. Gandhi
1945 ― U.S. drops second atomic bomb ``Fat Man" on Japan destroys part of Nagasaki
1974 ― Richard Nixon resigns presidency, V.P. Gerald Ford becomes 38th president
1990 ― Twelve Arab leaders agree to send pan-Arab forces to protect Saudi Arabia
1992 ― 25th Olympic Summer games close in Barcelona, Spain