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