Historically Speaking of August 2nd

Today is the 214th day of the year – there are 151 days remaining in 2006

Notable events from this date:

• 1990 - Iraqi forces invade oil-rich neighbor Kuwait and occupy it for the next few months
• 1979 - Legendary Yankee catcher Thurman Munson dies in plane crash in Ohio
• 1975 - The rock band The Eagles top the charts with “One of These Nights”
• 1955 - Alfred Hitchcock’s “To Catch a Thief” debuts starring Grace Kelly and Cary Grant
• 1943 - PT-109 with Lt. John F. Kennedy aboard sinks
• 1923 - President Harding dies of a stroke at age of 58 in San Francisco
• 1790 - The first U.S. census is conducted

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