Historically Speaking of August 7th

Today is the 219th day of the year – there are 146 days remaining in 2006

In the Northern Hemisphere summer is considered halfway over on this date-there are 94 days in total in the Northern Hemisphere summer. It is winter time in the Southern Hemisphere.

Notable events from this date:

• 2005 - The Russian submarine Priz AS-28 is rescued after being trapped for 3 days under the Pacific
• 1998 - The U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania are bombed minutes apart by truck bombs – Osama bin Laden is the alleged suspect
• 1978 - President Carter declares a federal emergency at Love Canal
• 1959 - The first satellite photos of the planet Earth are taken by NASA from the Explorer 6
• 1912 - Teddy Roosevelt is nominated by the Progressive Party (aka Bull Moose Party) wing of the Republican Party
• 1794 - The Whiskey Rebellion begins in the Monongahela Valley, PA
• 1782 - George Washington creates the “Badge for Military Merit” later to be known as the Purple Heart

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