Daily Almanac: August 2, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 6:45 a.m.
SET: 9:02 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 85 °F
LOW: 65 °F

Today is…:

• Dinosaurs Day
• National CAD Day
• Tu B’Av

What Happened On This Day:

• 1990 Invasion of Kuwait begins. In 2 days Iraqi forces had overrun Kuwaiti forces and Saddam Hussein declared Kuwait as the 19th province of Iraq. The invasion lasted for 7 months and ended after a UN-authorized coalition force led by the United States intervened.
• 1945 The Potsdam Conference which is convened to negotiate the terms of the end of WW II comes to an end. Representatives from the US, U.K., and Soviet Union participated in the conference.
• 1870 World’s first underground railway opened. The Tower Subway beneath river Thames in London opened its doors for passengers. The subway was closed within a few months because of bankruptcy. The tunnel is now used for utilities.

Births On This Day:

• 1964 Mary-Louise Parker

American actress

• 1932 Peter O’Toole

Irish actor

Deaths On This Day:

• 1923 Warren G. Harding

American politician, 29th President of the United States
• 1922 Alexander Graham Bell

Scottish/American engineer, invented the Telephone