Today is Saturday, August third, the 216th day of the yr 2024. There are 150 days left within the yr.
Today in history:
On August 3, 2019, a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, killing 23 people. After surrendering, the gunman told investigators he was targeting “Mexicans” and described the plan in a tirade he posted online shortly before the attack.
Also on this date:
In 1492, Christopher Columbus set out from Palos (Spain) on his first voyage to what’s now America.
In 1916, Irish-born British diplomat Roger Casement, a powerful advocate of Irish independence, was hanged for treason.
In 1936, American Jesse Owens won the primary of his 4 gold medals within the 100-meter sprint on the Olympic Games in Berlin.
In 1972, the US Senate ratified the ABM Treaty between the US and the Soviet Union.
In 1977, Tandy Corporation introduced the TRS-80, certainly one of the primary widely available home computers.
In 1981, air traffic controllers within the United States went on strike to demand wage and job improvements (two days later, President Ronald Reagan fired the 11,345 striking union members and barred them from public sector jobs).
In 2004, the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty was opened to visitors for the primary time because the September 11 attacks.
In 2018, Las Vegas police said they were closing their investigation into the October 1, 2017, shooting that left 58 people dead at a rustic music festival without having a definitive answer as to why Stephen Paddock fired on the concert audience from a hotel suite.
In 2021, New York State's attorney general said an investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo found he sexually harassed several current and former state government employees; the report led to increased pressure on Cuomo to resign, including from President Joe Biden and other Democrats. (Cuomo resigned per week later.)
Today's birthdays:
- Football Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy is 99.
- Actor Martin Sheen is 84.
- Lance Alworth, member of the Football Hall of Fame, is 84.
- Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart is 83.
- Film director John Landis is 74.
- Actress JoMarie Payton (TV: “Family Matters”) is 74.
- Actor Jay North (TV: “Dennis the Menace”) is 73.
- Marcel Dionne, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, is 73.
- Actor John C. McGinley is 65.
- Rock singer/guitarist James Hetfield (Metallica) is 61.
- Actress Lisa Ann Walter (TV: “Abbott Elementary”) is 61.
- Rock musician Stephen Carpenter (Deftones) is 54.
- Hip-hop artist Spinderella (Salt-N-Pepa) is 54.
- Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady is 47.
- Actress Evangeline Lilly is 45.
- Olympic gold medalist swimmer Ryan Lochte is 40.
- Model Karlie Kloss is 32.
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