On this day in history, August 3, 2004, Statue of Liberty welcomes visitors for first time since 9/11

On this day in history, August 2, 1939, FDR signs the Hatch Act into law

1939 – Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon.

France was plagued by religious wars in the Gregorian era. One of these skirmishes led to the untimely death of King Henry III, who ruled from 1574 until his untimely demise on August 1, 1589, at the hands of an assassin.

2023 – Former US President Donald Trump is indicted for his role in the January 6 United States Capitol attack, his third indictment in 2023.

1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.

1965 – Frank Herbert's novel, Dune was published for the first time. It was named as the world's best-selling science fiction novel in 2003.

On this day in history, August 1, 1942, Jerry Garcia was born in San Francisco, master of American songcraft

1991 – The United States and Soviet Union both sign the START I Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the first to reduce (with verification) both countries' stockpiles.

1964 – Ranger program: Ranger 7 sends back the first close-up photographs of the moon, with images 1,000 times clearer than anything ever seen from earth-bound telescopes.

1932 – The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.

On this day in history, July 31, 1965, 'Harry Potter' creator J.K. Rowling is born

2003 – Three years after the death the last Pyrenean ibex, Celia, a clone of her is born only to subsequently die from lung defects. Within minutes, the Pyrenean ibex becomes the first and so-far only species to have ever gone de-extinct as well as go extinct twice.

On this day in history, July 30, 1956, 'In God We Trust' is declared national motto

1921 – Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.

On this day in history, July 29, 1958, President Eisenhower signed bill creating NASA

 DaveInSaoMiguel wrote: 
STELLA !!!

Probably haven't seen it in 50 years.  Just remember it being dark and hard to take.

On this day in history, July 28, 1954, Oscar-winning film 'On the Waterfront' is released

1921 – Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.

1890 – Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later.