It's fun to look back over the years and see the significance of certain dates. Here's a few to check out!
u 1990: Iraq invades Kuwait Aug. 2, sparking the 7-month Gulf War.
u 1989: Nintendo launches the Game Boy hand-held device in the U.S. on July 31.
u 1971: On July 31, astronauts drive the first lunar rover on the surface of the Moon.
u 1944: Nazi police arrest diarist Anne Frank and 8 others Aug. 4 at an Amsterdam home.
u 1936: On Aug. 1, Adolf Hitler presides over the opening of the Berlin Olympics.
u 1892: Charles A. Wheeler receives a patent for the escalator on Aug. 2.
u 1890: On Aug. 6, pitcher Cy Young wins the first of his 511 Major League victories.
u 1861: The U.S. government first levies income tax Aug. 5 - 3% on income over $800.
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