August 16, American music loses two legends – The Mercury News
Today is Friday, Aug. 16, the 229th day of 2024. There are 137 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died at his …
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August 11, first prisoners reach Alcatraz – The Mercury News
Today is Sunday, Aug. 11, the 224th day of 2024. There are 142 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 11, 1934, the first federal prisoners arrived …
August 10, derecho rakes the Midwest
Today is Saturday, Aug. 10, the 223rd day of 2024. There are 143 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 10, 2020, a powerful derecho struck several …
Father-son duo finish quest to visit every presidential gravesite with Nixon, Reagan stops
TJ Fallon started visiting U.S. presidential gravesites during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. “I did it out of complete boredom after being furloughed from my job,” the …
Team USA’s women athletes are ‘swifter, higher, and stronger’
With the largest team at the Paris Olympics, the United States has had the most competitors in women’s events with 338 of its 638-strong delegation, according to the IOC’s games …
Aug. 6, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima – The Mercury News
Today is Tuesday, Aug. 6, the 219th day of 2024. There are 147 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II, the …
$16M restoration of historic structure begins
The winds howled and the waves crashed 100 feet below as J.P. Pelletier, a burly union ironworker from Buffalo, New York, inched his way out onto dizzying scaffolding near the …
Aug. 4, massive explosion rocks Beirut
Today is Sunday, Aug. 4, the 217th day of 2024. There are 149 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 4, 2020, nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium …
August 3, deadly Walmart shooting in El Paso
Today is Saturday, Aug. 3, the 216th day of 2024. There are 150 days left in the year. Today in history: On August 3, 2019, a gunman opened fire at …
August 1, America gets its MTV
Today is Thursday, Aug. 1, the 214th day of 2024. There are 152 days left in the year. Today in history: On August 1, 1981, MTV began its American broadcast; …