What happened on this day in history?

August 3&nbsp;is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 150 days remain until the end of the year.

August 3

August 2&nbsp;is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 151 days remain until the end of the year.

August 2

August 1&nbsp;is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 152 days remain until the end of the year.

August 1

July 12

July 11

July 10

July 9

July 8

July 7

History of Every Day is a daily exploration into what happened in history.

Dr. Cooper has been an Adjunct Professor of History since 2015.&nbsp;He was nominated in 2019 and 2020 for the Instructional Excellence Award and holds some of the highest teacher ratings for two universities. Since 2009, and has also worked as a History, Psychology, and Government high school teacher.&nbsp;In addition, he has worked as a school leader as an Assistant Principal.Before choosing an educational career, Dr. Cooper owned and operated a successful computer business for 10 years that received high ratings for sales and customer service.&nbsp;He was a corporate trainer and district manager for a Fortune 500 company in the Midwest.&nbsp;Dr. Cooper's research interests include social media's history on society and technological history's impact.&nbsp;In addition, he writes extensively on U.S. History, focusing on the unusual and often mundane.&nbsp;&nbsp;

History of Every Day

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123. August 3

121. August 2

120. August 1

115. July 12

114. July 11

113. July 10

112. July 9

111. July 8

110. July 7