Today is Wednesday, Aug. 13, the 225th day of 2025. There are 140 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Aug. 13, 1961, on what would become known as Barbed Wire Sunday, East Germany sealed the border between Berlin's eastern and western sectors before building a wall that would divide ...
Today is Tuesday, Aug. 26, the 238th day of 2025. There are 127 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Aug. 26, 1944, French Gen. Charles de Gaulle braved the threat of German snipers as he led a victory march in Paris, which had just been liberated by the Allies from Nazi ...
Today is Monday, Aug. 11, the 223rd day of 2025. There are 142 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Aug. 11, 1934, the first federal prisoners arrived at Alcatraz Island, a former military prison, in San Francisco Bay; the island would be home to more than 1,500 prisoners over the ...
Today is Saturday, Aug. 9, the 221st day of 2025. There are 144 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, a U.S. B-29 Superfortress dropped a nuclear device over Nagasaki; the bombing and subsequent radiation poisoning ...
Today is Friday, Aug. 8, the 220th day of 2025. There are 145 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Aug. 8, 2023, a series of wind-driven wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui, destroying the town of Lahaina and killing more than 100 people.
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Today is Thursday, Aug. 7, the 219th day of 2025. There are 146 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Aug. 7, 1974, French highwire artist Philippe Petit performed an unapproved tightrope walk between the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York, over 1,300 feet above the ...
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 6, the 218th day of 2025. There are 147 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On August 6, 1945, during World War II, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths.
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Today is Tuesday, Aug. 5, the 217th day of 2025. There are 148 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Aug. 5, 1962, South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was arrested on charges of leaving the country without a valid passport and inciting workers to strike; it was the ...
Today is Monday, Aug. 4, the 216th day of 2025. There are 149 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Aug. 4, 2020, nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been improperly stored for years in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, exploded, killing more than 200 people, injuring more than ...
Today is Saturday, Aug. 2, the 214th day of 2025. There are 151 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On August 2, 1921, a jury in Chicago acquitted seven former members of the Chicago White Sox baseball team and two others of conspiring to defraud the public in the notorious "Black Sox" ...
Today is Friday, Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2025. There are 152 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On August 1, 1981, MTV began its American broadcast; the first music video aired on the new cable TV network was "Video Killed the Radio Star," by The Buggles.
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Today is Thursday, July 31, the 212th day of 2025. There are 153 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On July 31, 2012, at the Summer Olympics in London, swimmer Michael Phelps won his 19th Olympic medal, becoming the most decorated Olympian of all time. (He would finish his career with ...
Weather
Today, widespread haze after 5pm. Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight, widespread haze before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph. Thursday, sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Thursday night, ...
Today is Wednesday, July 30, the 211th day of 2025. There are 154 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On July 30, 1976, Bruce Jenner, now known as Caitlyn Jenner, set a world record of 8,618 points and won the gold medal in the Olympic decathlon at the Montreal Summer Games.
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Weather
Today, a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of showers between 11am and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind around 5 ...
Today is Tuesday, July 29, the 210th day of 2025. There are 155 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On July 29, 1967, an accidental rocket launch on the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed 134 service ...
Weather
Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 64. Calm wind. Tuesday, a slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming north ...
Today is Monday, July 28, the 209th day of 2025. There are 156 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On July 28, 1945, A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York's Empire State Building, the world's tallest structure at the time, killing 14 people.
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Today is Saturday, July 26, the 207th day of 2025. There are 158 days left in the year.
Today in History:
On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, prohibiting discrimination based on mental or physical disabilities.
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Weather
Today, sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph. Tonight, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Saturday, a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 5 mph. Saturday ...
