This Day in History: August 05, 2024
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1861
For the first time, the U.S. government levied an income tax.
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1884
The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid on Bedloe's Island.
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1914
The first electric traffic lights were installed in Cleveland, Ohio.
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1962
Marilyn Monroe died.
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1963
The United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union signed the limited Test Ban Treaty, which prohibited nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space, and underwater.
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1969
The U.S. space probe Mariner 7 transmitted pictures of Mars.
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1984
Joan Benoit won the first Olympic women's marathon.
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2002
The gun turret of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor was raised from the ocean floor.
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2003
The Rev. Gene Robinson was approved as the first openly gay bishop by the U.S. Episcopal Church.
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2012
The plutonium-powered rover Curiosity successfully lands on Mars. Larger than earlier rovers, Curiosity will spend two years examining the land, looking for evidence that conditions on Mars are fit for life.
