On August 7, 2005, a Russian Priz AS-28 mini-submarine, with seven crew members on board, is rescued from deep in the Pacific Ocean.

On August 7, 1990, President George Herbert Walker Bush orders the organization of Operation Desert Shield in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait on August 2.

On August 7, 1987, Lynne Cox braves the freezing waters of the Bering Strait to make the first recorded swim from the United States to the Soviet Union.

The United States Congress overwhelming approves the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, giving President Lyndon B.

From the Atlantic Missile Range in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the U.

Journey of Kon-Tiki: Proving Ancient Polynesians Could Have Originated from South America

On August 7, 1942, the U.

Historic Peace Bridge Opens in 1927, Marking Century of U.S.-Canada Friendship

Midwife toad research scandal: Kammerer's claims unraveled, leading to tragic consequences.

Theodore Roosevelt is nominated for the presidency by the Progressive Party, a group of Republicans dissatisfied with the renomination of President William Howard Taft.