August 1st
1619 - First African-Americans
land at Jamestown, Virginia
August 2nd
1875 - First
roller skating rink opens in London
August 3rd
1882 - Congress
passes first law restricting immigration
August 4th
2007 - NASA's
Phoenix spaceship is launched
August 5th
1926 - Houdini
stays in a coffin under water for one and a half hours before escaping
August 6th
1996 - NASA
announces that life may have existed on Mars
August 7th
1909 - United States issues first Lincoln penny
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