| General Information for August 7th 2015 |
| There are 2 public holidays today. |
| Day 219 of 2015 |
| 146 days left in 2015 |
| Week 32 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1974 - Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center 1,368 feet (417 m) in the air. |
| 1957 - Oliver Hardy dies, one half of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, probably the greatest and most successful comedy team in the history of cinema. |
| 1942 - World War II: the Battle of Guadalcanal begins - United States Marines initiate the first American offensive of the war with landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands. |
| 1819 - Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá. |