| General Information for August 3rd 2017 |
| There are 2 public holidays today. |
| Day 215 of 2017 |
| 150 days left in 2017 |
| Week 31 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1946 - Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States. |
| 1940 - World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland. |
| 1914 - World War I: Germany declares war against France. |
| 1492 - Every American schoolchild knows that In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. On this date Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain on his first voyage. |