Today in HistoryToday is Monday, August 7, the 219th day of 2006. There are 146 days left in the year.

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In 1942, US forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during Second World War.

In 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, giving President Johnson broad powers in dealing with reported North Vietnamese attacks on US forces.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

“You must learn day by day, year by year, to broaden your horizon. The more things you love, the more you are interested in, the more you enjoy, the more you are indignant about — the more you have left when anything happens.” — Ethel Barrymore, American actress (1879-1959).