Historical Events
- Apple becomes the first American public listed company to reach $1 trillion in value
- Fields Medal for mathematics awarded to Caucher Birkar (his stolen minutes later), Alessio Figalli, Peter Scholze and Akshay Venkatesh
- Oldest library in Germany confirmed unearthed in Cologne dating to 2AD, possibly held 20,000 scrolls
- Pope Frances declares the death penalty unacceptable in all cases, reversing church teachings and adding to Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church
- TikTok, the video-sharing social network, becomes available worldwide after merging with Musical.ly
- Tokyo Medical University revealed to have been tampering with female entrance exams to ensure under 30% accepted, by Japanese newspaper "Yomiuri Shimbun"
About August 2, 2018
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 5 years, 9 months and 9 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: In My Feelings - Drake
