Today in History - August 2

Today in History - August 2

Novelist, essayist, and playwright James Baldwin was born in August 2, 1924, in New York City. Continue reading.

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Giants Beat Rangers 7-3 Despite Starter Smyly's Injury

By The Associated Press
NYT Sports
Donovan Solano hit a two-run single for an early lead and the San Francisco Giants overcame an injury to starting pitcher Drew Smyly to beat the Texas Rangers 7-3 Saturday night.
Published date: August 2, 2020 at 08:06AM
AP
New York Times article

The Latest: India's Cases Cross 1.75M, Experts See Decline

By The Associated Press
NYT Business Day
NEW DELHI — India’s coronavirus caseload crossed 1.75 million with another spike of 54,735 in the past 24 hours.
Published date: August 2, 2020 at 07:27AM
AP
New York Times article

Astronomy picture of the day by NASA -

How different does sunset appear from Mars than from Earth? For comparison, two images of our common star were taken at sunset, one from Earth and one from Mars. These images were scaled to have same angular width and featured here side-by-side. A quick inspection will reveal that the Sun appears slightly smaller from Mars than from Earth. This makes sense since Mars is 50% further from the Sun than Earth. More striking, perhaps, is that the Martian sunset is noticeably bluer near the Sun than the typically orange colors near the setting Sun from Earth. The reason for the blue hues from Mars is not fully understood, but thought to be related to forward scattering properties of Martian dust. The terrestrial sunset was taken in 2012 March from Marseille, France, while the Martian sunset was captured in 2015 by NASA's robotic Curiosity rover from Gale crater on Mars. Last week a new rover and a helicopter -- onboard Mars 2020 -- launched for Mars. via NASA

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Reports: Text to Pac-12 Players Encourages Possible Opt-Out

By The Associated Press
NYT Sports
A text message circulating among Pac-12 football players is encouraging them to opt-out of practices and games until they can negotiate protections and benefits related to health and safety, economic rights and the fight against racial injustice.
Published date: August 2, 2020 at 03:39AM
AP
New York Times article

No Player Protests as NHL Makes Return

By Reuters
NYT Sports
The National Hockey League returned from a COVID-19 shutdown on Saturday without the players showing support for Black Lives Matter or any other social justice causes that have marked the reopening of other sports.
Published date: August 1, 2020 at 09:33PM
Reuters
New York Times article