Today is Saturday, Aug. 9, the 221st day of 2003. There are 144 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Saturday, Aug. 9, the 221st day of 2003. There are 144 days left in the year. On this date in 1945, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, the United States explodes a nuclear device over Nagasaki, killing an estimated 74,000 people.
In 1790, the Columbia returns to Boston Harbor after a three-year voyage, becoming the first ship to carry the American flag around the world. In 1842, the United States and Canada resolve a border dispute by signing the Webster-Ashburton Treaty. In 1854, Henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden," which describes his experiences while living near Walden Pond in Massachusetts. In 1902, Edward VII is crowned king of England after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria. In 1936, Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the Berlin Olympics as the United States takes first place in the 400-meter relay.
August 9, 1978: Sharon Steel Corp. reports record sales and earnings for the second quarter and first half of 1978, capitalizing on strong national demand for steel products. The company had net sales of $231 million for the first half and earnings of $15.9 million.
Governmental and Youngstown State University officials break ground for the new Sports and Health and Physical Education Complex and Arnold D. Stambaugh Stadium. Gov. James A. Rhodes says the stadium symbolizes a turning point in the Mahoning Valley's fortunes.
A Youngstown architect outlines to the city Planning Commission a proposal to build 50 houses near McKelvey Lake on the East Side and said that more would be built if he can acquire additional land.
Almost 80 years after "Little Black Sambo" first lulled children to sleep, the tale about a boy who watched tigers turn into butter is inspiring pickets and petition drives aimed at the restaurant chain named Sambo's.
August 9, 1963: Mahoning County records its 29th traffic fatality of the year with the death of a 69-year-old Canfield man injured July 30 in a two car crash on Leffingwell Road.
The tiny son of President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy dies when a lung ailment overcomes his heart in Boston Children's Hospital Medical Center. Patrick Bouvier Kennedy weighed 4 pounds, 10 ounces at birth.
The annual management conference of the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Ohio is meeting at the Hotel Pick-Ohio in Youngstown. George W. Brittain, executive vice president of the Akron Area Chamber of Commerce, says chambers must be constantly alert to the changing conditions of their communities.
August 9, 1953: The Republic Steel Corp. fires union President Charles Kalby and 12 other employees, accusing them of encouraging a wildcat strike that has shut down Youngstown operations.
The population of the United States is on the verge of topping 160 million people, an increase of 9 million since the 1960 census and 28 million since the 1950 count.
Members of the Civil Air Patrol of the Netherlands visit the Mahoning Valley, and accompanied by members of the Youngstown CAP and the Junior Chamber of Commerce receive a tour of the Campbell plant of Youngstown Sheet & amp; Tube Co.
August 9, 1928: Four squires, ousted from Youngstown following an investigation into alleged illegal practices in attaching wages, say they have made no plans to remove their offices from the city.
The Youngstown Municipal Railway enjoys its best six months since establishment of the franchise service in 1919, registering a deficit of $14,132, compared with $93,324 for the same period a year earlier.
In a letter received by the Mahoning County Board of Elections, Clarence J. Brown, secretary of state for Ohio, declares that the law clearly prohibits members of a political party from voting for candidates in the primary election of another party.
A new Waco-10 airplane crashes while landing near Catalpa Grove, Lake Milton, badly damaging the plane but not injuring pilot Harry C. Taylor or his two passengers.