A History of August 7th

Here are some noteables in the history of August 7th's:

Events:
1959 – The Lincoln Memorial design on the U.S. penny goes into circulation. It replaces the "sheaves of wheat" design and is still in use.
1974 – Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center 1,368 feet (417 m) in the air.
1976 – Viking program: Viking 2 enters orbit around Mars.
1981 – The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication.
2007 – Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants breaks baseball great Hank Aaron's record by hitting his 756th home run.

Feast Days:
- Saint Donatus, bishop of Arezzo, martyr
- St. Afra, virgin martyr
- St. Albert of Trapani (Albert of Sicily)
- Saint Cajetan of Thienna, priest, confessor
- St. Carpophorus
- St. Dometius of Persia
- St. Donatus of Arezzo
- St. Peter, Julian and Companions
- Saint Sixtus II, pope and companions, martyrs (sometimes only confessors)

Births:
317 – Constantius II, Roman emperor (d. 361)
1927 – Carl Switzer, American child actor (d. 1959)
1987 – Sidney Crosby, Canadian hockey player