Today in History: August 2

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 2, the 215th day of 2016. There are 151 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Aug. 2, 1776, members of the Continental Congress began attaching their signatures to the Declaration of Independence.
On this date:
In 216 B.C., during the Second Punic War, Carthaginian forces led by Hannibal defeated the Roman army in the Battle of Cannae.
In 1873, inventor Andrew S. Hallidie successfully tested a cable car he had designed for the city of San Francisco.