Today in History: August 5

Today is Friday, Aug. 5, the 218th day of 2016. There are 148 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Aug. 5, 1966, the Beatles’ “Revolver” album was released in the United Kingdom on the Parlophone label; it was released in the United States three days later by Capitol Records. (Songs included “Eleanor Rigby” and “Yellow Submarine,” which were also issued as a double A-side single on Aug. 5 and 8.)
On this date:
In 1864, during the