Today in History: August 7

Today is Sunday, Aug. 7, the 220th day of 2016. There are 146 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Aug. 7, 1998, Al-Qaeda set off bombs at the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, killing 224 people – including 12 Americans – and injuring more than 5,500.
On this date:
In 1912, The Progressive Party nominated Theodore Roosevelt for president.
In 1942, U.S. forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offe