Today is the 188th day of 2023 and the 17th day of summer.
In 1898, the United States annexed Hawaii as a U.S. territory.
In 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor to serve as the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.
In 2005, terrorists detonated explosives aboard a doubledecker bus and three trains during the morning rush hour in London, killing 56 people and injuring 700.