ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn • 5 min read Today in History Today is Tuesday, Aug. 3, the 215th day of 2021. There are 150 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On August 3, 1936, Jesse Owens of the United States won the first of his four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics as he took the 100-meter sprint. On this date: In 1914, Germany declared war on France at the onset of World War I. In 1949, the National Basketball Association was formed as a merger of the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League.