Atlantis Online
March 28, 2024, 09:26:23 am
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
News: Underwater caves off Yucatan yield three old skeletons—remains date to 11,000 B.C.
http://www.edgarcayce.org/am/11,000b.c.yucata.html
 
  Home Help Arcade Gallery Links Staff List Calendar Login Register  

August 01st - Today's Highlights in History

Pages: [1]   Go Down
  Print  
Author Topic: August 01st - Today's Highlights in History  (Read 226 times)
0 Members and 28 Guests are viewing this topic.
Aphrodite
Administrator
Superhero Member
*****
Posts: 4607



« on: August 02, 2009, 06:18:00 am »

Saturday, August 01st
The 213th day of 2009.
There are 152 days left in the year.
Go to a previous date.
Go to lesson   
Today's Highlights in History


   
   On August 1, 1936, 100,000 saluted Adolf Hitler on his entrance at the opening of the Berlin Olympics. (Go to article.)

On Aug. 1, 1874, Charles Spaulding, the insurance man who built one of America's largest black-owned businesses, was born. Following his death on Aug. 1, 1952, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
Editorial Cartoon of the Day
   
   On August 1, 1863, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about the Draft Riot in New York City. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)
On this date in:

1790    The first U.S. census was completed, showing a population of nearly 4 million people.

1876    Colorado was admitted to the union as the 38th state.

1914    Germany declared war on Russia at the onset of World War I.

1942    Rock musician Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead was born in San Francisco.

1943    Race-related rioting erupted in New York City's Harlem section, resulting in several deaths.

1944    An uprising broke out in Warsaw, Poland, against Nazi occupation.

1957    The United States and Canada reached agreement to create the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).

1966    Charles Joseph Whitman shot and killed 14 people at the University of Texas before he was gunned down by police.

1978    Pete Rose's 44-game hitting streak -- the second longest in major league history -- came to an end as the Cincinnati Reds star went hitless in a game against the Atlanta Braves.

1981    The music video cable channel MTV made its debut.

1988    Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh began broadcasting his nationally syndicated radio program.

1995    Westinghouse Electric Corp. struck a deal to buy CBS for $5.4 billion.

2004    Alexandra Scott, a young cancer patient who started a lemonade stand to raise money for cancer research, sparking a nationwide fund-raising campaign, died at her home in Wynnewood, Pa., at age 8.

2005    King Fahd of Saudi Arabia died. His half brother, Crown Prince Abdullah, became the country's new monarch.

2005    President George W. Bush used a recess appointment to install John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations, bypassing the Senate after a testy standoff with Democrats.

2005    Baltimore Orioles first baseman Rafael Palmeiro was suspended for 10 days following a positive test for steroids.

2007    The eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour, killing 13 people.

Current Birthdays

Roy Williams turns 59 years old today.

AP Photo/Eric Gay North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams turns 59 years old today.


88    Jack Kramer
Tennis Hall of Famer

79    Lawrence Eagleburger
Former secretary of state

79    Geoffrey Holder
Actor, director

78    Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Singer

78    Tom Wilson
Cartoonist ("Ziggy")

72    Alfonse D'Amato
Former U.S. senator, R-N.Y.

67    Giancarlo Giannini
Actor

56    Robert Cray
Blues guitarist

51    Michael Penn
Rock singer

50    Joe Elliott
Rock singer (Def Leppard)

49    Chuck D
Rapper (Public Enemy)

49    Suzi Gardner
Rock singer, musician (L7)

47    Jesse Borrego
Actor

46    Coolio
Rapper

46    John Carroll Lynch
Actor

45    Adam Duritz
Rock singer (Counting Crows)

44    Sam Mendes
Director

43    George Ducas
Country singer

41    Charlie Kelley
Country musician (Buffalo Club)

36    Tempestt Bledsoe
Actress ("The Cosby Show")

31    Edgerrin James
Football player

30    Jason Momoa
Actor

28    Ashley Parker Angel
Singer

28    Taylor Fry
Actress

20    James Francis Kelly
Actor ("Rocky Balboa")

Historic Birthdays

Charles Spaulding

8/1/1874 - 8/1/1952
American pioneering business executive
(Go to obit.)

85    Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
8/1/1744 - 12/18/1829
French biologist

68    William Clark
8/1/1770 - 9/1/1838
American explorer; partner of Meriwether Lewis

63    Francis Scott Key
8/1/1779 - 1/11/1843
American lawyer and composer of U.S. national anthem

66    Richard Henry Dana
8/1/1815 - 1/6/1882
American lawyer and author

72    Herman Melville
8/1/1819 - 9/28/1891
American novelist, short story writer and poet

82    Robert Todd Lincoln
8/1/1843 - 7/26/1926
American son of Abraham Lincoln; served as Secretary of War under Presidents Garfield and Arthur

58    Meir Kahane
8/1/1932 - 11/5/1990
American-born Israeli rabbi; founded the Jewish Defense League

54    Ron Brown
8/1/1941 - 4/3/1996
American politician and Commerce secretary (1993-96)

53    Jerry Garcia
8/1/1942 - 8/9/1995
American rock and roll guitarist and songwriter

63    Claudius
8/1/10 BC - 10/13/AD 54
Roman emperor (AD 41-54)


Go to a previous date.
Report Spam   Logged

"He who controls others maybe powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.” - Lao Tsu

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

Aphrodite
Administrator
Superhero Member
*****
Posts: 4607



« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2009, 06:18:54 am »



http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/index.html
Report Spam   Logged

"He who controls others maybe powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.” - Lao Tsu
Pages: [1]   Go Up
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by EzPortal
Bookmark this site! | Upgrade This Forum
SMF For Free - Create your own Forum
Powered by SMF | SMF © 2016, Simple Machines
Privacy Policy