Saturday, August 01st
The 213th day of 2009.
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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)
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