August 1
1790 - The first U.S. census was completed, showing a national population of 3,929,214 people.
1876 - Colorado became the 38th state.
1907 - A week-long boys’ camping event began on Brownsea Island in southern England, organized by Robert Baden-Powell; the event is now marked as the beginning of the Scout Movement.
1944 - An uprising broke out in Warsaw, Poland against Nazi occupation; the revolt lasted two months before collapsing.
1946 - President Harry S. Truman signed the congressional acts that established the Atomic Energy Commission and the Fulbright Scholarship Program.
1957 - The United States and Canada announced an agreement to create the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).
1966 - Charles Joseph Whitman, 25, went on an armed rampage at the University of Texas in Austin that killed 14 people, most of whom were shot by Whitman while he was perched in the clock tower of the main campus building.
1971 - The Concert for Bangladesh, an all-star benefit organized by George Harrison of The Beatles and sitar player Ravi Shankar, was held at Madison Square Garden in New York.
1975 - A 35-nation summit in Finland concluded with the signing of a declaration known as the Helsinki Accords dealing with European security, human rights and East-West contacts.
1981 - MTV made its cable television debut; the first video shown was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.
2004 - The Ycua Bolanos supermarket fire in Asuncion, Paraguay killed more than 400 people.
2007 - The eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge, a major Minneapolis artery, collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour, killing 13 people.
2011 - The House of Representatives passed, 269-161, emergency legislation to avert the nation's first-ever financial default.
2014 - A medical examiner ruled that a New York City police officer’s chokehold caused the death of Eric Garner, whose videotaped arrest and final pleas of “I can’t breathe!” had sparked outrage.
2018 - The remains of dozens of presumed casualties of the Korean War were returned to U.S. soil; in an emotional ceremony in Hawaii, military members carried 55 boxes draped with American flags off two military transport planes.
2023 - Former President Donald Trump was indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy and obstruction charges related to his alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Birthdays
27 - Flavia Laos (actress)
30 - Carmelo Hayes (professional wrestler)
35 - Sophie Brussaux (model)
37 - Amelia Rose Blaire (actress)
45 - Jason Momoa (actor)
46 - Edgerrin James (football player)
51 - Tempestt Bledsoe (actress)
59 - Sam Mendes (director)
60 - Adam Duritz (singer)
61 - John Carroll Lynch (actor)
64 - Chuck D (rapper)
65 - Joe Elliott (singer)
71 - Robert Cray (singer)
74 - Roy Williams (basketball coach)
82 - Giancarlo Giannini (actor)
93 - Ramblin' Jack Elliott (singer)
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Today in Sports History - August 1
1933 - New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell sets a MLB record for consecutive scoreless innings thrown at 45 1/3.
1936 - Adolf Hitler presided over the opening of the Berlin Summer Olympic Games.
1945 - Mel Ott of the New York Giants hits his 500th career home run.
1971 - Race card driver Richard Petty becomes the first NASCAR driver to win $1 million in career earnings.
1972 - Quarterback Joe Namath signs a record two-year contract worth $500,000 with the New York Jets.
1973 - Struggling ABA franchise Virginia Squires trades star forward Julius Erving to the New York Nets for players and cash.
1976 - The Seattle Seahawks play their first game in franchise history, a 27-20 exhibition loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
1978 - Pete Rose ends his consecutive game hitting streak at 44 games.
1982 - Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Travis Jackson and Happy Chandler are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1986 - Bert Blyleven of the Minnesota Twins becomes the 10th pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 strikeouts.
1987 - Mike Tyson defeats Tony Tucker via decision in 12 rounds in a heavyweight boxing unification bout in Las Vegas; Tyson becomes the first heavyweight to own all three major titles (WBA, WBC, IBF) simultaneously.
1993 - Reggie Jackson is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1996 - At the Atlanta Summer Olympic Games, American sprinter Michael Johnson wins the 200 meters in a world record time of 19.32 seconds and becomes the first Olympian to win the 200 and 400 meters in the same Olympics.
1996 - Dan O'Brien wins the gold medal in the decathlon at the Atlanta Olympics and becomes the first American since Bruce Jenner in 1976 to win the event.
2001 - Pro Bowl tackle Korey Stringer, 27, died of heat stroke, a day after collapsing at the Minnesota Vikings’ training camp on the hottest day of the year.
2002 - In signing star linebacker Ray Lewis to a 5-year contract extension, the Baltimore Ravens give him a $19 million signing bonus, then the largest in NFL history.
2005 - It was announced that Raphael Palmeiro would be suspended for 10 days after testing positive for steroid use. Palmeiro stood by his statements to the U.S. Congress on March 17, 2005, that he had never taken steroids.
2012 - Eight female badminton doubles players are disqualified from the 2012 Summer Olympics for attempting to manipulate the draw by throwing matches
1790 - The first U.S. census was completed, showing a national population of 3,929,214 people.
1876 - Colorado became the 38th state.
1907 - A week-long boys’ camping event began on Brownsea Island in southern England, organized by Robert Baden-Powell; the event is now marked as the beginning of the Scout Movement.
1944 - An uprising broke out in Warsaw, Poland against Nazi occupation; the revolt lasted two months before collapsing.
1946 - President Harry S. Truman signed the congressional acts that established the Atomic Energy Commission and the Fulbright Scholarship Program.
1957 - The United States and Canada announced an agreement to create the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).
1966 - Charles Joseph Whitman, 25, went on an armed rampage at the University of Texas in Austin that killed 14 people, most of whom were shot by Whitman while he was perched in the clock tower of the main campus building.
1971 - The Concert for Bangladesh, an all-star benefit organized by George Harrison of The Beatles and sitar player Ravi Shankar, was held at Madison Square Garden in New York.
1975 - A 35-nation summit in Finland concluded with the signing of a declaration known as the Helsinki Accords dealing with European security, human rights and East-West contacts.
1981 - MTV made its cable television debut; the first video shown was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.
2004 - The Ycua Bolanos supermarket fire in Asuncion, Paraguay killed more than 400 people.
2007 - The eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge, a major Minneapolis artery, collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour, killing 13 people.
2011 - The House of Representatives passed, 269-161, emergency legislation to avert the nation's first-ever financial default.
2014 - A medical examiner ruled that a New York City police officer’s chokehold caused the death of Eric Garner, whose videotaped arrest and final pleas of “I can’t breathe!” had sparked outrage.
2018 - The remains of dozens of presumed casualties of the Korean War were returned to U.S. soil; in an emotional ceremony in Hawaii, military members carried 55 boxes draped with American flags off two military transport planes.
2023 - Former President Donald Trump was indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy and obstruction charges related to his alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Birthdays
27 - Flavia Laos (actress)
30 - Carmelo Hayes (professional wrestler)
35 - Sophie Brussaux (model)
37 - Amelia Rose Blaire (actress)
45 - Jason Momoa (actor)
46 - Edgerrin James (football player)
51 - Tempestt Bledsoe (actress)
59 - Sam Mendes (director)
60 - Adam Duritz (singer)
61 - John Carroll Lynch (actor)
64 - Chuck D (rapper)
65 - Joe Elliott (singer)
71 - Robert Cray (singer)
74 - Roy Williams (basketball coach)
82 - Giancarlo Giannini (actor)
93 - Ramblin' Jack Elliott (singer)
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Today in Sports History - August 1
1933 - New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell sets a MLB record for consecutive scoreless innings thrown at 45 1/3.
1936 - Adolf Hitler presided over the opening of the Berlin Summer Olympic Games.
1945 - Mel Ott of the New York Giants hits his 500th career home run.
1971 - Race card driver Richard Petty becomes the first NASCAR driver to win $1 million in career earnings.
1972 - Quarterback Joe Namath signs a record two-year contract worth $500,000 with the New York Jets.
1973 - Struggling ABA franchise Virginia Squires trades star forward Julius Erving to the New York Nets for players and cash.
1976 - The Seattle Seahawks play their first game in franchise history, a 27-20 exhibition loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
1978 - Pete Rose ends his consecutive game hitting streak at 44 games.
1982 - Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Travis Jackson and Happy Chandler are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1986 - Bert Blyleven of the Minnesota Twins becomes the 10th pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 strikeouts.
1987 - Mike Tyson defeats Tony Tucker via decision in 12 rounds in a heavyweight boxing unification bout in Las Vegas; Tyson becomes the first heavyweight to own all three major titles (WBA, WBC, IBF) simultaneously.
1993 - Reggie Jackson is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1996 - At the Atlanta Summer Olympic Games, American sprinter Michael Johnson wins the 200 meters in a world record time of 19.32 seconds and becomes the first Olympian to win the 200 and 400 meters in the same Olympics.
1996 - Dan O'Brien wins the gold medal in the decathlon at the Atlanta Olympics and becomes the first American since Bruce Jenner in 1976 to win the event.
2001 - Pro Bowl tackle Korey Stringer, 27, died of heat stroke, a day after collapsing at the Minnesota Vikings’ training camp on the hottest day of the year.
2002 - In signing star linebacker Ray Lewis to a 5-year contract extension, the Baltimore Ravens give him a $19 million signing bonus, then the largest in NFL history.
2005 - It was announced that Raphael Palmeiro would be suspended for 10 days after testing positive for steroid use. Palmeiro stood by his statements to the U.S. Congress on March 17, 2005, that he had never taken steroids.
2012 - Eight female badminton doubles players are disqualified from the 2012 Summer Olympics for attempting to manipulate the draw by throwing matches
