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Monday, August 5, 2013

August 1 - The Day in History

August 1 : General Interest
1961: Texans head for the thrills at Six Flags

On this day in 1961, amusement park lovers "head for the thrills" as Six Flags Over Texas, the first park in the Six Flags chain, opens... read more


American Revolution
1774 : Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marquis-de-lafayette-becomes-a-major-general-without-pay

Automotive
2007 : First drive-through ATM opens in China
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-drive-through-atm-opens-in-china

Civil War
1864 : Sheridan takes command of Army of the Shenandoah
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sheridan-takes-command

Cold War
1975 : Helsinki Final Act signed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/helsinki-final-act-signed

Crime
1966 : An ex-Marine goes on a killing spree at the University of Texas
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/an-ex-marine-goes-on-a-killing-spree-at-the-university-of-texas

Disaster
1971 : Mysterious flood strikes North Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mysterious-flood-strikes-north-vietnam

General Interest
1498 : Columbus lands in South America
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/columbus-lands-in-south-america
1914 : First World War erupts
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-world-war-erupts
1944 : Warsaw Revolt begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/warsaw-revolt-begins

Hollywood
1981 : MTV launches
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mtv-launches

Literary
1994 : Pope John Paul II receives record-breaking advance
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pope-john-paul-ii-receives-record-breaking-advance

Music
1981 : MTV makes its maiden broadcast
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mtv-makes-its-maiden-broadcast

Old West
1953 : Shane released by Paramount
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/shane-released-by-paramount

Presidential
1972 : Bush is suspended from flying with the Air National Guard
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bush-is-suspended-from-flying-with-the-air-national-guard

Sports
1996 : Michael Johnson brings home second gold
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-johnson-brings-home-second-gold

Vietnam War
1964 : North Vietnamese accuse South Vietnam and the United States of attack
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnamese-accuse-south-vietnam-and-the-united-states-of-attack

World War I
1914 : First World War erupts in Europe
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-world-war-erupts-in-europe

World War II
1943 : PT-109 sinks; Lieutenant Kennedy is instrumental in saving crew
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pt-109-sinks-lieutenant-kennedy-is-instrumental-in-saving-crew


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