Today is Thursday, August 1st, the 214th day of the yr 2024. There are 152 days left within the yr.
Today in history:
On August 1, 1981, MTV launched its US presence; the primary music video to air on the brand new cable television network was “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles.
Also on this date:
In 1876, lower than a month after the United States Centennial, Colorado was admitted to the Union because the thirty eighth state (earning it the nickname “Centennial State”).
In 1936, the Olympic Games in Berlin were opened with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.
In 1944, an rebellion against the Nazi occupation broke out in Warsaw, Poland; the rebellion lasted two months before collapsing.
In 1957, the United States and Canada announced their agreement to determine the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).
In 1966, Charles Joseph Whitman, then 25, carried out an armed shooting on the University of Texas at Austin, killing 14 people, most of whom Whitman shot while sitting within the clock tower of the campus's principal constructing.
In 1971, the “Concert for Bangladesh” took place at Madison Square Garden in New York, an all-star charity event organized by George Harrison of the Beatles and sitar player Ravi Shankar.
In 1975, a summit of 35 nations in Finland ended with the signing of a declaration often known as the Helsinki Agreement, which addressed European security, human rights and East-West contacts.
In 2001, 27-year-old Pro Bowl tackle Korey Stringer died of warmth stroke at some point after collapsing at Minnesota Vikings training camp on the most popular day of the yr.
In 2004, a hearth on the Ycua Bolanos supermarket in Asunción, Paraguay, killed greater than 400 people.
In 2007, the eight-lane bridge carrying Interstate 35W, a serious artery in Minneapolis, collapsed into the Mississippi River through the evening rush hour, killing 13 people.
In 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an emergency bill by a vote of 269 to 161 to avert the country's first default.
In 2014, a health worker determined that a New York police officer's chokehold was the explanation for Eric Garner's death. His videotaped arrest and his final words, “I can't breathe!”, caused widespread outrage.
In 2018, the stays of dozens of suspected Korean War victims were returned to American soil; in an emotional ceremony in Hawaii, service members carried 55 boxes decorated with American flags from two military transport planes.
In 2023, former President Donald Trump was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy and obstruction of justice in connection along with his alleged attempts to overturn the end result of the 2020 presidential election.
Today's birthdays:
- Singer Ramblin' Jack Elliott is 93.
- Actor Giancarlo Giannini is 82.
- Basketball Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams is 74.
- Blues singer and musician Robert Cray is 71.
- Rock singer Joe Elliott (Def Leppard) is 65.
- Rapper Chuck D (Public Enemy) is 64.
- Actor Demian Bichir is 61.
- Actor John Carroll Lynch is 61.
- Rock singer Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) is 60.
- Film director Sam Mendes is 59.
- Actor Tempestt Bledsoe is 51.
- Football Hall of Fame member Edgerrin James is 46.
- Actor Jason Momoa is 45.
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