August 1
1790 - The first U.S. Census was completed, showing a population of 3,929,214 people.
1907 - The U.S. Army Signal Corps established an aeronautical division, the forerunner of the U.S. Air Force.
1876 - Colorado became the 38th state.
1914 - Germany declared war on Russia at the onset of World War I.
1943 - Race-related rioting erupted in New York City's Harlem neighborhood, resulting in several deaths.
1944 - An uprising broke out in Warsaw, Poland against Nazi occupation.
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 they had agreed to create the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).
1966 - Charles Joseph Whitman shot and killed 14 people at the University of Texas in Austin before being gunned down by police.
1977 - Former U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, working as a traffic reporter for KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, was killed with his cameraman, George Spears, when their helicopter ran out of fuel and crashed; Powers was 47.
1981 - MTV made its cable television debut at 12:01 AM. The first video shown on the new network was Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles.
1988 - Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh began broadcasting his nationally syndicated radio program.
2005 - King Fahd of Saudi Arabia died. Crown Prince Abdullah, the king's half-brother, became the country's new monarch.
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 U.S. 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.
2016 - The United States launched multiple airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Libya, opening a new front against the group at the request of the United Nations-backed Libyan government.
2016 - Vice President Joe Biden officiated a gay wedding, a first for the early proponent of same-sex marriage as he presided over the union of Joe Mahshie and Brian Mosteller, both longtime White House aides, at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington.
Birthdays
33 - Max Carver (actor)
35 - Elijah Kelley (actor)
40 - Taylor Fry (actor)
40 - Ashley Parker Angel (singer)
42 - Jason Momoa (actor)
48 - Tempestt Bledsoe (actress)
49 - Charles Malik Whitfield (actor)
51 - Jennifer Gareis (actress)
58 - John Carroll Lynch (actor)
58 - Coolio (rapper)
63 - Michael Penn (singer)
71 - Roy Williams (basketball coach)
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Today in Sports History - August 1
1933 - Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants sets an MLB record with 45 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings pitched.
1936 - Adolf Hitler presided over the opening of the Berlin Summer Olympic Games.
1945 - Mel Ott hits his 500th career home run, just the third player to record the mark.
1972 - Joe Namath signs a two-year contract with the New York Jets worth $500,000.
1976 - The Seattle Seahawks make their NFL debut with their first preseason game, a 27-20 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
1977 - Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants hits his MLB record 18th career grand slam.
1978 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds ends his National League record hitting streak at 44 games.
1986 - Bert Blyleven becomes the 10th pitcher in MLB history to strike out 3,000 batters.
1987 - Mike Tyson defeats Tony Tucker in 12 rounds to become the first heavyweight boxer to hold the WBA, WBC and IBF world championships simultaneously.
1993 - Reggie Jackson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1994 - Cal Ripken of the Baltimore Orioles joins Lou Gehrig as the only players in MLB history to appear in 2,000 consecutive MLB games.
1996 - American sprinter Michael Johnson wins the 200 meter dash at the Atlanta Olympic Games in a world record time of 19.32 seconds to become the first man to win gold in both the 200 and 400 meters at the same Olympics.
1996 - The United States defeats China 2-1 to win the first ever Olympic gold medal awarded in women's soccer.
2002 - The Baltimore Ravens sign linebacker Ray Lewis to a five-year contract extension and the largest signing bonus in NFL history at $19 million.
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.
1790 - The first U.S. Census was completed, showing a population of 3,929,214 people.
1907 - The U.S. Army Signal Corps established an aeronautical division, the forerunner of the U.S. Air Force.
1876 - Colorado became the 38th state.
1914 - Germany declared war on Russia at the onset of World War I.
1943 - Race-related rioting erupted in New York City's Harlem neighborhood, resulting in several deaths.
1944 - An uprising broke out in Warsaw, Poland against Nazi occupation.
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 they had agreed to create the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).
1966 - Charles Joseph Whitman shot and killed 14 people at the University of Texas in Austin before being gunned down by police.
1977 - Former U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, working as a traffic reporter for KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, was killed with his cameraman, George Spears, when their helicopter ran out of fuel and crashed; Powers was 47.
1981 - MTV made its cable television debut at 12:01 AM. The first video shown on the new network was Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles.
1988 - Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh began broadcasting his nationally syndicated radio program.
2005 - King Fahd of Saudi Arabia died. Crown Prince Abdullah, the king's half-brother, became the country's new monarch.
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 U.S. 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.
2016 - The United States launched multiple airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Libya, opening a new front against the group at the request of the United Nations-backed Libyan government.
2016 - Vice President Joe Biden officiated a gay wedding, a first for the early proponent of same-sex marriage as he presided over the union of Joe Mahshie and Brian Mosteller, both longtime White House aides, at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington.
Birthdays
33 - Max Carver (actor)
35 - Elijah Kelley (actor)
40 - Taylor Fry (actor)
40 - Ashley Parker Angel (singer)
42 - Jason Momoa (actor)
48 - Tempestt Bledsoe (actress)
49 - Charles Malik Whitfield (actor)
51 - Jennifer Gareis (actress)
58 - John Carroll Lynch (actor)
58 - Coolio (rapper)
63 - Michael Penn (singer)
71 - Roy Williams (basketball coach)
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Today in Sports History - August 1
1933 - Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants sets an MLB record with 45 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings pitched.
1936 - Adolf Hitler presided over the opening of the Berlin Summer Olympic Games.
1945 - Mel Ott hits his 500th career home run, just the third player to record the mark.
1972 - Joe Namath signs a two-year contract with the New York Jets worth $500,000.
1976 - The Seattle Seahawks make their NFL debut with their first preseason game, a 27-20 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
1977 - Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants hits his MLB record 18th career grand slam.
1978 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds ends his National League record hitting streak at 44 games.
1986 - Bert Blyleven becomes the 10th pitcher in MLB history to strike out 3,000 batters.
1987 - Mike Tyson defeats Tony Tucker in 12 rounds to become the first heavyweight boxer to hold the WBA, WBC and IBF world championships simultaneously.
1993 - Reggie Jackson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1994 - Cal Ripken of the Baltimore Orioles joins Lou Gehrig as the only players in MLB history to appear in 2,000 consecutive MLB games.
1996 - American sprinter Michael Johnson wins the 200 meter dash at the Atlanta Olympic Games in a world record time of 19.32 seconds to become the first man to win gold in both the 200 and 400 meters at the same Olympics.
1996 - The United States defeats China 2-1 to win the first ever Olympic gold medal awarded in women's soccer.
2002 - The Baltimore Ravens sign linebacker Ray Lewis to a five-year contract extension and the largest signing bonus in NFL history at $19 million.
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.
