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UK
1968 UK Apple Records
1st Aug. , 1968 : The Beatles finish recording their first record "Hey Jude" for Apple Records part of Apple Corps Ltd which they had created earlier in the year, it is released on 26th August with the B side "Revolution". The "Hey Jude" single went to number 1 on September 28th and stayed #1 for 9 weeks
1968 UK Apple Records
1st Aug. , 1968 : The Beatles finish recording their first record "Hey Jude" for Apple Records part of Apple Corps Ltd which they had created earlier in the year, it is released on 26th August with the B side "Revolution". The "Hey Jude" single went to number 1 on September 28th and stayed #1 for 9 weeks
U.S.
1981 U.S.A. MTV Debuts
1st Aug. 1981 : MTV the music video cable channel whose original purpose was to "play music videos" launches. The first music video shown on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
1981 U.S.A. MTV Debuts
1st Aug. 1981 : MTV the music video cable channel whose original purpose was to "play music videos" launches. The first music video shown on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
China
1900 China Boxer Rebellion
1st Aug. 1900 : The Boxer Rebellion erupted and the Chinese were fighting the Europeans. U.S. troops were sent to help quell the violence. It appeared unclear who actually remained in charge in Peking, but, General Chafee’s strong U.S. cavalry filled the gap in international forces. European politicians wanted a full scale attack the last week of August, but, the U.S. to poised their military personnel to attack immediately.
1900 China Boxer Rebellion
1st Aug. 1900 : The Boxer Rebellion erupted and the Chinese were fighting the Europeans. U.S. troops were sent to help quell the violence. It appeared unclear who actually remained in charge in Peking, but, General Chafee’s strong U.S. cavalry filled the gap in international forces. European politicians wanted a full scale attack the last week of August, but, the U.S. to poised their military personnel to attack immediately.
Germany
1914 Germany Declaration Of War
1st August 1914 : Germany sent a declaration of war to the Russian minister of foreign affairs as the German army began mobilizing for war
1914 Germany Declaration Of War
1st August 1914 : Germany sent a declaration of war to the Russian minister of foreign affairs as the German army began mobilizing for war
U.S.
1929 U.S.A. Thomas Edison
1st Aug. 1929 : A state-wide contest held in West Orange County, New Jersey held by Thomas Edison to determine who his next 49 proteges would be. The tough exam questions included knowledge about science, geography, history, chemistry, and personal ethics. One query asked if “… a lie (is) permissible and … if they would choose to become successful at the loss of happiness, comfort, reputation, pride, honor, health, money, or love.” Among the extensive and penetrating questions asked was this one – “What new discovery or invention do you believe would be the greatest benefit to mankind?”
1929 U.S.A. Thomas Edison
1st Aug. 1929 : A state-wide contest held in West Orange County, New Jersey held by Thomas Edison to determine who his next 49 proteges would be. The tough exam questions included knowledge about science, geography, history, chemistry, and personal ethics. One query asked if “… a lie (is) permissible and … if they would choose to become successful at the loss of happiness, comfort, reputation, pride, honor, health, money, or love.” Among the extensive and penetrating questions asked was this one – “What new discovery or invention do you believe would be the greatest benefit to mankind?”
Germany
1936 Germany Olympic Games
1st Aug. 1936 : Possibly one of the most controversial Olympic games of modern times opens in Berlin, Germany with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler. The Games of the XI Olympiad were used by Germany as a tool for propaganda. to promote their ideology, and its promotion of the superiority of the "Aryan Race" by only allowing Germans of "Aryan race" to compete for Germany.
1936 Germany Olympic Games
1st Aug. 1936 : Possibly one of the most controversial Olympic games of modern times opens in Berlin, Germany with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler. The Games of the XI Olympiad were used by Germany as a tool for propaganda. to promote their ideology, and its promotion of the superiority of the "Aryan Race" by only allowing Germans of "Aryan race" to compete for Germany.
U.S.
1941 U.S.A. Willy's Jeep Introduced
1st Aug. 1941 : Willy's Truck Company introduced the Jeep for the U.S. Army who were looking for a fast lightweight all terrain vehicle.
1941 U.S.A. Willy's Jeep Introduced
1st Aug. 1941 : Willy's Truck Company introduced the Jeep for the U.S. Army who were looking for a fast lightweight all terrain vehicle.
Poland
1944 Poland Polish Home Army
1st Aug. 1944 : Following the sustained attack by the Red Army on German Nazi troops the Polish Home army begin the battle to liberate Warsaw from German control. The home army had been fighting the German invasion as an underground movement up to this day, but with the German troops already reeling from Russian attacks the Poles came out into the open to regain control for their beloved country.
1944 Poland Polish Home Army
1st Aug. 1944 : Following the sustained attack by the Red Army on German Nazi troops the Polish Home army begin the battle to liberate Warsaw from German control. The home army had been fighting the German invasion as an underground movement up to this day, but with the German troops already reeling from Russian attacks the Poles came out into the open to regain control for their beloved country.
UK
1949 England Atlantic Pact
1st Aug. 1949 : After World War II strategies for the defense of Europe was to be discussed in London when U.S. chiefs of staff visited. Americans were expected to employ both financial and military support as well as equipment to prevent Soviet political aggression. The Atlantic Pact made up of European countries possessed 2 million troops, but their military budget had been severely curtailed due to reconstruction costs after the ravages of war. Already, The Cold War was shaping up.
1949 England Atlantic Pact
1st Aug. 1949 : After World War II strategies for the defense of Europe was to be discussed in London when U.S. chiefs of staff visited. Americans were expected to employ both financial and military support as well as equipment to prevent Soviet political aggression. The Atlantic Pact made up of European countries possessed 2 million troops, but their military budget had been severely curtailed due to reconstruction costs after the ravages of war. Already, The Cold War was shaping up.
U.S.
1966 U.S.A. University Of Texas Shootings
1st August 1966 : Ex Marine Charles Whitman with a stockpile of guns and ammunition on the observatory platform at a 300 foot tower at the University of Texas proceeds to shoot 46 people, killing 14 people and wounding 31. He had killed both his wife and mother the night before.
Charles J Whitman’s name will go on in infamy after he went on a rampage killing 14 people, in Austin Texas. One of the Catholic priests that took his funeral service insisted that for 25 years Whitman had lived a quiet, good, and honest life, before the killer started shooting victims from the university tower.
1966 U.S.A. University Of Texas Shootings
1st August 1966 : Ex Marine Charles Whitman with a stockpile of guns and ammunition on the observatory platform at a 300 foot tower at the University of Texas proceeds to shoot 46 people, killing 14 people and wounding 31. He had killed both his wife and mother the night before.
Charles J Whitman’s name will go on in infamy after he went on a rampage killing 14 people, in Austin Texas. One of the Catholic priests that took his funeral service insisted that for 25 years Whitman had lived a quiet, good, and honest life, before the killer started shooting victims from the university tower.
UK
1968 UK Apple Records
1st Aug. , 1968 : The Beatles finish recording their first record "Hey Jude" for Apple Records part of Apple Corps Ltd which they had created earlier in the year, it is released on 26th August with the B side "Revolution". The "Hey Jude" single went to number 1 on September 28th and stayed #1 for 9 weeks
1968 UK Apple Records
1st Aug. , 1968 : The Beatles finish recording their first record "Hey Jude" for Apple Records part of Apple Corps Ltd which they had created earlier in the year, it is released on 26th August with the B side "Revolution". The "Hey Jude" single went to number 1 on September 28th and stayed #1 for 9 weeks
U.S.
1970 U.S.A. Soaring Inflation Worries
1st Aug. 1970 : President Richard Nixon’s powers to freeze prices, wages, and interest rates were to be voted on in the house amid howls of foul play from Republicans. Soaring inflation prompted this move to give the president more executive powers.
1970 U.S.A. Soaring Inflation Worries
1st Aug. 1970 : President Richard Nixon’s powers to freeze prices, wages, and interest rates were to be voted on in the house amid howls of foul play from Republicans. Soaring inflation prompted this move to give the president more executive powers.
Space
1971 Space Apollo 15
1st Aug. 1971 : During a moon safari on "lunar rover" astronauts David Scott and James Irwin have uncovered a rock ( Genesis rock ) believed to be about 4,500 million years old which may date back to the origin of the Moon.
1971 Space Apollo 15
1st Aug. 1971 : During a moon safari on "lunar rover" astronauts David Scott and James Irwin have uncovered a rock ( Genesis rock ) believed to be about 4,500 million years old which may date back to the origin of the Moon.
U.S.
1972 U.S.A. George Bush
1st Aug. 1972 : Future President George W Bush, son of former president George Herbert Walker Bush, is suspended from flying with the Texas Air National Guard for missing an annual medical examination
1972 U.S.A. George Bush
1st Aug. 1972 : Future President George W Bush, son of former president George Herbert Walker Bush, is suspended from flying with the Texas Air National Guard for missing an annual medical examination
Germany
1976 Germany F1 Crash Niki Lauda
1st Aug. 1976 : Austrian born Formula 1 racing driver Niki Lauda became trapped inside his Ferrari after an horrific accident at the Grand Prix in Germany. He was trapped inside the burning car until other drivers managed to pull him from his burning Ferrari.
Although he was out for some time with his injuries, in 1977 and 1984 he won the F1 World Championship again.
1976 Germany F1 Crash Niki Lauda
1st Aug. 1976 : Austrian born Formula 1 racing driver Niki Lauda became trapped inside his Ferrari after an horrific accident at the Grand Prix in Germany. He was trapped inside the burning car until other drivers managed to pull him from his burning Ferrari.
Although he was out for some time with his injuries, in 1977 and 1984 he won the F1 World Championship again.
U.S.
1994 U.S.A. Michael Jackson Marries
1st August 1994 : The king of pop and the daughter of the king of rock confirmed they were secretly married 11 weeks ago. Michael Jackson, 35, and Lisa Marie Presley, 26, announced in a statement
1994 U.S.A. Michael Jackson Marries
1st August 1994 : The king of pop and the daughter of the king of rock confirmed they were secretly married 11 weeks ago. Michael Jackson, 35, and Lisa Marie Presley, 26, announced in a statement
U.S.
1997 U.S.A. Thyroid Cancer
1st Aug. 1997 : The National Cancer Institute released information that nuclear testing during the 1950s could be a cause of thyroid cancer and as many as 10,000 to 75,000 people, exposed to the 1950's fallout as children, could develop thyroid cancer.
1997 U.S.A. Thyroid Cancer
1st Aug. 1997 : The National Cancer Institute released information that nuclear testing during the 1950s could be a cause of thyroid cancer and as many as 10,000 to 75,000 people, exposed to the 1950's fallout as children, could develop thyroid cancer.
U.S.
2000 U.S.A. Titanic
1st Aug. 2000 : Judge J. Calvitt Clarke Jr. on his own accord ruled that the R.M.S. Titanic Company, who had salvage rights to the Titanic, was banned from cutting into the sunken ship and plundering the artifacts. The salvage company apparently was searching for $300 million in lost diamonds and had sold chunks of coal from the famous ship wreck.
2000 U.S.A. Titanic
1st Aug. 2000 : Judge J. Calvitt Clarke Jr. on his own accord ruled that the R.M.S. Titanic Company, who had salvage rights to the Titanic, was banned from cutting into the sunken ship and plundering the artifacts. The salvage company apparently was searching for $300 million in lost diamonds and had sold chunks of coal from the famous ship wreck.
UK
2000 UK Concern Over Petrol Prices
1st Aug. 2000 : Concern in the UK is growing as petrol goes over the 80p per litre mark making the cost of petrol just over £3.00 per gallon or $5.85 ( current US Price is $1.26 per gallon ) motorists are unhappy that in the UK 75% of the cost of a gallon or more than £2.00 goes to taxes.
2000 UK Concern Over Petrol Prices
1st Aug. 2000 : Concern in the UK is growing as petrol goes over the 80p per litre mark making the cost of petrol just over £3.00 per gallon or $5.85 ( current US Price is $1.26 per gallon ) motorists are unhappy that in the UK 75% of the cost of a gallon or more than £2.00 goes to taxes.
U.S.
2001 U.S.A. Ban On Human Cloning
1st Aug. 2001 : The United States House of Representatives votes to ban all human cloning but it is not voted into law as the Democratic led Senate votes against it.
The current status of cloning around the world is still in disarray as many see the possibilities of ( Human therapeutic cloning ) which could provide great breakthroughs in medical science for regenerative medicine, and tissues and organs for transplantation. But concerns over mad scientists tinkering with the gift of life makes the laws which are needed to allow for medical advances difficult to formulate.
2001 U.S.A. Ban On Human Cloning
1st Aug. 2001 : The United States House of Representatives votes to ban all human cloning but it is not voted into law as the Democratic led Senate votes against it.
The current status of cloning around the world is still in disarray as many see the possibilities of ( Human therapeutic cloning ) which could provide great breakthroughs in medical science for regenerative medicine, and tissues and organs for transplantation. But concerns over mad scientists tinkering with the gift of life makes the laws which are needed to allow for medical advances difficult to formulate.
U.S.
2007 U.S.A. Minneapolis I35W Bridge Collapse
1st August 2007 : A Bridge crossing the Mississippi river on I35W in Minneapolis collapses with cars dropping the 50ft into the river, due to quick responses by emergency services only 13 people lost their lives in the tragedy
2007 U.S.A. Minneapolis I35W Bridge Collapse
1st August 2007 : A Bridge crossing the Mississippi river on I35W in Minneapolis collapses with cars dropping the 50ft into the river, due to quick responses by emergency services only 13 people lost their lives in the tragedy
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U.S.
1929 U.S.A. Cows
1st Aug. 1929 : A cow in Arkansas met with an unusual calamity while in its pasture.
It wasn’t lightening or hardware’s disease that killed it. Apparently it choked to death on the farmer’s lost wad of money. In this case being in the dough doomed the dense bovine.
1929 U.S.A. Cows
1st Aug. 1929 : A cow in Arkansas met with an unusual calamity while in its pasture.
It wasn’t lightening or hardware’s disease that killed it. Apparently it choked to death on the farmer’s lost wad of money. In this case being in the dough doomed the dense bovine.
U.S.
1939 U.S.A. Alcatraz Crime Writers
1st Aug. 1939 : Two prisoners from Alcatraz Penitentiary, whose crimes were all over the newspapers, became story writers themselves it seems. The Federal Bureau of Prisons received 173 entries in their short story contest and the criminal competitors sent in their stories from 14 different intuitions. Two prize winners came from Alcatraz, however their names had to be kept anonymous.
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1939 U.S.A. Alcatraz Crime Writers
1st Aug. 1939 : Two prisoners from Alcatraz Penitentiary, whose crimes were all over the newspapers, became story writers themselves it seems. The Federal Bureau of Prisons received 173 entries in their short story contest and the criminal competitors sent in their stories from 14 different intuitions. Two prize winners came from Alcatraz, however their names had to be kept anonymous.
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