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Birthday August 01, 1744 Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, believed in inheritance of acquired traits |
Birthday August 01, 1770 William Clark, explored Pacific Northwest with Lewis |
Birthday August 01, 1779 Francis Scott Key, wrote 'Star-Spangled Banner' |
Birthday August 01, 1815 Richard Henry Dana, spent 2 years before mast |
Birthday August 01, 1818 Maria Mitchell, America's 1st woman astronomer on Nantucket Island |
Birthday August 01, 1819 Herman Melville, American author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd) |
Birthday August 01, 1922 Arthur Hill, Actor (Defenders, Andromeda Strain) |
Birthday August 01, 1933 Dom DeLuise, comedian, Actor (End) |
Birthday August 01, 1936 Yves Saint-Laurent, fashion designer |
Birthday August 01, 1942 Karen Black, in Illinois, Actress |
Birthday August 01, 1944 Yuri V. Romanenko, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 26, 38) |
Birthday August 01, 1973 Tempestt Bledsoe, (Cosby Show) |
History August 01, 1291 Everlasting League forms basis of Swiss Confederation (Nat'l Day) |
History August 01, 1498 Columbus lands in South America |
History August 01, 1584 Swiss Confederation Day |
History August 01, 1753 Lammas Day |
History August 01, 1774 Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen |
History August 01, 1785 Caroline Herschel becomes 1st woman discoverer of a comet |
History August 01, 1789 US Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act |
History August 01, 1790 1st US census |
History August 01, 1794 Whiskey Rebellion |
History August 01, 1798 Battle of Nile |
History August 01, 1852 SF Methodists establish 1st black church Zion Methodist |
History August 01, 1864 Sheridan takes command of Army of the Shenandoah |
History August 01, 1869 1st voyage down Colorado River |
History August 01, 1876 Colorado becomes 38th state |
History August 01, 1881 US Quarantine Station authorized for Angel Island SF Bay |
History August 01, 1901 Burial within SF City limits prohibited |
History August 01, 1903 1st coast-to-coast automobile trip (SF-NY) completed |
History August 01, 1907 Bank of Italy opens 1st branch at 3433 Mission Street SF |
History August 01, 1914 First World War erupts in Europe |
History August 01, 1914 First World War erupts |
History August 01, 1916 Hawaii Natl Park established |
History August 01, 1943 PT-109 sinks; Lieutenant Kennedy is instrumental in saving crew |
History August 01, 1944 Warsaw Revolt begins |
History August 01, 1946 Pres Truman establishes Atomic Energy Commission |
History August 01, 1950 Guam Territory created |
History August 01, 1953 Shane released by Paramount |
History August 01, 1953 Cal introduces it's Sales Tax (for Education) |
History August 01, 1957 1st coml building heated by sun Albuquerque NM |
History August 01, 1958 1st Class postage up to 4 cents (had been 3 cents for 26 years) |
History August 01, 1960 Benin (Dahomey) gains independence from France |
History August 01, 1961 New SF Hall of Justice opens |
History August 01, 1964 North Vietnamese accuse South Vietnam and the United States of attack |
History August 01, 1966 Charles Whitman climbs U of Texas tower & shoots 12 dead |
History August 01, 1966 An ex-Marine goes on a killing spree at the University of Texas |
History August 01, 1971 CBS presents 6 Wives of Henry VIII |
History August 01, 1971 Mysterious flood strikes North Vietnam |
History August 01, 1972 Bush is suspended from flying with the Air National Guard |
History August 01, 1973 Munson & Fisk get into a brawl at Fenway Park |
History August 01, 1975 Helsinki Pact guaranteeing boundaries rights signed by 35 nations |
History August 01, 1975 Billy Martin replaces Bill Virdon as manager |
History August 01, 1975 Helsinki Final Act signed |
History August 01, 1981 MTV launches |
History August 01, 1981 MTV premiers |
History August 01, 1981 MTV makes its maiden broadcast |
History August 01, 1994 Pope John Paul II receives record-breaking advance |
History August 01, 1996 Michael Johnson brings home second gold |
History August 01, 2007 First drive-through ATM opens in China |