What Happened on Aug 1
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Boston Non-Importation Agreement
Colonial resistance to British control took many forms, perhaps the most effective was the general success of the non-importation agreements. Such... Read more
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Battle Of Rocky Mount
The Battle of Rocky Mount took place on August 1, 1780 as part of the American War of Independence. Loyalists commanded by Lieutenant Colonel... Read more
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Battle of the Nile
The Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay, or in French as the Bataille d'Aboukir) was a major naval battle fought between... Read more
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Colorado is the 38th State Admitted to the Union
After its first bid for statehood was vetoed by President Andrew Johnson, Colorado entered the Union on August 1, 1876, the year the United States... Read more
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Battle of Fajardo
On August 1, the USS Puritan under the command of Captain Frederic W. Rodgers, was sailing by the coastline of the city of Fajardo, when Rogers... Read more
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Germany Declares War on Russia
Presented by the German Ambassador to St. Petersburg The Imperial German Government have used every effort since the beginning of the crisis to... Read more
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"The Property Man" (film) is Released
The Property Man is a 1914 American comedy silent film made by Keystone Studios starring Charlie Chaplin. Charlie has trouble with actors'... Read more
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German Destruction of Factories in Canada and the United States Begins
Germany had mobilized an immense army of spies, dynamiters, assassins and conspirators in the United States at the outbreak of War in Europe. These... Read more
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Games of the XI Olympiad Held in Berlin, Germany
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin,... Read more
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W-hour Marks Beginning of the Warsaw Uprising
After days of hesitation, at 17:00 on 31 July, the Polish headquarters scheduled "W-hour" (from the Polish wybuch, "explosion"; also wolność,... Read more
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Ronald Reagan Appears in "It's a Great Feeling"
It's a Great Feeling (1949) is a Warner Bros. feature film starring Doris Day, Jack Carson, and Dennis Morgan in a spoof of what goes on... Read more
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"Rear Window" Is Released
Rear Window is a 1954 suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, written by John Michael Hayes based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story "It... Read more
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Aretha Franklin Records Four Demos in NYC
August 1, 1960: Aretha Franklin records four demos in New York City, which lead to a contract with Columbia Records. Read more
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Charles Whitman, The Texas Bell Tower Sniper, Kills 14
I do not really understand myself these days. I am supposed to be an average reasonable and intelligent young man. However, lately (I cannot recall... Read more
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Red River Delta Flood of 1971
A severe flood of the Red River in North Vietnam kills an estimated 100,000 people on this day in 1971. This remarkable flood was one of the... Read more
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Aerosmith releases Rock in a Hard Place
Rock in a Hard Place is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith and was released in 1982. This is the only Aerosmith album to... Read more
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Coroner release Punishment for Decadence
Punishment for Decadence is the second album by the Swiss thrash metal group Coroner. It bears many similarities to the previous album, except the... Read more
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Soundgarden release Fopp
Fopp is the second EP by the American grunge band Soundgarden, released in August 1988 through Sub Pop Records. Fopp was later combined with the... Read more
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Total Recall Video Game Released for the NES
Total Recall is an action platformer that loosely follows the events in the movie. You're Douglas Quaid, a man on the run from mysterious people... Read more
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MST3K Ep. 408 - "Hercules Unchained"
Queen Lidia casts a spell of amnesia on Hercules, who becomes a prisoner in her harem. Read more
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MST3K Ep. 1012 - "Squirm"
(Short: A Case of Spring Fever) Electrically supercharged worms attack the residents of remote Fly Creek, Georgia. Catch Phrase: "Mr. Beardsley?"... Read more
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South Park Episode 507 - "Proper Condom Use"
Thanks to Stan's "handy" work, the children of South Park must endure sex education from the unlikely duo of Mr. Mackey and Ms. Choksondik. While... Read more
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Entourage Season 1 Episode 3: Talk Show
After meeting Jimmy Kimmel at a boxing after-party in L.A., Vince agrees to appear on his show--despite a long-standing rift between Kimmel and... Read more
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Ycuá Bolaños Supermarket Fire
Paraguayan churches have swung into action to assist families of those who were killed in the blaze that swept through a shopping center in... Read more