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This Day in History – August 1

By Paul Johnson
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945) at a swimming event during the Berlin Olympics, Germany, August 1936.

August 1st is the 213th day of the year. There are 152 days remaining in 2022

Today doubles as National Girlfriends Day, Raspberry Cream Pie Day, Homemade Pie Day, National Mahjong Day, World Breastfeeding Day, National Yorkie Day and Respect For Parents Day

There are 35 days left until Labor Day, 91 days to Halloween and 97 days left in Daylight Saving Time.

Sunny 94.3 is proud to present This Day in History daily. Check here to see all of our This Day in History archive.

  • August 1, 1779

    Francis Scott Key, composer who wrote the lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner”, was born (d. 1843)

  • August 1, 1876

    Colorado was admitted as the 38th state.

  • August 1, 1903

    Calamity Jane, American frontiers woman and scout, died (b. 1853)

  • August 1, 1907

    The U.S. Army Signal Corps established an aeronautical division, the forerunner of the U.S. Army Air Corps and, ultimately, U.S. Air Force.

  • August 1, 1932

    The Mars Bar candy bar was introduced.

  • August 1, 1936

    The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.

  • August 1, 1941

    The first Jeep was produced

  • August 1, 1964

    A Hard Day’s Night, by the Beatles became the # song in the land!

  • August 1, 1942

    Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead was born in San Francisco.

  • August 1, 1961

    Six Flags Over Texas, the first Six Flags theme park, opened

  • August 1, 1962

    Spiderman debuted in Marvel Comics

  • August 1, 1966

    A 25-year-old gunman, went on an armed rampage at the University of Texas in Austin killing 14 people, most of whom were shot while the gunman was perched in the clock tower of the main campus building. (It turns out the gunman, who had also slain his wife and mother hours earlier, was finally gunned down by police.)

  • August 1, 1971

    The Sonny And Cher Comedy Hour, starring the popular duo, premiered on CBS.

  • August 1, 1972

    The Eagles release “Witchy Woman.”

  • August 1, 1976

    Elizabeth Taylor divorces Richard Burton for the 2nd time. This was her 6th divorce.

  • August 1, 1980

    Cinemax launched

  • August 1, 1981

    Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl hits #1

  • August 1, 1994

    Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley confirmed rumors that they had married eleven weeks earlier

  • August 1, 2005

    Baltimore Orioles first baseman Raphael Palmeiro was suspended for 10 days following a positive test for steroids.

  • August 1, 2007

    A Minneapolis Freeway bridge collapsed sending as many as 9 cars into the Mississippi River. 13 people and over 50 vehicles, including a school bus, were caught on the bridge which broke into multiple sections. The mishap shone a spotlight on the problem of aging infrastructure in America
    AND Whoopi announced she was taking over as the moderator of The View

  • August 1, 2014

    The movie Guardians of the Galaxy opens in America

  • August 1, 2020

    We lost Wilfred Brimley.

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