This Day in History – August 1

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.

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

Colorado was admitted as the 38th state.

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

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.

The Mars Bar candy bar was introduced.

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

The first Jeep was produced

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

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

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

Spiderman debuted in Marvel Comics

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.)

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

The Eagles release "Witchy Woman."

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

Cinemax launched

Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl hits #1

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

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

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

The movie Guardians of the Galaxy opens in America

We lost Wilfred Brimley.