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August 1 America gets its MTV

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August 1 America gets its MTV

Today is Thursday, August 1, the 214th day of 2024. There are 152 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On August 1, 1981, MTV began its American broadcast; the first music video to air on the new cable television network was The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star.”

Also on this date:

In 1876, Colorado was admitted as the 38th state into the Union, less than a month after the American Centennial (earning it the nickname “the Centennial State”).

In 1907, a week-long boys’ camping event began on Brownsea Island in southern England, organized by Robert Baden-Powell; the event is now marked as the beginning of the scout movement.

In 1936, the Olympic Games in Berlin opened with a ceremony led by Adolf Hitler.

In 1944, an uprising against the Nazi occupation broke out in Warsaw, Poland; the uprising lasted two months before collapsing.

In 1957, the United States and Canada announced that they had agreed to the creation of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).

In 1966, Charles Joseph Whitman, 25, went on an armed rampage at the University of Texas at Austin that left 14 people dead, most of whom were shot by Whitman as he sat in the bell tower of the main campus building.

In 1971, The Concert for Bangladesh, an all-star benefit event organized by George Harrison of The Beatles and sitar player Ravi Shankar, was held at Madison Square Garden in New York.

In 1975, a summit of 35 countries in Finland concluded with the signing of a declaration, known as the Helsinki Accords, on European security, human rights and East-West contacts.

In 2001, Pro Bowl tackle Korey Stringer, 27, died of heatstroke a day after collapsing at the Minnesota Vikings’ training camp on the hottest day of the year.

In 2004, the Ycua Bolanos supermarket fire in Asuncion, Paraguay killed more than 400 people.

In 2007, the eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge, a major artery in Minneapolis, collapsed into the Mississippi River during the evening rush hour, killing 13 people.

In 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives passed emergency legislation by a vote of 269-161 to prevent the country’s first-ever financial default.

In 2014, a medical examiner ruled that a New York City police officer’s chokehold caused the death of Eric Garner, whose videotaped arrest and final pleas: “I can’t breathe!” had caused outrage.

In 2018, the remains of dozens of suspected Korean War victims were returned to U.S. soil; During an emotional ceremony in Hawaii, military members carried 55 boxes of American flags from two military transport planes.

In 2023, former President Donald Trump was indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy and obstruction charges in connection with his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Today’s Birthdays:

  • Singer Ramblin’ Jack Elliott is 93.
  • Actor Giancarlo Giannini is 82.
  • Basketball Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams is 74.
  • Blues singer-musician Robert Cray is 71.
  • Rock singer Joe Elliott (Def Leppard) is 65.
  • Rapper Chuck D (Public Enemy) is 64.
  • Actor Demian Bichir is 61.
  • Actor John Carroll Lynch is 61.
  • Rock singer Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) is 60.
  • Film director Sam Mendes is 59.
  • Actor Tempestt Bledsoe is 51.
  • Football Hall of Famer Edgerrin James is 46.
  • Actor Jason Momoa is 45.

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