This Day in History Aug. 1

blue water massey

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Aug. 1

1716 1st sculling race (London Bridge to Chelsea)
1774 Priestly discovers oxygen
1789 US Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act
1790 1st US census (population of 3,939,214)
1794 Whiskey Rebellion begins
1831 London Bridge opens
1834 Slavery abolished in British empire
1861 Brazil recognizes Confederacy
1863 Cavalry action near Brandy Station-End of Gettysburg Campaign
1873 SF's 1st cable car begins service
1876 Colorado becomes 38th state
1881 US Quarantine Station authorized for Angel Island, SF Bay
1896 George Samuelson completes rowing the Atlantic (NY to England)
1903 1st coast-to-coast automobile trip (SF-NY) completed
1914 Germany declares war on Russia in WW I
1916 Hawaii National Park established
1917 Frank Little, IWW organizer, lynched in Butte, MT
1933 NRA (National Recovery Administration) established
1943 Race riot in Harlem NYC
1946 Pres Truman establishes Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
1950 Territory of Guam created
1953 Calif introduces sales tax (for education)
1955 1st microgravity research begins
1960 Benin (Dahomey) gains independence from France
1961 New SF Hall of Justice opens
1972 1st article exposing Wategate scandal (Bernstein-Woodward)
1975 Helsinki Pact guaranteeing boundaries, rights signed by 35 nations
1987 Crossbow flight record (2,005 yds 1'9") set by Harry Drake in Nevada
1988 Deep Rover 1-man research submarine unveiled at Crater Lake, Oregon
 
8/1/2007 the 35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minnespolis collapsed killing 13 people and injuring 145.
I was within a minute or two of being on it when it went.
 

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