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| August 1st |
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| About August 1st is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 152 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. August 1st is Colorado Statehood Day in the United States. Births 1770 - William Clark, explorer, soldier (Lewis & Clark Expedition) 1779 - Francis Scott Key, poet, lawyer 1933 - Dom DeLuise, actor, comedian, director, chef 1936 - Yves Saint Laurent, fashion designer 1942 - Jerry Garcia, musician, singer, songwriter (Grateful Dead) 1963 - Coolio, rapper, actor Deaths 1903 - Calamity Jane, frontierswoman, professional scout 1966 - Charles Whitman, mass murderer at University of Texas at Austin 1977 - Francis Gary Powers, pilot, shot down in Russia on CIA mission Events 1790 - The first U.S. census shows that the population in America is 3,929,214 people. 1873 - San Francisco, California has its first cable car in operation on Clay Street Hill. 1876 - Colorado is admitted to the Union, become the 38th state. 1914 - World War I erupts as Germany and Russia declare war against each other, France orders a general mobilization, and the first German army units cross into Luxembourg in preparation for the German invasion of France. 1961 - Six Flags Over Texas, the first park in the Six Flags chain, opens on a 212 acre stretch of land in Arlington, Texas. 1971 - The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, a comedy variety show, makes its debut. |
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