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August 1st
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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.
Calendar
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February
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March
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April
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May
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15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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29 30 31
June
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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29 30
July
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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August
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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29 30 31
September
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15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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29 30
October
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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29 30 31
November
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29 30
December
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