0181 Supernova seen in Cassiopia

1060 France's Henri I dies August 4 at age 52 and is succeeded by his son of 8, who will reign until 1108 as Philip I

1265 Simon de Montfort English baron, dies in battle

1526 Juan Sebasti…n Cano Spanish explorer, dies

1578 Battle of Alcazarquivir, Morrocans defeat Portugeese

1693 Dom Perignon invents champagne

1735 Jury acquits John Zenger (NY Weekly Journal) charged with seditious libel by royal governor of NY (victory for Freedom of press)

1753 George Washington becomes a Master Mason

1777 Retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes first circus

1790 US Coast Guard founded as Revenue Cutter Service

1858 First trans-Atlantic cable completed

1864 Land & naval action new Brazos Santiago, Texas

1881 122ø F (50ø C), Seville, Spain (European record)

1891 George Washington Williams dies at 41 in Blackpool England

1892 Sunday school teacher Lizzie Borden and axe murderess arrested in Fall River, Mass

1914 Australia pledges a force of 20,000 to be placed at Britain's disposal

1914 Britain declares war on Germany

1914 Germany declares war on Belgium

1916 US agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million

1925 US marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation

1927 Peace Bridge between US & Canada opened

1944 Anne Frank, 15, (Diary of Anne Frank) is arrested by Nazis

1947 Birthdate of the Medical Service Corps

1948 5 day southern filibuster succeeds in maintaining poll tax

1953 Black families move into Trumbull Park housing project in Chicago

1956 First motorcycle driven over 200 mph

1958 Dumont TV Network crumbles

1960 Rocket propelled USAF research aircraft sets record at 2,150 MPH

1961 108ø F, Spokane, WA

1961 Spokane, Washington reaches 108 degrees Fahrenheit

1964 Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman & James Chaney found buried inside an earthen dam in Mississippi

1967 British pirate radio station Radio 355 goes off the air

1968 100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, Calif

1969 Willie Stargell is first to hit a HR outside of Dodger Stadium

1970 Jim Morrison arrested for drunkenness

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