{"id":27857,"date":"2016-08-01T08:40:37","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T13:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=27857"},"modified":"2016-08-01T08:41:06","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T13:41:06","slug":"today-in-history-230","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=27857","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Monday, August\u00a0 01, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn August 1, 2007, the eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour, killing 13 people.
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1790<\/td>\nThe first U.S. census was completed, showing a population of nearly 4 million people.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1876<\/td>\nColorado was admitted to the union as the 38th state.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1914<\/td>\nGermany declared war on Russia at the onset of World War I.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1936<\/td>\nThe Olympic games opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1942<\/td>\nRock musician Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead was born in San Francisco.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1943<\/td>\nRace-related rioting erupted in New York City’s Harlem section, resulting in several deaths.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1944<\/td>\nAn uprising broke out in Warsaw, Poland, against Nazi occupation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/td>\nCharles Joseph Whitman shot and killed 14 people at the University of Texas before he was gunned down by police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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1981<\/td>\nThe music video channel MTV made its debut.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/td>\nConservative commentator Rush Limbaugh began broadcasting his nationally syndicated radio program.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\nWestinghouse Electric Corp. struck a deal to buy CBS for $5.4 billion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nKing Fahd of Saudi Arabia died. Crown Prince Abdullah, the king’s half-brother, became the country’s new monarch.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nThe U.S. House of Representatives passed, 269-161, emergency legislation to avert the nation’s first-ever financial default.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Today’s Birthdays:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Folk singer Ramblin’ Jack Elliott turns 85 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Alfonse D’Amato<\/td>\nFormer U.S. senator, R-N.Y.<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roy Williams<\/td>\nCollege basketball coach<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael Penn<\/td>\nRock singer<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joe Elliott<\/td>\nRock singer (Def Leppard)<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chuck D<\/td>\nRapper (Public Enemy)<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Demian Bichir<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coolio<\/td>\nRapper<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adam Duritz<\/td>\nRock singer (Counting Crows)<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sam Mendes<\/td>\nDirector<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tempestt Bledsoe<\/td>\nActress (“The Cosby Show”)<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Blues guitarist Robert Cray turns 63 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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