At present is Friday, Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2025. There are 152 days left within the yr.
At present in historical past:
On August 1, 1981, MTV started its American broadcast; the primary music video aired on the brand new cable TV community was “Video Killed the Radio Star,” by The Buggles.
Additionally on this date:
In 1876, Colorado was admitted because the thirty eighth state within the Union, lower than a month after the US Centennial (incomes it the nickname “the Centennial State”).
In 1907, a week-long boys’ tenting occasion started on Brownsea Island in southern England, organized by Robert Baden-Powell; the occasion is now marked as the start of the Scout Motion.
In 1936, Adolf Hitler presided over the opening ceremonies of the Summer season Olympics in Berlin .
In 1944, an rebellion broke out in Warsaw, Poland, towards Nazi occupation; the revolt lasted two months earlier than collapsing.
In 1957, america and Canada introduced that they had agreed to create the North American Air Protection Command (NORAD).
In 1966, Charles Joseph Whitman, 25, went on an armed rampage on the College of Texas in Austin that killed 14 individuals, most of whom have been shot by Whitman whereas he was perched within the clock tower of the primary campus constructing.
In 1971, The Live performance for Bangladesh, an all-star profit organized by George Harrison of The Beatles and sitar participant Ravi Shankar, was held at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
In 2001, Professional Bowl deal with Korey Stringer, 27, died of warmth stroke, a day after collapsing on the Minnesota Vikings’ coaching camp on the most well liked day of the yr.
In 2004, the Ycuá Bolaños grocery store hearth in Asuncion, Paraguay killed greater than 400 individuals.
In 2007, the eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge, a serious Minneapolis artery, collapsed into the Mississippi River throughout night rush hour, killing 13 individuals.
In 2014, a medical expert dominated {that a} New York Metropolis police officer’s chokehold precipitated the demise of Eric Garner, whose videotaped arrest and remaining pleas of “I can’t breathe!” had sparked outrage.
In 2023, former President Donald Trump was indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy and obstruction prices associated to his alleged makes an attempt to overturn the outcomes of the 2020 presidential election.
At present’s Birthdays:
- Actor Giancarlo Giannini is 83.
- Basketball Corridor of Fame coach Roy Williams is 75.
- Blues musician Robert Cray is 72.
- Secretary of the Inside Doug Burgum is 69.
- Rock singer Joe Elliott (Def Leppard) is 66.
- Rapper Chuck D (Public Enemy) is 65.
- Actor John Carroll Lynch is 62.
- Rock singer Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) is 61.
- Movie director Sam Mendes is 60.
- Actor Tempestt Bledsoe is 52.
- Soccer Corridor of Famer Edgerrin James is 47.
- Actor Jason Momoa is 46.