In the present day is Friday, Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2025. There are 152 days left within the 12 months.
In the present day 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 time Olympics in Berlin .
In 1944, an rebellion broke out in Warsaw, Poland, in opposition to Nazi occupation; the revolt lasted two months earlier than collapsing.
In 1957, the US and Canada introduced they’d 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 folks, 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 sort out Korey Stringer, 27, died of warmth stroke, a day after collapsing on the Minnesota Vikings’ coaching camp on the most popular day of the 12 months.
In 2004, the Ycuá Bolaños grocery store fireplace in Asuncion, Paraguay killed greater than 400 folks.
In 2007, the eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge, a serious Minneapolis artery, collapsed into the Mississippi River throughout night rush hour, killing 13 folks.
In 2014, a medical expert dominated {that a} New York Metropolis police officer’s chokehold induced the loss of life of Eric Garner, whose videotaped arrest and last 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 costs associated to his alleged makes an attempt to overturn the outcomes of the 2020 presidential election.
In the present day’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.
