Hawaii National Park Born
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August 1st, 1916: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is established. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, established in 1916, displays the results of hundreds of thousands of years of volcanism, migration, and evolution that created the Hawaiian Islands. The park encompasses diverse environments on the Big Island of Hawaii that range from sea level to the summit of the earth’s largest volcano, 13,677-foot Mauna Loa. Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has been erupting continually since 1983. It provides scientists insights into the birth of the Hawaiian Islands. Visitors can explore dramatic volcanic landscapes and observe lava flows from just a few feet away. Read more …
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OTHER EVENTS ON THIS DAY — August 1st
1291: The Everlasting League forms from three cantons in the Alps and take the name Schwyz - later becomes the Swiss Confederation (Switzerland) - National Day
1774: English chemist Joseph Priestly discovers “dephlogisticated air” (oxygen)
1793: The French begin using the first metric unit of weight, the kilogram
1794: President Washington sends troops to quash the Whiskey Rebellion, the first test of Federal authority
1834: The Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 goes into effect ending slavery throughout the British Empire
1291: The Everlasting League forms from three cantons in the Alps and take the name Schwyz - later becomes the Swiss Confederation (Switzerland) - National Day
1774: English chemist Joseph Priestly discovers “dephlogisticated air” (oxygen)
1793: The French begin using the first metric unit of weight, the kilogram
1794: President Washington sends troops to quash the Whiskey Rebellion, the first test of Federal authority
1834: The Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 goes into effect ending slavery throughout the British Empire
1946: President Truman establishes the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
1946: President Truman also signs the Fulbright (Scholarship) Program into law (named for Senator William J. Fulbright)
1960: Elvis Presley is named “Public Enemy #1″ by the East German newspaper Young World
1966: The British Empire officially ends when the Colonial Office closes its doors and lowers its flag
1972: The Washington Post publishes the first article exposing the Watergate scandal (Bernstein-Woodward)
1995: Westinghouse Electric Corporation agrees to buy CBS for $5.4 billion 1999: A heat wave, begun in mid-July, ends in the U.S (nearly 200 deaths are attributed to the heat and humidity)
2007: The 8-lane Interstate 35W bridge, a major Minneapolis artery, collapses into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour, killing 13 people.
1946: President Truman also signs the Fulbright (Scholarship) Program into law (named for Senator William J. Fulbright)
1960: Elvis Presley is named “Public Enemy #1″ by the East German newspaper Young World
1966: The British Empire officially ends when the Colonial Office closes its doors and lowers its flag
1972: The Washington Post publishes the first article exposing the Watergate scandal (Bernstein-Woodward)
1995: Westinghouse Electric Corporation agrees to buy CBS for $5.4 billion 1999: A heat wave, begun in mid-July, ends in the U.S (nearly 200 deaths are attributed to the heat and humidity)
2007: The 8-lane Interstate 35W bridge, a major Minneapolis artery, collapses into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour, killing 13 people.
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BORN ON THIS DAY — August 1st
-10: (BCE) Claudius, 4th Roman emperor
1770: William Clark, second in command of the Lewis & Clark Expedition
1942: Jerry Garcia, rock guitarist
1953: Robert Cray, blues singer/songwriter
1963: Coolio, rapper
1965: Sam Mendes, director
1966: George Ducas, country singer
1968: Charlie Kelley, country musician
1981: Ashley Parker Angel, singer
-10: (BCE) Claudius, 4th Roman emperor
1770: William Clark, second in command of the Lewis & Clark Expedition
1942: Jerry Garcia, rock guitarist
1953: Robert Cray, blues singer/songwriter
1963: Coolio, rapper
1965: Sam Mendes, director
1966: George Ducas, country singer
1968: Charlie Kelley, country musician
1981: Ashley Parker Angel, singer
