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08-01-2009, 02:06 PM #191
August 1, 1619 - Slavery Arrives in the New World
On this unfortunate day in history, the impact of racial discrimination is officially brought to the new world as the first load of African slaves are dropped off at Jamestown, Virginia, beginning an unfortunate history of bigotry and racism.
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August 1, 527 – Justinian I becomes the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire.
August 1, 1774 – The element oxygen is discovered for the third (and last) time.
August 1, 1790 - The first U.S. census was completed, showing a population of nearly 4 million people.
August 1, 1834 - Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force.
August 1, 1914 - Germany declared war on Russia at the onset of World War I.
August 1, 1944 – Anne Frank makes the last entry in her diary.
August 1, 1957 - The United States and Canada reached agreement to create the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).
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08-01-2009, 05:35 PM #192
Interesting, how was oxygen discovered three times? Can you explain a little bit on that?
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08-01-2009, 06:02 PM #193
To be honest I don't know from my own personal logic. However, from what I can find online, this is what it states:
Oxygen was independently discovered by Carl Wilhelm Scheele, in Uppsala, in 1773 or earlier, and Joseph Priestley in Wiltshire, in 1774, but Priestley is often given priority because his publication came out in print first. The name oxygen was coined in 1777 by Antoine Lavoisier.
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08-03-2009, 10:13 AM #194
August 3, 1492 - Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue
On this day in history, Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, on a voyage that would take him to the present-day Americas. Columbus and his three ships, the Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Nina set out with the intent of finding a new route to the West Indies. However, at 2 a.m. on October 12, 1492, land was first sighted. Columbus called the island (which is now in the present day Bahamas) "San Salvador."
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August 3, 1852 - America's first intercollegiate athletic event was held as Yale and Harvard met for a crew race on Lake Winnipesaukee in Center Harbor, N.H. Winner? Harvard.
August 3, 1914 - WWI: Germany declared war on France.
August 3, 1923 - The deceased Warren G. Harding is succeeded by Vice President Calvin Coolidge as the 30th President of the United States.
August 3, 1934 - Adolf Hitler becomes the supreme leader of Germany by joining the offices of President and Chancellor into Führer.
August 3, 1949 - The National Basketball Association was formed.
August 3, 1958 - The nuclear-powered submarine Nautilus became the first vessel to cross the North Pole underwater.
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08-03-2009, 10:18 AM #195
A great day for sports...the foundation of collegiate athletics which led to college football, should be a national holiday!
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08-03-2009, 10:42 AM #196
Agreed. Just imagine the impact that that one race had on the culture of this nation. God bless that crew race!
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08-04-2009, 11:15 AM #197
August 4, 1944 - Anne Frank Captured and Arrested
Acting on tip from a Dutch informer, the Nazi Gestapo captures 15-year-old Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family in a sealed-off area of an Amsterdam warehouse. The Franks had taken shelter there in 1942 out of fear of deportation to a Nazi concentration camp. They occupied the small space with another Jewish family and a single Jewish man, and were aided by Christian friends, who brought them food and supplies. Anne spent much of her time in the "secret annex" working on her diary. The diary survived the war, overlooked by the Gestapo that discovered the hiding place, but Anne and nearly all of the others perished in the Nazi death camps.
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August 4, 1693 - Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of Champagne.
August 4, 1892 - The family of Lizzie Borden is found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home.
August 4, 1914 - Britain declared war on Germany while the United States proclaimed its neutrality.
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08-04-2009, 11:21 AM #198
I didn't know Dom Perignon actually invented champagne...just knew it was really expensive!
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08-04-2009, 11:26 AM #199
I guess it's true that you learn something everyday, huh? I didn't know that either.
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08-04-2009, 11:29 AM #200
That's true, all thanks to Ryan! Thanks for keeping this up!
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Originally Posted by FootballCardFreak 
