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{{*mp}} [[1774]] – [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] scientist [[Joseph Priestley]] discovered |
{{*mp}} [[1774]] – [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] scientist [[Joseph Priestley]] discovered '''[[oxygen]]''' gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by [[Germany|German]]-[[Sweden|Swedish]] <!--[[Pharmaceutical company|pharmaceutical]] -->chemist [[Carl Wilhelm Scheele]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1831]] – A '''[[London Bridge#New London Bridge|new London Bridge]]''' ''(pictured)'' designed by engineer [[John Rennie (father)|John Rennie]] opened |
{{*mp}} [[1831]] – A '''[[London Bridge#New London Bridge|new London Bridge]]''' ''(pictured)'', designed by engineer [[John Rennie (father)|John Rennie]], opened. It stood over [[London]]'s [[River Thames]] until [[United States|American]] entrepreneur [[Robert P. McCulloch]] bought it in [[1968]] and [[London Bridge (Lake Havasu City)|subsequently moved it]] to [[Lake Havasu City, Arizona|Lake Havasu City]], [[Arizona]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1927]] – In the '''[[Nanchang Uprising]]''', the first major engagement in the [[Chinese Civil War]], [[Communist Party of China|Communist]] forces seized control over the entire city of [[Nanchang]] from the [[Kuomintang]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1927]] – In the '''[[Nanchang Uprising]]''', the first major engagement in the [[Chinese Civil War]], [[Communist Party of China|Communist]] forces seized control over the entire city of [[Nanchang]] from the [[Kuomintang]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1944]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Armia Krajowa|Polish Home Army]] began the '''[[Warsaw Uprising]]''' in [[Warsaw]] against the [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] [[occupation of Poland]]<!-- — a [[rebellion]] that lasted 63 days until it was quelled by the Germans-->. |
{{*mp}} [[1944]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Armia Krajowa|Polish Home Army]] began the '''[[Warsaw Uprising]]''' in [[Warsaw]] against the [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] [[occupation of Poland]]<!-- — a [[rebellion]] that lasted 63 days until it was quelled by the Germans-->. |
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Revision as of 21:06, 1 August 2007
August 1: Emancipation Day in Trinidad and Tobago, Swiss National Day in Switzerland
- 1774 – British scientist Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
- 1831 – A new London Bridge (pictured), designed by engineer John Rennie, opened. It stood over London's River Thames until American entrepreneur Robert P. McCulloch bought it in 1968 and subsequently moved it to Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
- 1927 – In the Nanchang Uprising, the first major engagement in the Chinese Civil War, Communist forces seized control over the entire city of Nanchang from the Kuomintang.
- 1944 – World War II: The Polish Home Army began the Warsaw Uprising in Warsaw against the Nazi occupation of Poland.
- 1981 – The American cable television network MTV made its debut with the music video for the song "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
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