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Today in History August 1

1096 The crusaders under Peter the Hermit reach Constantinople.

1950 Lead elements of the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division arrive in Korea from the United States.

1954 The Geneva Accords divide Vietnam into two countries at the 17th parallel.

1957 US and Canada create North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).

1960 Singer Chubby Checker releases "The Twist," creating a new dance craze. The song had been released by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters the previous year but got little attention.

1966 Charles Whitman, shooting from the Texas Tower at the University of Texas, kills 16 people and wounds 31 before being killed himself.

1988 Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh begins his national radio show.

2007 The I-35W bridge at Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour, killing 13 people and injuring 145.


Born on August 1

1770 William Clark, American explorer, led the Corps of Discovery with Meriwether Lewis.

1779 Francis Scott Key, author of the "Star Spangled Banner."

1942 Jerry Garcia, lead singer of the Grateful Dead.




Joke Of the Day

What did the left butt cheek tell the right one..?
If we stick together, we can stop this shite.