THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2013

Today is Thursday, August 1, the 213th day of 2013. There are 152 days left in the year.

1291 ― Everlasting League forms, basis of Swiss Confederation (National Day)

1619 ― First black Americans (20) land at Jamestown, Va.

1774 ― Priestly discovers oxygen

1790 ― First U.S. census (population of 3,939,214)

1936 ― Adolph Hitler opens Berlin Olympic Games

1950 ― First Major League baseball player to fight in Korea (Curt Simmons)

1971 ― George Harrison's concert for Bangladesh takes place in NYC

1972 ― First article exposing Watergate scandal (Bernstein-Woodward)

1976 ― Liz Taylor's sixth divorce (redivorces Richard Burton)

1982 ― Greg Louganis, U.S., becomes first diver to score 700 (752.67) in 11 dives