FRIDAY, Aug. 1, 2025

527-Justinian I becomes the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire after the death of his uncle Justin I

1086-Results of the Domesday inquiry presented to William the Conqueror in Salisbury (the date of compilation and the Great Domesday are historically contestable)

1774-English chemist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen by isolating it in its gaseous state

1834-Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into effect, abolishes slavery throughout the British Empire

1958-Nuclear-powered submarine USS Nautilus begins the first transit of the North Pole in Operation Sunshine

2023-Former U.S. President Donald Trump is indicted by special counsel Jack Smith on charges of conspiring to defraud the country and prevent the peaceful transfer of power