This Day In History : August 1

August 1 👉 213th day of the year .
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📌 The beginning of autumn observances in the Northern hemisphere and spring observances in the Southern hemisphere

30 BC – Octavian enters Alexandria in Egypt

30 BC – Mark Antony, Roman General Died

527 – Justinian I becomes Emperor

1498 – Christopher Columbus First European in Venezuela.
1714 – King George I of Great Britain Crowned
Georgian Era begins

1774 – British scientist Joseph Priestley
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Kingdom of Great Britain & Kingdom of Ireland merged
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1834 – Slavery is abolished in the British Empire

1876 – Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.

1911 – Harriet Quimby
First U.S. woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate.

1914 – Germany declares war on the Russian at the opening of World War 1

1942 – Jerry Garcia Born

1957 – North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

1961 – Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)

1981 Is Born

2008 – The Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway
Fastest commuter rail system in the world

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