Tuesday, August 01, 2006

OnThisDay: August 1st
1790 - First US census completed (Population = 3,939,214)
1873 - San Francisco's first cable car begins service
1903 - First coast-to-coast (SF-NY) automobile trip completed
1914 - Germany declares war on Russia in WW I
1958 - First class postage increases to $0.04 (It had been $0.03 for 26 years)
1972 - First article exposing Wategate scandal published (written by Bernstein-Woodward)
1981 - MTV premiers at 12:01 AM with "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles

Simply Audiobooks is a great resource for historic references -- on CD or downloadable audio.

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