This day in history - August 1

[seamusTX]

1790 - The first U.S. census was completed, as mandated by the Constitution. The population was fewer than 4 million.

1852 - The first black Methodist church was established in San Francisco.

1876 - Colorado became the 38th state.

1944 - The Warsaw Uprising began. Polish resistance forces fought the Nazis for 63 days, taking about 1:1 casaulties. The freedom fighters ultimately surrendered.

1966 - Charles Whitman killed his wife during the night. At 11:30 a.m. he ascended the clock tower on the UT campus and shot and killed 14 people and injured 32 more.

1988 - Rush Limbaugh's nationally syndicated radio talk show began.

- Jim

[74novaman]

The Polish still remember the Warsaw Uprising every year with sirens/flares/the wholecity stopping for a minute. I think the Israelis do a similar holocaust remembrance. Here's a video of it....I thought it was neat to see.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejd2rsXoQSI