Monday, August 01, 2022

History for August 1

History for August 1 - On-This-Day.com
Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) 1942
  • 1774 - Oxygen was isolated from air successfully by chemist Carl Wilhelm and scientist Joseph Priestly. North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia
  • 1893 - Shredded wheat was patented by Henry Perky and William Ford.
  • 1907 - The U.S. Army established an aeronautical division that later became the U.S. Air Force.
  • 1936 - Adolf Hitler presided over the Olympic games as they opened in Berlin.
  • 1943 - In the Solomon Islands, the U.S. Navy patrol torpedo boat PT-109 sank after being hit by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri. The boat was under the command of Lt. John F. Kennedy. Eleven of the thirteen crew survived.
  • 1944 - In Warsaw, Poland, an uprising against Nazi occupation began. The revolt continued until October 2 when Polish forces surrendered.

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