Good Morning Deplorables

It is Tuesday 8/1/2017

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

• Lead Story

•  1961 Texans head for the thrills at Six Flags

• American Revolution

• 1774 Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen

• Automotive

• 2007 First drive-through ATM opens in China

• Civil War

• 1864 Sheridan takes command of Army of the Shenandoah

• Cold War

• 1975 Helsinki Final Act signed
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• Crime

• 1966 An ex-Marine goes on a killing spree at the University of Texas

• Disaster

• 1971 Mysterious flood strikes North Vietnam

• General Interest

• 1498 Columbus lands in South America
• 1914 First World War erupts
• 1944 Warsaw Revolt begins

• Hollywood

• 1981 MTV launches

• Literary

• 1994 Pope John Paul II receives record-breaking advance

• Music

• 1981 MTV makes its maiden broadcast

• Old West

• 1953 Shane released by Paramount

• Presidential

• 1972 Bush is suspended from flying with the Air National Guard

• Sports

• 1996 Michael Johnson brings home second gold

• Vietnam War

• 1964 North Vietnamese accuse South Vietnam and the United States of attack

• World War I

• 1914 First World War erupts in Europe

• World War II

• 1943 PT-109 sinks; Lieutenant Kennedy is instrumental in saving crew