History of Today - August 1st

On August 1st the following events have occured in our world's history.

1291 - Everlasting League forms basis of Swiss Confederation (Nat'l Day)
1584 - Swiss Confederation Day
1753 - Lammas Day
1785 - Caroline Herschel becomes 1st woman discoverer of a comet
1789 - US Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act
1790 - 1st US census
1794 - Whiskey Rebellion
1798 - Battle of Nile
1852 - SF Methodists establish 1st black church Zion Methodist
1869 - 1st voyage down Colorado River
1876 - Colorado becomes 38th state
1881 - US Quarantine Station authorized for Angel Island SF Bay
1901 - Burial within SF City limits prohibited
1903 - 1st coast-to-coast automobile trip (SF-NY) completed
1907 - Bank of Italy opens 1st branch at 3433 Mission Street SF
1916 - Hawaii Natl Park established
1946 - Pres Truman establishes Atomic Energy Commission
1950 - Guam Territory created
1953 - Cal introduces it's Sales Tax (for Education)
1957 - 1st coml building heated by sun Albuquerque NM
1958 - 1st Class postage up to 4 cents (had been 3 cents for 26 years)
1960 - Benin (Dahomey) gains independence from France
1961 - New SF Hall of Justice opens
1966 - Charles Whitman climbs U of Texas tower & shoots 12 dead
1971 - CBS presents 6 Wives of Henry VIII
1973 - Munson & Fisk get into a brawl at Fenway Park
1975 - Helsinki Pact guaranteeing boundaries rights signed by 35 nations
1975 - Billy Martin replaces Bill Virdon as manager
1981 - MTV premiers