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On August the 1st

2005	King Fahd of Saudi Arabia died at the age of 82.	Tweet
1981	The music channel, MTV, began broadcasting. The first song played was 'Video Killed The Radio Star' by the Buggles.	Tweet
1944	An Uprising against the Nazi occupation took place in Warsaw, Poland.	Tweet
1936	The 11th Olympic Games opened in Berlin. The 11th games were the last to be held before the Second World War, and the next were held 12 years later in London.	Tweet
1936	French, fashion designer, Yves Saint Laurent, was born in Oran, Algeria.	Tweet
1914	During the course of World War I, Germany declared war on Russia.	Tweet
1876	Colorado became the 38th US state.	Tweet
1831	London Bridge opened to the public.	Tweet
1774	The element oxygen was discovered.	Tweet
10 BC	Roman emperor, Claudius, was born in Lugdunum, Gaul (modern-day Lyon, France). He was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside Italy.	Tweet

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