Its Friday .. the first day of August .. weekend time .. another warm one in store. A hot one in Detroit yesterday with the huge trades .. going to get interesting at Comerica Park. Lets check out what happened on the first day of August .. 1873, the first cable street cars began operating in San Francisco .. 1876, Colorado became our 38th state .. 1893, shredded wheat was patented .. 1944, Anne Frank made her last diary entry .. 1946, the Atomic Energy Commission was established .. 1953, the first aluminum-faced building opened in Pittsburgh, owned by Alcoa .. 1957, the U.S. and Canada created NORAD .. 1960, The Twist by Chubby Checker was released (for the first time) .. 1971, the Concert for Bangladesh was held at Madison Square Garden .. 1973, American Graffiti premiered .. 1976, the Seattle Seahawks played their first game .. 1981, MTV debuts right after midnight .. 1995, Westinghouse agreed to buy CBS .. and in 2007, the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis collapsed, killing 13. People born August 1st were Francis Scott Key in 1779 .. author Herman Melville (Moby Dick) in 1819 .. Morris Stoloff in 1898 .. cartoonist Tom Wilson (Ziggy) in 31 .. Dom Deluise in 33 .. Yves Saint Laurent in 36 .. Jerry Garcia in 42 .. drummer Rick Coonce of the Grass Roots in 47 .. Tim Bachman of BTO in 51 .. Robert Cray in 53 .. and Joe Elliott of Def Leppard in 59. People we lost August 1st were Calamity Jane in 03 .. Frances Farmer in 70 .. Paddy Chayefsky in 81 .. Bill Buchannan (Buchannan & Goodman) in 96 .. Ron Townsend of the 5th Dimension in 01 .. and Corazon Aquino in 09. Tigers now have 3 Cy Young winners, with the addition of David Price yesterday .. Drew Smyly to Tampa Bay .. Austin Jackson to Seattle (well see), then Tigers lose 7-4. Colorado Rockies in for three starting tonight, with Justin Verlander trying for a win .. David Price to start Monday against the Yankees. college football rankings out ..MSU #8 .. Michigan not ranked .. NASCAR in Pocono this weekend .. tropical storm Bertha churning, approaching Puerto Rico. Warm for the weekend .. 83 but possible scattered showers and storms, but not a washout. Enjoy your weekend.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:44:23 +0000
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