August 3: What Happened on This Day in History (High_school Level)?

(Page last edited 10/12/2017)

1. In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain with the Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Niña, on a journey to find a western sea route to China, India, and the fabled gold and spice islands of Asia.
2. In 1852, America's first intercollegiate athletic event was held as Yale and Harvard met for a crew race on Lake Winnipesaukee in Center Harbor, N.H.
3. In 1861, the last entry of the serialized novel Great Expectations is published by Charles Dickens in his literary circular, All The Year Round.
4. In 1921, the first aerial cropdusting was performed in Troy, Ohio to kill caterpillars.
5. In 1948, Alger Hiss, an advisor of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was accused of being a Communist and a Russian spy.
6. In 1949, the National Basketball Association, NBA, was formed.
7. In 1958, the North Pole was first crossed by the atomic submarine, USS Nautilus.
8. In 1960, Niger gains its independence from France.
9. In 1966, the South African government banned records of The Beatles.
10. In 1980, Radio Shack issued a press release announcing the TR-80 computer.
11. Famous Birthdays: Ernie Pyle (WWII news correspondent), John Landis (director), Tom Brady (football player), Evangeline Lilly (actor)

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