by El Kabong 1 Replies latest social physical
I just can't belive that 25 years ago, Yankee catcher Thurman Munson was killed in a small plane crash in Akron Ohio.
I remember that day very well. I grew up right outside of NYC and Thurman was one of the great ones ever to grace the game of Baseball. I just can't believe that happened 25 years ago. Where has the time gone?
FIRST WORLD WAR ERUPTS:
August 1, 1914
Four days after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Germany and Russia declare war against each other, France orders a general mobilization, and the first German army units cross into Luxembourg in preparation for the German invasion of France. During the next three days, Russia, France, Belgium, and Great Britain all lined up against Austria-Hungary and Germany, and the German army invaded Belgium. The "Great War" that ensued was one of unprecedented destruction and loss of life, resulting in the deaths of some 20 million soldiers and civilians.
August 1, 1966
An ex-Marine goes on a killing spree at the University of Texas
Charles Whitman takes a stockpile of guns and ammunition to the observatory platform atop a 300-foot tower at the University of Texas and proceeds to shoot 46 people, killing 16. Whitman, who had killed both his wife and mother the night before, was eventually shot to death after courageous Austin police officers, including Ramiro Martinez, charged up the stairs of the tower to subdue the attacker.
August 1, 1994
Pope John Paul II receives record-breaking advance
Newspapers report on this day in 1994 that publishing house Alfred A. Knopf will pay Pope John Paul II a record-breaking $8.75 million advance for his new book, Crossing the Threshold of Hope. The book, a collection of essays addressing moral and theological questions, becomes a bestseller.
