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- 1779 – Francis Scott Key, author of the lyrics to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner", is born.
- 1842 – The Lombard Street Riot erupts when white Irish Catholics attack 1,000 African-American members of the Young Men's Vigilant Association who were parading in celebration of the end of slavery in the British West Indies.
- 1876 – Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
- 1957 – The United States and Canada announce their decision to integrate their aerospace defenses. This would lead to the formation of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in May of the following year.
- 2007 – The I-35W Mississippi River bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses (aftermath pictured) during the evening rush hour.
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Events
- 1619 – First African slaves arrive in Jamestown, Virginia.
- 1828 – Bolton and Leigh Railway opens to freight traffic.
- 1832 – The Black Hawk War ends.
- 1842 – Lombard Street Riot erupts.
- 1876 – Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
- 1902 – The United States buys the rights to the Panama Canal from France.
- 1941 – The first Jeep is produced.
- 1948 – The U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations is founded.
- 1957 – The United States and Canada form the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).
- 1966 – Charles Whitman kills 15 people at The University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police.
- 1971 – Concert for Bangladesh.
- 1977 – Former Lockheed U–2 pilot Francis Gary Powers crashes the news helicopter he was flying in Los Angeles
- 1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles.
- 1988 – Rush Limbaugh begins his national radio show.
- 1993 – The Great Flood of 1993 comes to a peak. The Mississippi River crested at St. Louis, hitting a record 49.58 feet above flood stage. The Missouri River would peak the next day (August 2) in St. Charles, Missouri at a record 39.6 feet above flood stage.
- 1996 – Michael Johnson breaks the 200m world record by 0.30 seconds with a time of 19.32 seconds at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
- 2001 – Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has a Ten Commandments monument installed in the judiciary building, leading to a lawsuit to have it removed and his own removal from office.
- 2007 – The I-35W Mississippi River bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapsed during the evening rush hour.