Today in history

Today is Tuesday, August 1, the 213th day of 2017 and the 43rd day of summer.

On this date in the SCV: In 1929, The Signal reported that The Boy Scouts of Troop No. 2, Newhall, crossed bats with the Power House team on the Saugus diamond in a game of indoor ball. The Power boys (men) are electricians and were fully charged, as was proven at the end of the first inning when the score was 6 to 0. For the next two or three frames the Scouts got their Indian sign working and jumped into the lead. Going into the 5th spasm, the Sprouts were leading 8 to 6, but at that time the Switch pullers throwed a jolt o’ juice into them, (the sprouts) and they immediately began to flash all over the field, but the switch being pulled, they couldn’t make contact and the Troopers went down scrapping to the tune of 28 to 17. Some disinterested bystanders said that the FlashOvers played with only one hand the last two jerks.

Today’s Highlights in History: In 1834, Britain abolished

slavery in all of its colonies. In 1876, Colorado was admitted

as the 38th U.S. state. In 1957, the United States and Canada announced the formation of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). In 1966, ex-Marine Charles Whitman opened fire from a tower at the University of Texas at Austin, killing 14 people and wounding 32. In 2007, a highway bridge in Minneapolis collapsed over the Mississippi River, killing 13 and injuring 145.

Today’s fact: “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles was the first music video aired on MTV when the network launched on this day in 1981.

Today’s sports: In 1936, the Olympic Games opened in Berlin before a crowd of 100,000 spectators.

Today’s number: 14,130 -final elevation (in feet) of Colorado’s Mount Evans Scenic Byway, the highest paved road in North America.

Today’s moon: Between first quarter moon (July 30) and full moon (Aug. 7).