August 1st is remembered because the election day in 1946 that sparked the Battle of Athens, Tennessee, when returning World Battle II veterans took up arms to oust a corrupt native authorities that was rigging an election.
On August 1, 1941 the primary U.S. navy Jeep rolled off the meeting line.
On August 1, 1958 the US First-Class postage was elevated to 4 cents. (It had been 3 cents for 26 years.) In case you missed the information, the latest price enhance went into impact on July 9, 2023. The brand new price sheet consists of a rise in the price of a First-Class Mail stamp (the “Without end” stamp) — leaping from 63 cents to 66 cents.
In the present day is the anniversary of the final rebellion in opposition to the German occupation, in Warsaw, in 1944. Just like the Warsaw Jewish Ghetto rebellion in April of 1943, it was doomed to failure. The rebellion was finally crushed, with large civilian casualties. There was no help supplied by the Allies. The advancing Soviet Purple Military–just some miles to the east–merely waited and watched. It was of their finest curiosity to face by and witness the remnants of the Polish Military deplete themselves in opposition to the German Wehrmacht.
August 1st is widely known as Swiss Independence Day, in recognition of the signing of the Federal Constitution of 1291, which united Switzerland’s first three cantons. As of 2023, Switzerland has been free and unbiased for 732 years. Having a well-armed populace has assured that.
And at present can also be the birthday of Lt. Colonel William B. Travis. He was born in 1809 and died March 8, 1836, at The Alamo.
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In the present day’s function article was too quick to be thought of as an entry for the judging in Spherical 108 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest.
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