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August 1st is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 152 days remaining in the year. 1619 • First African slaves arrive in Jamestown, VA. 1774 • Oxygen was isolated from air successfully by chemist Carl Wilhelm and scientist Joseph Priestly. 1790 • The first census was completed with a total population of 3,929,214 recorded. The areas included were the present states of Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia 1834 • Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force. 1838 • Non-laborer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated. 1840 • Laborer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated. 1876 • Colorado is admitted as the 38th state. 1893 • Shredded wheat was patented by Henry Perky and William Ford. 1941 • The first Jeep is produced. 1973 • The movie American Graffiti opened. 1981 • MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles. 2007 • The I-35W Mississippi River Bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, MN, collapses during the evening rush hour. |