Historical Events for 1st August 2024
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Historical Events for 1st August 2024

1485 - Henry Tudor's army sails to England (future Henry VII) 1639 - French Ursuline nun Marie de l’Incarnation arrives in Quebec on board the Saint-Joseph - goes on to open first school for girls and play a large part in establishing Catholicism in New France 1842 - Rotherhithe Tunnel under the Thames opens 1890 - Cecil Rhodes' colonists reach Lundi 1900 - The 1st Michelin Guide is published by the brothers Édouard and André Michelin as a hotel and restaurant reference guide to encourage more road travel and thus boost tire sales (exact date beyond Aug 1900 unknown) 1917 - Frank Little, IWW organizer, lynched in Butte, Montana 1961 - German DR limits traffic to West Berlin 1987 - Nurse Mary R Stout chosen chairperson of Vietnam Veterans of America 1992 - USA/USSR Around World Air Race begins at Santa Monica 2002 - In signing star linebacker Ray Lewis to a 5-year contract extension the Baltimore Ravens give him a $19m signing bonus, then the largest in NFL history More Historical Events »