August 01
Sunday 01, 2004:
A supermarket fire kills 215 people and injures 300 in Asunción, Paraguay.
Saturday 01, 1981:
First broadcasts by MTV. The first video played was "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles.
Monday 01, 1966:
Purges of intellectuals and imperialists becomes official People's Republic of China policy at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
Monday 01, 1927:
The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Communist Party of China. This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.
Friday 01, 1902:
The United States buys the rights to the Panama Canal from France.
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