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Aug 1 in history: Germany declares war on Russia at the opening of World War I and more

1914
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1914

Germany declares war on Russia at the opening of World War I

1936
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1936

Adolf Hitler presides over the Olympic games in Berlin, sparks controversy

1966
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1966

Ex-Marine fires down from a clock tower at University of Texas, Austin, kills 14

1981
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1981

The channel Music Television, popularly known as MTV, is launched in US

2004
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2004

Fire breaks out in a supermarket fire in Asunción, Paraguay, kills 396