This Day in History for August 1 – MTV Begins Broadcasting and More

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1842 – The Lombard Street Riot erupts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (More info)

1944 – Anne Frank makes the last entry in her diary (More info)

1957 – The United States and Canada form NORAD, the North American Air Defense Command (More info)

1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, The Buggles’ ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ (More info)

2001 – Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has a Ten Commandments monument installed in the judiciary building, leading to a lawsuit to have it removed and his own removal from office (More info)