On this day in history - Today, August, 1

Today in History

• 1981 Music Television is launched

  The channel, popularly known as MTV was mostly known for showing music videos and for being hosted b

• 1980 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir takes office in Iceland

  The Icelandic politician was the fourth president of Iceland and the world's first democratically el

• 1951 Japan Airlines (JAL) is founded

  The flagship airlines of Japan, JAL started operating on October 25, 1951

• 1936 The XI Summer Olympics are opened in Berlin by Adolf Hitler

  Initially, Jews and people of African descent were to be barred from the games, however, a boycott w

• 1834 Slavery abolished in British Empire

  The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 came into force a year after it was passed by the British Parliament