Shelley Duvall, Star Of ‘the Shining,’ ‘nashville,’ Dies At 75

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Today is Thursday, Aug. 1, the 214th day of 2024. There are 152 days left in the year. Today in history: On August 1, 1981, MTV began its American broadcast; the first music video aired on the new cable TV network was “Video Killed the Radio Star,” by The Buggles. Also on this date: In 1876, Colorado was admitted as the 38th state in the Union, less than a month after the US Centennial (earning it the nickname “the Centennial State”). Related Articles Today in History: July 31, Phelps sets Olympic medal record Today in History: July 30, Jenner takes gold in Montreal Today in History: July 29, USS Forrestal accident Today in History: July 28, US Army airplane crashes into Empire State Building Today in History: July 27, Korean War hostilities end In 1907, a week-long boys’ camping event began on Brownsea Island in southern England, organized by Robert Baden-Powell; the event is now marked as the beginning of the Scout Movement. In 1936, the Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler. In 1944, an uprising broke out in Warsaw, Poland, against Nazi occupation; the revolt lasted two months before collapsing. In 1957, the United States and Canada announced they had agreed to create the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). In 1966, Charles Joseph Whitman, 25, went on an armed rampage at the University of Texas in Austin that killed 14 people, most of whom were shot by Whitman while he was perched in the clock tower of the main campus building. In 1971, The Concert for Bangladesh, an all-star benefit organized by George Harrison of The Beatles and sitar player Ravi Shankar, was held at Madison Square Garden in New York. In 1975, a 35-nation summit in Finland concluded with the signing of a declaration known as the Helsinki Accords dealing with European security, human rights and East-West contacts. In 2001, Pro Bowl tackle Korey Stringer, 27, died of heat stroke, a day after collapsing at the Minnesota Vikings’ training camp on the hottest day of the year. In 2004, the Ycua Bolanos supermarket fire in Asuncion, Paraguay killed more than 400 people. In 2007, the eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge, a major Minneapolis artery, collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour, killing 13 people. In 2011, the U.

The Rockies’ big three carried them to one of their most satisfying victories of the season on Wednesday night at Anaheim Stadium. Kyle Freeland pitched like an ace, Ezequiel Tovar kept streaking and Benton Doyle provided the muscle in a 2-1 white-knuckle victory over the Angels. Colorado snapped a five-game losing streak. And how’s this for a nice change of pace?

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Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro said his opposition rivals and their supporters who took to the street should be jailed for at least 30 years, as he asked the nation’s government-controlled top court to verify his self-declared electoral victory. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Read More: Suspicions Abound as Maduro Named Winner in Venezuela Presidential Election At a press conference at the presidential palace on Wednesday afternoon, Maduro ratcheted up rhetoric against María Corina Machado and Edmundo González, saying they “should be behind bars” for promoting post-election violence and seeking to destabilize his government.

One of the champions is unlikely to lap up adoration or show an overwhelming emotion in the pool. The other is all strut. Both styles were on display Wednesday night at La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France, where Frenchman Leon Marchand and American Katie Ledecky added to their growing medal collections. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Marchand, 22, became the first swimmer in 48 years to win two individual gold medals on the same day.