On This Day: August 1

5 verified moments happened on August 1. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1936 Adolf Hitler oversees the opening ceremony of the Berlin Summer OlympicsSports · Source: HISTORY 'Hitler oversees Berlin Olympics opening ceremony, August 1, 1936'; Wikipedia '1936 Summer Olympics opening ceremony' (1 August 1936)
2. 1971🪕 George Harrison and Ravi Shankar stage the Concert for Bangladesh at Madison Square Garden, the first major benefit rock concert.Movies & TV · Source: Wikipedia, 'The Concert for Bangladesh'; NPR (Aug 1 1971)
3. 1981🎸 MTV launches and plays its first music video, the Buggles' Video Killed the Radio Star.Movies & TV · Source: History.com, 'MTV launches' (Aug 1 1981)
4. 1996 Michael Johnson smashes the 200-meter world record in Atlanta, running in golden spikes.Sports · Source: History.com, 'Michael Johnson earns gold medal' (Aug 1 1996)
5. 1996🥇 Tiffeny Milbrett's winner against China earns the United States the first-ever Olympic gold medal in women's soccer.Soccer · Source: Washington Post; U.S. Soccer (Aug 1 1996)