Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 1
August 1: Emancipation Day in Trinidad and Tobago, National Day in Switzerland
- 1774 - Joseph Priestley (pictured) discovered oxygen, corroborating the prior discovery of this chemical element by Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
- 1907 - The Scouting movement began with the first scout camp at Brownsea Island in Dorset, England.
- 1927 - The Nanchang Uprising in China marked the first major hostilities in the Chinese Civil War.
- 1944 - The Warsaw Uprising against Nazi occupation began in Poland.
- 1981 - MTV made its debut with the song "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.