Archive for August 1st, 2014

NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1964

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“A Hard Day’s Night” was released on the movie soundtrack of the same name in
1964 and was later released as a single, with "Things We Said Today" as its B-
side
.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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Mike Gracia

 

 

                        Teletype-Machine-Old

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BOTH BORN ON THIS DAY

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William Clark

(August 1, 1770 – September 1, 1838)

Clark with Meriwether Lewis, helped lead the Lewis
and Clark Expedition
of 1803 to 1806 across the
Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean, claiming
the Pacific Northwest for the United States.

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Francis Scott Key

(August 1, 1779 – January 11, 1843)

Key was an American lawyer, author, and
amateur poet, from Georgetown, who wrote
the lyrics to the US national anthem, "The
Star-Spangled Banner
".

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NEW TEAMS FIRST GAME ON THIS DAY IN 1976

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The Seattle Seahawks took to the field in the then brand new Kingdome for the first
time on Sunday August 1, 1976 in a pre-season game against the San Francisco
49ers
. The Seahawks lost to the California team 27-20.   
 
The franchise’s first win came on October 17 when they beat fellow expansion
team Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13-10 at Tampa Bay
. On November 7 Seattle won
their first game at home, 30-13 over the
Atlanta Falcons.


SEAHAWKS-NAMED

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The Seattle Kingdome, April 15, 1976
   

pioneers

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