July 30, 1619: The first legislative assembly in America convenes–in Jamestown, Virginia.

July 30, 1965: Lyndon B. Johnson signs Medicare bill.

July 31, 1991: US and Soviet Union sign Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.

Aug. 1, 1914: Germany declares war against Russia.

Aug. 1, 1936: First televised Olympic Games, Berlin.

Aug. 1, 1944: Beginning of the Jewish uprising in Warsaw, Poland.

Aug. 2, 1776: Delegates to the Continental Congress sign US Declaration of Independence.

Aug. 2, 1934: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer.

Aug. 2, 1939: Albert Einstein urges US to start nuclear program.

Aug. 2, 1985: Sudden thunderstorm, windshear causes Delta 191 crash in Dallas, killing 137.

Aug. 2, 1990: Iraq invades Kuwait.

Aug. 3, 1949: NBA is formed.

Aug. 4, 1944: Anne Frank is arrested.

Aug. 4, 1961: Barack Obama is born.

Aug. 4, 1977: Department of Energy is created.

Aug. 5, 1930: Neil Armstrong–first man to walk on the moon–is born.

Aug. 5, 1963: Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty is signed.

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