1807 – Robert Fulton’s steamboat Clermont begins first trip up Hudson River
1863 – Federal batteries and ships attacked Fort Sumter in SC
1870 – 1st ascent of Mt Rainier, Washington, by Hazard Stevens and P. B. Van Trump
1918 – Turkish troops overthrow Caukasus
1944 – Yanks Johnny Lindell ties record with 4 consecutive doubles in a game
1947 – The Radcliffe Line, the border between Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed
1956 – Federal Constitutional Court bans the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) in West Germany
1987 – Mohammad Ali elected to “Ring” magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame
1991 – Royals Warren Cromartie’s 1st major league HR since 1983
2019 – Landmark power-sharing deal signed by military and civilian leaders celebrated in Khartoum, Sudan, with transitional government to take over Sept 1