August 3 in Pop Culture History
1492 – Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain towards, he expected to find Asia.
1769 – The La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California were discovered.
1852 – Harvard University won the first Boat Race against Yale University. The race was the first American intercollegiate athletic event
1900 – The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded.
1926 – The first traffic lights in Great Britain were installed at Piccadilly Circus.
1936 – Jesse Owens won the 100 meter dash, beating ‘the world’s fastest man’ Ralph Metcalfe at the Berlin Olympics.
1946 – Santa Claus Land, the first modern themed amusement park, opened in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.
1958 – The nuclear submarine USS Nautilus traveled under the Arctic ice cap.
1963 – #1 Hit August 3, 1963 – August 9, 1963: The Tymes – So Much in Love
1968 – #1 Hit August 3, 1968 – August 16, 1968: The Doors – Hello, I Love You
1977 – Tandy Corporation announced the TRS-80, one of the world’s first mass-produced personal computers. The basic model originally shipped with 4 KB of RAM.
1985 – #1 Hit August 3, 1985 – August 23, 1985: Tears for Fears – Shout
1996 – #1 Hit August 3, 1996 – November 8, 1996: Los Del Rio – Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)
