TODAY IN HISTORY

Wednesday, August  01, 2012 AP Highlight in History:  On August 1, 2007, the eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour, killing 13 people.   AP Photo/Morry Gash
On this date in: 1790 The first U.S. census was completed, showing a population of nearly 4 million people. 1876 Colorado was admitted to the union as the 38th state. 1914 Germany declared war on Russia at the onset of World War I. 1936 The Olympic games opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler. 1942 Rock musician Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead was born in San Francisco. 1943 Race-related rioting erupted in New York City's Harlem section, resulting in several deaths. AP Photo 1944 An uprising broke out in Warsaw, Poland, against Nazi occupation. 1966 Charles Joseph Whitman shot and killed 14 people at the University of Texas before he was gunned down by police. Austin, Texas, Police Chief R.A. Miles 1981 The music video channel MTV made its debut. 1988 Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh began broadcasting his nationally syndicated radio program. 1995 Westinghouse Electric Corp. struck a deal to buy CBS for $5.4 billion. 2005 King Fahd of Saudi Arabia died. Crown Prince Abdullah, the king's half-brother, became the country's new monarch. 2011 The U.S. House of Representatives passed, 269-161, emergency legislation to avert the nation's first-ever financial default.		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: Folk singer Ramblin' Jack Elliott turns 81 years old today. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill Name Profession Age Alfonse D'Amato Former U.S. senator, R-N.Y. 75 Roy Williams College basketball coach 62 Michael Penn Rock singer 54 Joe Elliott Rock singer (Def Leppard) 53 Chuck D Rapper (Public Enemy) 52 Demian Bichir Actor 49 Coolio Rapper 49 Adam Duritz Rock singer (Counting Crows) 48 Sam Mendes Director 47 Tempestt Bledsoe Actress ("The Cosby Show") 39 Blues guitarist Robert Cray turns 59 years old today. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello