August 1: British Empire Abolishes Slavery, Oxygen is Discovered and USS Nautilus Transits the North Pole

On This Day in History August 1, 2020 Historical Events 527  Justinian I becomes the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire 1086  Results of the Domesday inquiry presented to William the Conqueror in Salisbury (the date of compilation and the Great Domesday are historically contestable) 1774  English chemist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen by isolating it in its gaseous state 1834  Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire - Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into effect 1958  US atomic submarine USS Nautilus begins 1st transit of North Pole "operation Sunshine" More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Claudius (10 BC - 54) Coolio 57th Birthday Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744 - 1839) William Clark (1770 - 1838) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Calamity Jane (1852 - 1903) Mark Antony (83 BC - 30 BC) More Famous Deaths August 1: Swimming Pool Diplomacy: Khrushchev, Mao and the Sino-Soviet Split Diplomacy requires a lot of skill, but not normally the ability to swim. Much to Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev's horror when he met Mao Zedong in 1958. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand