CoM Moderators Posted August 7 Posted August 7 1914 - Russia invades East Prussia 1926 - George S. Kaufman and Irving Berlin's musical "The Cocoanuts," starring the Marx Brothers, closes at the Lyric Theatre, NYC, after 276 performances and is later adapted as a film 1936 - Twenty-two nations line up as the first basketball competition in the Olympic Games begins in Berlin; Estonia beats France 34-29 in the first game 1944 - Anton de Kom is arrested as a Surinamese resistance fighter 1960 - Students stage kneel-in demonstrations in Atlanta churches 1992 - Taking advantage of six months of training on their hometown Terrassa pitch, Spain wins its first hockey gold medal by beating Germany 2-1 in the women's final at the Barcelona Olympics 1992 - The Orlando Magic signs NBA No. 1 draft pick Shaquille O'Neal 2021 - Kevin Durant, with 29 points, leads the USA to his third and the team's fourth consecutive Olympic men's basketball gold medal with an 87-82 win over France in Tokyo More Historical Events »
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