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On this day: August 1

Published On: Jul 31 2012 11:47:47 PM EDT   Updated On: Aug 01 2012 02:00:00 AM EDT

Oxygen is discovered, Adolf Hitler presides over the opening of the Olympics, a new superhero is introduced, tragedy strikes the University of Texas and a new all-music TV network debuts, all on this day.

OTD August 1 - Mark Antony
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BC 30: Roman politician and general Mark Antony commits suicide by stabbing himself with his sword in the mistaken belief that his lover Cleopatra had already done so. He would end up dying in her arms.

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