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World Lung Cancer Day is observed on August 1 each year. In a move to beat back occurrences of lung cancer, people around the world observe this very special day. The mission for this day is simple — raise as much awareness of lung cancer as you can, while encouraging people to screen themselves for this disease. As for why this day is so important… according to the World Health Organization, this cancer is so prevalent in the world that yearly, more people die from lung cancer than from colon, breast, and liver cancers combined. We’re not sure who the organizers of this day are, but we are certain they aimed to encourage everyone towards better outcomes and recovery from this disease. History of World Lung Cancer Day First described by doctors in the early 19th century, lung cancer was an extremely rare disease for a very long time. Some 150 years ago, people had only heard of this disease, and studies showed less than 1% to 2% of the population was afflicted with it. Cut to the next century, and the scenario changed completely. While still rare in the early part of the 20th century, by the end, it became the leading cause of male cancer-related deaths in more than 25 countries. No one knew how this happened and what caused this dramatic rise. A scientifically significant handbook written in the 1930s — the Springer Handbook of Special Pathology — postulated that this rise could be a direct result of the increasingly polluted air, greater frequency of traffic, and even an...

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Get fruity with watermelon, peaches, peach pie, lemon meringue pie and a dash of lemon juice. It’s also time to enjoy a white wine or pinot noir, choose a whiskey sour, or go classic with an India Pale Ale. For activities, try cycling to work, playing in the sand, building a sandcastle, writing (or reading) those memoirs, or listening to radio commercials.

Articles, Photos and Quiz • Oxygen Discovered! Illustration of Priestley's discovery of oxygen, by Henry Granger August 1, 1774 • 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. August 1, 1958

• • 1941 NY Yankees pitcher Lefty Gomez sets MLB record for most walks in a shutout, issuing 11 in 9-0 win v St. Louis Browns • 1941 The first Jeep is produced. • • 1942 Nazi German occupiers demand listing of all Dutch telephone subscribers • 1942 Race riots in Harlem, New York City • • 1943 Race riot in Harlem, NYC • 1943 Sunderland seaplanes sink U-454 & U-383 • • 1944 General Montgomery takes command of 12th & 21st army • 1944 Polish resistance fighters of the Home Army launch the Warsaw Uprising, the largest military effort undertaken by a resistance movement in occupied Europe • 1944 US 90th division occupies St Hilaire-du-Harcourt • 1944 US troops enter Tessy-sur-Vir • • 1953 Northern Rhodesia becomes part of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland • • 1954 Tour de France: Louison Bobet of France wins by 15' 49" from Ferdinand Kübler, for the second of his 3 consecutive wins • 1954 WKBT TV channel 8 in La Crosse, WI (CBS) begins broadcasting • • 1955 Tengku Abdul Rahman forms Malacca government • 1955 WILL TV channel 12 in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (PBS) begins broadcasting • • • 1957 Ex MLB outfielder Glen Gorbous throws a regulation baseball a record 136m (445' 10") in a game promotion • 1963 Beatles Book is sold out on its 1st day of sale • 1963 Germany FR annexes Elten village • 1963 WQAD TV channel 8 in Moline, Illinois (ABC) begins broadcasting • • 1964 Beatles' single "A Hard Day's Night" goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks • 1964 Dan 'Big Daddy' Garlits becomes fir...

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