A Cardinals brawl and more: 30 iconic photos that were taken on Aug. 1
The Associated Press has won 32 Pulitzer prizes for photography since the award was established in 1917. Each day we offer a curated collection of some of the best AP images that were taken from that date. Not all of these photos were prize winners, but each of them certainly tells a story.
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!966: Texas shooting
An Aug. 2,1966 photo shows where killings took place at the Texas Univesity tower in Austin, Texas. "X" shows where victims were slain. Corner where Charles Whitman died is partly blocked in photo. Five victims were inside the tower on steps, apparently shot by Whitman on his way to observation walkway. (AP Photo/stf)
1932: Communist rally
An estimated crowd of 10,000 men, women and children rally at a Communist demonstration at Union Square in New York City, Aug. 1, 1932. The demonstration is part of a world wide protest against war. Among pro communist signs are placards demanding the release of the Scottsboro boys. (AP Photo)
1935: Walt Disney
Walt Disney and his wife Lillian arrive from Europe aboard the Rex in New York, Aug. 1, 1935. Perched on the rail in front of them is a stuffed version of Mickey Mouse. (AP Photo)
1936: Hitler Berlin Games
Dr. Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler, Reichs Sports Leader Hans von Tschammer, Osten and Von Blomberg observe the Olympic Games in Berlin, August 1926 (AP Photo/Staff) Dr. Goebbels, Adolf Hitler, Tschammer und Osten, von Blomberg als Zuschauer bei den Olympischen Spielen in Berlin, August 1936. (AP-Photo/stf)
1936: Olympic Opening Ceremonies
American athletes march in formation to join other teams at the Olympic Stadium during opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, on August 1, 1936. A total of 4,066 athletes from 49 countries are participating at the Olympics, featuring 129 events. (AP Photo)
1943: Cardinals brawl
Mickey Owen (10), Brooklyn Dodger catcher attacks Walker Cooper, catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, to start a Cardinal-Dodger battle on the baseball field at St. Louis near first base August 1, 1943. Dodger pitcher Ed Head (23) tries to separate the pair as Dodgers' Manager Leo Durocher (lower left) comes out of the dugout. (AP Photo/Edward Kitch)
1943: Harlem riots
Bystanders gather to look over a pile of merchandise scattered over the sidewalk in front of a pawnshop at 145th Street and Eighth Avenue, August 2, 1943, an aftermath of Harlem disorders in New York City. (AP Photo)
1944: Warsaw uprising
A 1944 photo showing soldiers from the Polish Home Army fighting on a barricade during the Warsaw 1944 Uprising against the Nazis. The Uprising broke out on August 1, 1944 and lasted for 63 days. (AP Photo/PAP) ** POLAND OUT **
1950: Chinese Communist Troops
Chinese Communist troops on the march down Shanghai's Bund, August 1, 1950. Except for breast patches, officers and men are almost indistinguishable. Troops carry Japanese rifles. All officers carry Mauser pistols. In background is Japanese-made frigate, which Communists captured on Whangpoo and rearmed. (AP Photo)
1951: ELLIS ISLAND DETAINEES
Young detainees at Ellis Island play games while their parents try to clear up immigration problems preventing their entry into the United States at New York Harbor on Aug. 1, 1951. (AP Photo/Dan Grossi)
1953: Aqua Show
Bobby Knapp dives into the center of a pinwheel formed by members of the water ballet, during the weekly rehearsal for the summer “Aquashow” at Flushing Meadows Amphitheatre, Flushing, New York City, Aug. 1, 1953. (AP Photo/Ed Ford)
1953: Tight rope artists
Tight rope artists Alfredo and Henry of the Traber troupe put on a daring exhibition on wire over the Hoellentalklamm near Garmisch, Germany on August 1, 1953. Alfredo stands on motorcycle as Henry does a handstand beneath the wire. (AP Photo)
1955: TOUR DE FRANCE
Contestants in the grueling Tour de France pedal furiously through the rugged terrain of the Aubisque Pass in the Pyrenees Mountains, France, on August 1, 1955. (AP Photo)
1961: Coney Island
These five youngsters pass the time at the Lost Children’s Shelter telling of their big day at Coney Island on August 1, 1961. (AP Photo/Jack Kanthal)
1963: Boy Scouts Jamboree
Opening ceremony of the 11th World Scout Jamboree at Marathon, Greece, Aug. 1, 1963. (AP Photo/Mario Torrisi)
1963: Princess Grace
Singer Maria Callas, chatting with Princess Grace of Monaco, while Prince Rainier stands in the background at a gala held in aid of refugees in Monaco on August 1, 1963. (AP Photo/Rene Maestri)
1965: ALI MAILER
Novelist Norman Mailer is shown arm wrestling with heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali on the terrace of their San Juan hotel, August 1, 1965. Mailer came to watch his friend Jose Torres, world light heavyweight champion, fight Tom McNeeley. Ali boxed four exhibition rounds after the Torres fight. (AP Photo)
1966: Texas shooting
In this Aug. 1, 1966 photo, smoke rises from the sniper's gun as he fired from the tower of the University of Texas administration building in Austin, Texas, on crowds below. Police identified the slayer of at least 16 persons as Charles J. Whitman, 24, a student at the university. Whitman's killing spree from atop the tower was so baffling to people in 1966 that then-Gov. John Connally formed a commission to study what might cause a person to erupt with such hatred and violence. (AP Photo/File)
1969: Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, left, and her husband, Greek businessman Aristotle Onassis, right, leave an all-night party at a seashore nightclub in Athens, Greece, Friday, Aug. 1, 1969. Onassis threw the party for Jacqueline, his bride of nine months, to mark her 40th birthday. (AP Photo)
1970: Concert
Long-haired youths sell marijuana openly from sacks at banned music festival in Middlefield, Conn., Friday, Aug. 1, 1970, beneath a sign advertising their products as "Mexican Coletus at $10 an ounce." (AP Photo)
1971: George Harrison
George Harrison, left, formerly of the Beatles, performs at a benefit concert for East Pakistani refugees at Madison Square Garden in New York, Aug. 1, 1971. Backing him up are, left to right: Klaus Voorman (bass), Jesse Ed Davis (guitar), and Eric Clapton (guitar), right of cameraman. (AP Photo/Jim Wells)
1972: Eagleton withdraws
Sen. Thomas Eagleton reacts while listening to presidential hopeful Sen. George McGovern's announcement that Eagleton is stepping aside as vice-presidential running mate, at a Washington news conference, August 1, 1972. (AP Photo)
1977: Powers crash
The wreckage of a television news helicopter piloted by former spy pilot Francis Gary Powers lies in a field in Los Angeles, Aug. 1, 1977. Powers and another news person were killed while on assignment for local station KNBC. Powers was the pilot captured by the Soviets in the 1960 U2 spy plane incident. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
1981: Royal honeymoon
The Princess of Wales waves farewell from the royal yacht Britannia at the start of the royal couple's honeymoon cruise, August 1, 1981. Prince Charles is at right. (AP Photo)
1985: AIDS Crisis
Presentation of the anti AIDS drug, the HPA 23 manufactured by the French medical enterprise Rhone-Poulenc in Paris, Aug. 1, 1985. The HPA 23 appears to stop the AIDS virus by producing and attacking t-lymphocytes, white blood cells which organize part of the body's natural immune system. But side effects include reduction of the blood platelets which are important in coagulation. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
1985: Ryan White
This Aug. 1, 1985 file picture shows Ryan White, 13, with his bicycle in front of his home in Kokomo, Ind. School officials barred the 13-year-old from attending middle school after learning he had contracted AIDS during treatment of hemophilia. White went on to fight AIDS-related discrimination against him and others like him and help educate the country about the disease. He died in April 1990 at the age of 18. (AP Photo/Doug Atkins)
1994: Heidi Fleiss
Reputed "Hollywood Madam," Heidi Fleiss, with her lawyer Donald B. Marks, leaves federal court in Los Angeles, Aug. 1, 1994, after she and her father pleaded innocent to tax evasion and money laundering charges. A trial date of Oct. 11 was set. (AP PhotoNick Ut)
1996: Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson of the United States celebrates after he won the men's 200 meter final in a world record time of 19.32 at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Thursday, August 1, 1996. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)
1997: Sunset
Clouds gather above windmills Friday, Aug. 1, 1997, at sunset on Watson's Ranch, a few miles north of Scottsbluff, Ne. Windmills became popular in the prairie states during the l870's, pumping water for families, farm animals and crops, according to a spokesman at the New York State Historical Society. Today, there are l7,000 wind turbines, mostly in California and Hawaii, generating more than l400 megawatts daily for the U.S., according to the Edison Electric Institute. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)
2007: Minnesota Bridge Collapse
A bridge carrying rush hour traffic over interstate 35W in Minneapolis is shown after it collapsed, sending numerous vehicles into the Mississippi River early Wednesday evening, Aug. 1, 2007. A busy highway bridge that spans the Mississippi River just northeast of Minneapolis collapsed during rush hour Wednesday, sending dozens of cars, tons of concrete and twisted metal crashing into the water. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Each day we offer a curated collection of some of the best AP images that were taken from that date.