On this day: August 1

POSTED: 09:47 PM MDT Jul 31, 2012    UPDATED: 12:00 AM MDT Aug 01, 2012 
Adolf Hitler, 1936 Olympics Berlin

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.