Aug. 1 1936 — The Berlin Olympics begin. 1982 — American Greg Louganis becomes 1st diver to score 700 in 11 dives in winning 3m springboard gold, World Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador. 1994 — Baltimore’s Cal Ripken becomes the second major leaguer to play 2,000 straight games when the Orioles beat Minnesota 1-0. 1996 — Michael Johnson wins Olympic gold …
