1915年8月1日，全国开始统一银币，袁头银元成为唯一法定银币。
1914年2月，北洋政府为统一货币，颁布《国币条例》。同时设立币制局，铸发新银币，上镌袁世凯头像，称“袁头币”。该币重7钱2分，样式新颖，型式划一，重量成色能严格按照规定标准，比较各种成色不一的其他旧币明显优越。袁头币发行之后，逐渐成为各地流通的主币。8月1日，中国银行、交通银行与钱业公会协议，将以前所有其他货币一律取消，只流通袁头币一种。
1920年8月1日
Charles Ponzi is arrested for financial fraud in Boston after taking in more than $6 million from thousands of investors. He repaid each $1,000 invested with $1,500 just 90 days later--but only by taking more money from newcomers or, as a judge later puts it, 搑obbing Peter to pay Paul.� Such pyramid arrangements are forever afterwards known as 揚onzi schemes.�
1987年8月1日
Alan Greenspan takes office as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.
1991年8月1日 琼能源发行首支可转换企业债券
8月海南新能源股份有限公司首次发行可转换企业债券。
1994年8月1日 三大救市政策出台 沪深两市飙升
7月30日中国证监会"三大救市政策"出台：年内暂停各种新股的发行与上市、有选择的对资信较好的证券机构进行融资、逐步吸引外国基金投入A股市场。受此利好刺激,股市经历了近乎疯狂的一天。沪、深两市场飙升达30%以上。
1997年8月1日
The friendly skies got a touch cozier on August 1, 1997, when Boeing purchased its archrival, McDonnell-Douglas. The deal, valued at a handsome $16.3 billion, seemingly left Boeing as the unchallenged king of commercial aircraft production. Investors initially pounced on Boeing's stock, which swelled to a high of $60.50 shortly before the deal was closed. However, the buzz quickly wore off when a string of snafus cut into the company's earnings. Worsened by a downturn in orders from Asia, Boeing輘 stock sank to a low of $43 in October 1997. A New York Times piece from the period cited Wall Street's fears about management's ability to ease the workforce woes and production delays that had left the company with a backlog of orders. What investor is going to stake his reputation on this management wondered one analyst who had regularly dealt with Boeing's brass.
1998年8月1日 私设"小金库"受到财政部查处
8月1日，海南港澳等四家公司营业部私设“小金库”受到财政部查处。
2001年8月1日 出口收汇系统正式运行。
2001年8月1日 ，海关总署、国家外汇管理局"口岸电子执法系统"出口收汇系统在全国正式运行。
从8月1日起，各地外汇局将一律发放带条形码的新版出口收汇核销单，并通过系统将核销单电子底账上网登记。出口单位一律凭新版核销单出口报关。
2002年8月1日 中注协发文提醒财务欺诈风险
8月1日中注协发布了《审计技术提示第1号--财务欺诈风险》，列举了九大类54种可能导致公司进行财务欺诈或表明公司存在财务欺诈风险的因素,提醒注册会计师在执行公司会计报表审计业务时,应当予以充分关注,保持应有的职业谨慎。
2004年8月1日
In the most eagerly anticipated initial public offering in years, Google Inc.抯 stock begins trading. After refusing to let Wall Street underwriters pull their usual stunt of charging fat fees to price the stock too cheap, Google conducts a rare 揇utch auction� in which bidders (including individual investors) compete to create the price at which all shares can be sold. Initially priced at $85, the stock opens for trading at $100 a share and closes at $100.335 on volume of 22.4 million shares. Although most investment bankers jeer, the IPO is a success.
