Today is Saturday, July 14, the 196th day of 2012. There are 170 days left in the year.
1789 ― Bastille Day; citizens of Paris storm Bastille prison
1850 ― First public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration
1853 ― Commodore Perry requests trade relations with Japan
1853 ― President Franklin Pierce opens first industrial exposition (N.Y.)
1865 ― First ascent of Matterhorn
1914 ― First patent for liquid-fueled rocket design granted (Dr. R. Goddard)
1951 ― First color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race)
1959 ― First atomic powered cruiser, the Long Beach, Quincy, Mass.
1987 ― Taiwan ends 37 years of martial law
1989 ― The 16th James Bond movies ``License to Kill" premiers