WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2010

Today is Wednesday, July 14, the 195th day of 2010. There are 170 days left in the year.

1789 ― Bastille Day ― citizens of Paris storm Bastille Prison

1832 ― Opium exempted from federal tariff duty

1850 ― First public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration

1853 ― Commodore Perry requests trade relations with Japan

1865 ― First ascent of Mt. Matterhorn

1914 ― Robert Hutchins Goddard patents a liquid-fuel rocket motor

1950 ― R.E. Wayne awarded first Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea

1958 ― Iraqi army overthrows monarchy; republic replaces Hashemite Dynasty

1987 ― Taiwan ends 37 years of martial law

1989 ― The 16th James Bond movies ``License to Kill" premiers