FRIDAY, July 14, 2023

1865 - First ascent of Matterhorn

1927 - First commercial airplane flight in Hawaii

1934 - 116ø F (47ø C), Orogrande, New Mexico (state record)

1940 - Lithuania becomes the Lithuanian SSR

1953 - First natl monument dedicated to a Negro-George Washington Carver

1957 - Soviet steamer "Eshghbad" sinks in Caspian Sea, drowning 270

1958 - Iraqi army overthrows monarchy; republic replaces Hashemite dynasty

1969 - "Futbol War" between El Salvador & Honduras begins

1976 - Jimmy Carter wins Democratic pres. nomination in NY

1986 - Richard W. Miller became first FBI agent convicted of espionage

1987 - Taiwan ends 37 years of martial law

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