MONDAY, July 14, 2025

1789-Bastille Day - the French Revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille Prison in Paris. Now celebrated as France's national day.

1798-U.S. Sedition Act prohibits "any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the government

1850-First public demonstration of ice made via refrigeration, by Florida physician John Gorrie

1933-All non-Nazi political parties are banned in Germany

1941-6,000 Lithuanian Jews are exterminated at Viszalsyan Camp by German Einsatzgruppen SS with the assistance of local collaborators

1992-386BSD is released by Lynne Jolitz and William Jolitz, starting the open source operating system revolution. Linus Torvalds releases Linux soon afterwards.