MONDAY, JULY 11, 2022

1818-Keats writes "In the Cottage Where Burns Was Born," "Lines Written

in the Highlands," & "The Gadfly"

1905-Black intellectuals & activists organize Niagara movement

1921-Mongolia gains independence from China (National Day)

1955-Congress authorizes all U.S. currency to say "In God We Trust"

1960-Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta & Niger declare independence

1969-David Bowie releases "Space Oddity"

1974-House Judiciary Committee releases evidence on Watergate inquiry

1977-Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Rev Martin Luther King Jr

1980-American hostage Richard I Queen freed by Iran

1981-Sebastian Coe of U.K. sets record for 1000 m, 2:12.18

1983-E Bowell discovers asteroid #3485 Barucci

1988-Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an adviser

1989-President Ronald Reagan sportscasts the All Star Game

1990-NYC police arrest "Dartman" (stabbed over 50 women with darts)

1991-Total solar eclipse is seen in Hawaii