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THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2013

Today is Thursday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2013. There are 173 days left in the year.1533 _ Pope Clement VII excommunicated England's King Henry VIII 1804 _ V.P. Aaron Burr kills Alex Hamilton in a pistol duel near Weehawken 1812 _ U.S. invades Canada (Detroit frontier) 1921 _ Mongolia gains independence from China (National Day) 1955 _ Congress authorizes all U.S. currency to say ``In God We Trust" 1969 _ David Bowie releases ``Space Oddity" 1977 _ Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 1982 _ Italy beats West Germany 3-1 for soccer's 12th World Cup in Madrid1985 _ Astros' Nolan Ryan, first to strike out 4,000 (Mets' Danny Heep)1989 _ President Ronald Reagan sportscasts the All Star Game 

Jul 10, 2013

WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2013

Today is Wednesday, July 10, the 191st day of 2013. There are 174 days left in the year.1918 _ Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic established 1919 _ President Wilson personally delivers Treaty of Versailles to Senate 1923 _ All non-fascist parties dissolved in Italy 1925 _ USSR's official news agency TASS established 1947 _ 200 die when train derails and fell into a river in Canton, China 1951 _ Armistice talks to end Korean War began in Gaeseong 1965 _ Beatles' ``Beatles' "VI," album goes No. 1 and stays No. 1 for six weeks 1965 _ Rolling Stones score their first No. 1, ``I Can't Get No Satisfaction" 1985 _ Coca-Cola announces it will resume selling old formula Coke 1985 _ French agents sink Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand 

Jul 9, 2013

TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2013

Today is Tuesday, July 9, the 190th day of 2013. There are 175 days left in the year. 1540 _ England's King Henry VIII six-month marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled 1595 _ Johannes Kepler inscribes geometric solid construction of universe 1878 _ Corncob pipe patented (Henry Tibbe)1944 _ World's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Brothers’ (Barnum & Bailey) second performance; 168 die. (Hartford, Conn.) 1951 _ President Truman asked Congress to formally end state of war with Germany 1955 _ Bill Haley & Comets' ``Rock Around the Clock" tops billboards chart 1978 _ American Nazi Party, holds a rally at Marquette Park, Chicago1978 _ Nearly 100,000 demonstrators march on Washington, D.C. for ERA 1979 _ Voyager 2 flies past Jupiter 1982 _ Margaret Thatcher begins her second term as British prime minster 

Jul 8, 2013

MONDAY, JULY 8, 2013

Today is Monday, July 8, the 189th day of 2013. There are 176 days left in the year.1889 ― Wall Street Journal begins publishing 1911 ― Nan Aspinwall is first woman to make solo transcontinental trip by horse 1950 ― Gen Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, U.N. forces in Korea 1950 ― Leroy Deans awarded first Order of Purple Heart in Korea 1967 ― Billie Jean King concludes Wimbledon sweep (singles, doubles & mix) 1969 ― U.S. troop withdrawal begins in Vietnam 1981 ― Senate confirms Sandra Day O'Conner to Supreme Court (99-0)1986 ―_ Farthest thrown object; an ``Aerobie" flying ring, 383 meters 1988 ― Stevie Wonder announces he will run for mayor of Detroit in 1992 1990 ― 12:34:56 on 7/8/90 (1234567890)

Jul 7, 2013

SATURDAY, JULY 6, 2013

Today is Saturday, July 6, the 187th day of 2013. There are 178 days left in the year. 1535 ― Sir Thomas More executed in England for treason 1785 ― Congress resolves U.S. currency named “dollar” and adopts decimal coinage 1885 ― First inoculation (for rabies) of a human being, by Louis Pasteur 1886 ― Horlick's of Wisconsin offers first malted milk to public 1908 ― Robert Peary's expedition sails from NYC for the North Pole 1923 ― Union of Soviet Socialist Republics formed 1928 ― First all-talking motion picture shown, in N.Y. (“Lights of N.Y.”) 1945 ― Nicaragua becomes first nation to formally accept U.N. Charter 1958 ― Alaska becomes the 49th state 1967 ― Biafran War erupts as Nigerian forces invade

Jul 5, 2013

FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2013

Today is Thursday, July 4, the 185th day of 2013. There are 180 days left in the year.1054 ― Brightest known super-nova (Crab Nebula) starts shining (23 days) 1776 ― Declaration of Independence; U.S. gains independence from Britain 1865 ― First edition of “Alice in Wonderland" is published 1884 ― Statue of Liberty presented to U.S. in Paris 1919 ― Jack Dempsey beats Jess Willard in Cuba for heavyweight championship 1946 ― Philippines gains independence from U.S. 1967 ― Freedom of Information Act goes into effect 1969 ― 140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin 1976 ― Raid on Entebbe; Israel rescues 229 Air France passengers 1987 ― Nazi Klaus Barbie, “Butcher of Lyon," convicted by a French court

Jul 4, 2013

THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013

Today is Thursday, July 4, the 185th day of 2013. There are 180 days left in the year.1054 ― Brightest known super-nova (Crab Nebula) starts shining (23 days) 1776 ― Declaration of Independence; U.S. gains independence from Britain 1865 ― First edition of “Alice in Wonderland” is published 1884 ― Statue of Liberty presented to U.S. in Paris 1919 ― Jack Dempsey beats Jess Willard in Cuba for heavyweight championship 1946 ― Philippines gains independence from U.S. 1967 ― Freedom of Information Act goes into effect 1969 ― 140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin 1976 ― Raid on Entebbe; Israel rescues 229 Air France passengers 1987 ― Nazi Klaus Barbie, “Butcher of Lyon,” convicted by a French court

Jul 3, 2013

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2013

Today is Wednesday, July 3, the 184th day of 2013. There are 181 days left in the year. 1775 ― Washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass. 1778 ― British forces massacre 360 men, women and children in Wyoming, Pa. 1863 ― Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., ends, major victory for North 1950 ― First time U.S. and North Korean forces clash in the Korean War 1983 ― Calvin Smith of U.S. becomes fastest man alive (9.93 seconds for 100 meters) 1986 ― President Reagan presided over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty 1987 ― Two men became first hot-air balloon travelers to cross Atlantic 1988 ― U.S. Navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290 1989 ― Supreme Court rules states do not have to provide funds for abortions 1989 ― The movie ``Batman," set record of quickest $100 million (10 days)

Jul 2, 2013

TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013

Today is Tuesday, July 2, the 183rd day of 2013. There are 182 days left in the year. 1787 ― De Sade shouts from Bastille that prisoners are being slaughtered 1843 ― An alligator falls from the sky during a Charleston, S.C., thunderstorm 1858 ― Partial emancipation of Russian serfs 1862 ― Lincoln signs act granting land for state agricultural colleges 1890 ― Sherman Antitrust Act prohibits industrial monopolies 1956 ― Elvis Presley records “Hound Dog” and “Don’t Be Cruel”1966 ― Billie Jean King wins her first of six Wimbledon single titles 1976 ― Formal reunification of North and South Vietnam 1976 ― Supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual 1990 ― Imelda Marcos and Adnan Khashoggi found not guilty of racketeering

Jul 1, 2013

MONDAY, JULY 1, 2013

Today is Monday, July 1, the 182nd day of 2013. There are 183 days left in the year.1535 ― Sir Thomas More went on trial in England charged with treason 1776 ― First vote on the Declaration of Independence 1862 ― Lincoln appoints Isaac Newton sec of agriculture-no kidding! 1931 ― Ice vending machines introduced in L.A. 1944 ― Bretton Woods Conference starts, establishing IMF & World Bank 1967 ― Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,” goes No. 1 for 15 weeks 1968 ― U.S., Britain, USSR & 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty 1982 ― 2,100 Unification Church couples wed in NYC 1990 ― German Democratic Republic accepts the Deutsche Mark as its currency 1997 ― China regains sovereignty of Hong Kong

Jun 30, 2013

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