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FRIDAY, July 21, 2023

1831 ― Belgium gains independence from the Netherlands, Leopold I made king1836 ― First Canadian railway opens connecting La Prairie and St. Johns, Quebec1898 ― Spain cedes Guam to U.S.1930 ― U.S. Veterans Administration established1931 ― Reno race track becomes first in U.S. to use daily double wagering1940 ― Soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania1944 ― U.S. forces free Guam of Japanese invaders1969 ― Neil Armstrong takes first step on the Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT)1969 ― Russia's Luna 15 impacts moon after 52 lunar orbits1972 ― In New York, 57 murders occur in one-week period1978 ― U.S. Postal Service & unions agree on a contract averting mail strike1978 ― World's strongest dog, 80-kg St. Bernard, pulls 2909-kg load 27 meters1984 ― First documented case of a robot killing a human in U.S.1990 ― Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is performed where the Berlin Wall once stood

Jul 20, 2023

THURSDAY, July 20, 2023

1773 ― Scottish settlers arrive at Pictou, Nova Scotia (Canada)1810 ― Colombia declares independence from Spain1868 ― First use of tax stamps on cigarettes1871 ― British Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province1878 ― First telephone introduced in Hawaii1942 ― Legion of Merit Medal authorized by congress1944 ― U.S. invades Japanese-occupied Guam in WWII1944 ― Von Stauffenberg fails in an attempt on Hitler's life1954 ― Tennis Champ Maureen Connolly's right leg is crushed in an accident1969 ― First men on moon, Neil Armstrong & Edwin Aldrin, Apollo 111970 ― First baby born on Alcatraz Island1982 ― Bombs planted by Irish Republican Army explode in 2 London parks1996 ― 26th Summer Olympics opens in Atlanta, GA.

Jul 19, 2023

WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023

1510 ― 38 Jews burned at the stake in Berlin, Prussia1553 ― 15-year-old Lady Jane Grey deposed as England's Queen after 9 days1816 ― Survivors of French frigate Medusa rescued off Senegal after 17 days1848 ― First women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, NY1870 ― France declares war on Prussia; Franco-Prussian War begins1918 ― German armies retreat across Marne River in France (WWI)1941 ― First U.S. Army flying school for black cadets dedicated in Tuskegee, AL1969 ― Apollo 11 goes into moon orbit1980 ― Moscow Summer Olympics begin, U.S. & others boycott1984 ― Lynn Rippelmeyer becomes first female 747 captain to fly across the Atlantic1991 ― Miss Black America contestant accuses Mike Tyson of rape

Jul 18, 2023

TUESDAY, July 18, 2023

64 ― Great Fire of Rome begins (Nero didn't fiddle)1716 ― Jewish people expelled from Brussels, Belgium1853 ― First train to cross the U.S.-Canada boundary, Portland, Me.-Montreal, PQ1853 ― Completion of Grand Trunk Line, America's first int'l railroad1872 ― Britain introduces secret ballot voting1918 ― U.S. & French forces launch Aisne-Marne offensive in WWI1931 ― First air-conditioned ship (Mariposa) launched1932 ― U.S. & Canada sign treaty to develop St. Lawrence Seaway1947 ― U.S. receives U.N. trusteeship over Pacific Islands1974 ― World's tallest structure, 646-m Polish radio mast, completed1980 ― Rohini 1, 1st Indian satellite, launches into orbit1984 ― James Huberty kills 21 McDonald's patrons in San Ysidro, California1986 ― Videotapes released showing Titanic's sunken remains

Jul 17, 2023

MONDAY, July 17, 2023

1549 ― Jews expelled from Ghent, Belgium1775 ― First military hospital approved1841 ― British humor magazine "Punch" first published1850 ― Harvard Observatory takes first photograph of a star (Vega)1861 ― Congress authorizes paper money1862 ― U.S. army authorized to accept blacks as laborers1863 ― Battle of Honey Springs, largest battle of war in Indian Territory1867 ― First permanent university dental school in U.S. founded at Harvard1879 ― First railroad opens in Hawaii1897 ― First ship arrives in Seattle carrying gold from Yukon1935 ― Variety's famous headline "Sticks Nix Hick Pix"1948 ― Proclamation of the constitution of the Republic of (South) Korea1955 ― Arco, Idaho becomes first U.S. city lit by nuclear power1988 ― Highest temperature ever recorded in San Francisco, 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39 degrees Celsius)

Jul 16, 2023

FRIDAY, July 14, 2023

1865 - First ascent of Matterhorn1927 - First commercial airplane flight in Hawaii1934 - 116ø F (47ø C), Orogrande, New Mexico (state record)1940 - Lithuania becomes the Lithuanian SSR1953 - First natl monument dedicated to a Negro-George Washington Carver1957 - Soviet steamer "Eshghbad" sinks in Caspian Sea, drowning 2701958 - Iraqi army overthrows monarchy; republic replaces Hashemite dynasty1969 - "Futbol War" between El Salvador & Honduras begins1976 - Jimmy Carter wins Democratic pres. nomination in NY1986 - Richard W. Miller became first FBI agent convicted of espionage1987 - Taiwan ends 37 years of martial law1989 - The 16th James Bond movies "License to Kill" premiers

Jul 13, 2023

THURSDAY, July 13, 2023

1793 - French rev writer Jean Paul Marat murdered by Charlotte Corday1832 - Source of Mississippi River discovered (Henry R Schoolcraft)1868 - Oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as lieutenant governor of Louisiana1930 - Sarnoff reports in NY Times "TV would be a theater in every home"1934 - Babe Ruth hits HR #700 against Detroit1960 - Democratic Nat'l convention nominates Sen. John F. Kennedy for president1969 - Russia launches unmanned Luna 15 to Moon1972 - C. Torres discovers asteroid #3050 Carrera1977 - NYC experiences 25 hr black-out1978 - BBC bans Sex Pistols "No One is Innocent"1978 - Lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor president by chairman Henry Ford II1982 - NL scores 4-1 victory over AL for 11th straight All-Star triumph1985 - Live Aid, a rock concert in London, Phila, Moscow & Sydney1987 - Federal judge throws out Bette Midler's $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co, who used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials

Jul 12, 2023

WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023

1906 - Alfred Dreyfus found innocent in France1914 - Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for the Red Sox1920 - Lithuania & USSR sign peace treaty, Lithuuania becomes independent rep1933 - Congress passes 1st minimum wage law (33per hour)1950 - ILTF re-admit Germany & Japan in Davis Cup, Poland & Hungary withdraw1960 - Congo, Chad & Central African Republic declare independence1960 - USSR's Sputnik 5 launched with 2 dogs1962 -Rolling Stones firstt performance (Marquee Club, London)1966 - Race riot in Chicago1967 - 23 die in Newark race rebellion1967 - 5th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 4-01967 - Blacks in Newark, riot, 26 killed, 1500 injured & over 1,000 arrested1970 - Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky1977 - First free flight test of space shuttle Enterprise1984 - Geraldine Ferraro, NY became first woman major-party VP candidate1985 - Doctors discover a cancerous growth in Pres Reagan's colon

Jul 11, 2023

TUESDAY, July 11, 2023

1740 ― Jewish people are expelled from Little Russia by order of Czarina Anna1792 ― Prussian army moves into French territory1812 ― U.S. invades Canada (Detroit frontier)1905 ― Black intellectuals & activists organize Niagara movement1921 ― Mongolia gains independence from China (National Day)1936 ― Triborough Bridge linking Manhattan, Bronx & Queens opens1960 ― Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta & Niger declare independence1962 ― First transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I)1977 ― Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Rev Martin Luther King Jr1984 ― England's MusicBox begins satellite transmission to Europe1988 ― Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor1990 ― NYC police arrest "Dart Man" (stabbed over 50 women with darts)1991 ― Total solar eclipse is seen in Hawaii

Jul 10, 2023

MONDAY, July 10, 2023

1866 ― Indelible pencil patented by Edson P Clark, Northampton, MA1886 ― Eruption of Tarawera volcano destroys famous pink & white calcium carbonate hot-spring terraces (North Island, New Zealand)1890 ― Wyoming becomes 44th state1892 ― First concrete-paved street built (Bellefontaine, Ohio)1918 ― Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic established1923 ― Italian government dissolves all non-fascist parties1929 ― U.S. issues newer, smaller-sized paper currency1933 ― First police radio system operated, Eastchester Township, NY1940 ― Battle of Britain begins as Nazi forces commence bombing raids1943 ― Allied forces invade Sicily in WWII1949 ― First practical rectangular TV tube announced in Toledo, OH1951 ― Armistice talks to end Korean conflict begin at Kaesong1958 ― First parking meters installed in England (625 installed)1985 ― Coca-Cola Co. announces it will resume selling old formula Coke

Jul 9, 2023

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