NOTE: History for 19 July.
1525 - The Catholic princes of Germany formed the Dessau League to fight against the Reformation.
1553 - Fifteen-year-old Lady Jane Grey was deposed as Queen of England after claiming the crown for nine days. Mary, the daughter of King Henry VIII, was proclaimed Queen.
1595 - Astronomer Johannes Kepler has an epiphany and develops his theory of the geometrical basis of the universe while teaching in Graz.
1843 - The steamship SS Great Britain is launched, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, is the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull or screw propeller and the largest vessel afloat in the world.
1870 - France declared war on Prussia.
1939 - Dr. Roy P. Scholz became the first surgeon to use fiberglass sutures.
1941 British PM Winston Churchill launches his "V for Victory" campaign
1942 - German U-boats were withdrawn from positions off the U.S. Atlantic coast due to effective American anti-submarine countermeasures.
1943 - During World War II, more than 150 B-17 and 112 B-24 bombers attacked Rome for the first time.
1964 - In Illinois, Cahokia Mounds was designated as a U.S. National Landmark.
1974 - The House Judiciary Committee recommended that U.S. President Richard Nixon should stand trial in the Senate for any of the five impeachment charges against him.
1975 - The Apollo and Soyuz spacecrafts separated after being linked in orbit for two days.
1979 - In Nicaragua, the dictatorship of the Somozas was overthrown by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional or FSLN).
1982 - The U.S. Census Bureau reported that 14% of the population had an income below the official poverty level in 1981.
1984 - Geraldine Ferraro was nominated by the Democratic Party to become the first woman from a major political party to run for the office of U.S. Vice-President.
1985 - Christa McAuliffe of New Hampshire was chosen to be the first schoolteacher to ride aboard the space shuttle. She died with six others when the Challenger exploded the following year.
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NOTE: History for 20 July.
1801 - A 1,235 pound cheese ball was pressed at the farm of Elisha Brown, Jr. The ball of cheese was later loaded on a horse-driven wagon and presented to U.S. President Thomas Jefferson at the White House. No word on how large a block of Ex-Lax was required at the executive Mansion in the following days.
1810 - Colombia declared independence from Spain.
1861 - The Congress of the Confederate States began holding sessions in Richmond, VA.
1868 - Legislation that ordered U.S. tax stamps to be placed on all cigarette packs was passed.
1881 - Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull, a fugitive since the Battle of the Little Big Horn, surrendered to federal troops in Montana.
1917 - The draft lottery in World War I went into operation.
1944 - An attempt by a group of German officials to assassinate Adolf Hitler failed. The bomb exploded at Hitler's Rastenburg "Wolf's Lair" headquarters. Hitler was only wounded most of the blast being deflected by a very heavy table support.
1944 - U.S. President Roosevelt was nominated for an unprecedented fourth term of office at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
1969 - Apollo 11 lunar module carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lands on the surface of the Moon. Armstrong and Aldrin walk on the moon seven hours later. Astronaut Michael Collins remained in Lunar orbit aboard the Command and Service Module.
1976 - America's Viking I robot spacecraft made a successful landing on Mars.
1982 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan pulled the U.S. out of comprehensive test ban negotiations indefinitely.
1985 - Treasure hunters began raising $400 million in coins and silver from the Spanish galleon "Nuestra Senora de Atocha." The ship sank in 1622 40 miles of the coast of Key West, FL.
1801 - A 1,235 pound cheese ball was pressed at the farm of Elisha Brown, Jr. The ball of cheese was later loaded on a horse-driven wagon and presented to U.S. President Thomas Jefferson at the White House. No word on how large a block of Ex-Lax was required at the executive Mansion in the following days.
1810 - Colombia declared independence from Spain.
1861 - The Congress of the Confederate States began holding sessions in Richmond, VA.
1868 - Legislation that ordered U.S. tax stamps to be placed on all cigarette packs was passed.
1881 - Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull, a fugitive since the Battle of the Little Big Horn, surrendered to federal troops in Montana.
1917 - The draft lottery in World War I went into operation.
1944 - An attempt by a group of German officials to assassinate Adolf Hitler failed. The bomb exploded at Hitler's Rastenburg "Wolf's Lair" headquarters. Hitler was only wounded most of the blast being deflected by a very heavy table support.
1944 - U.S. President Roosevelt was nominated for an unprecedented fourth term of office at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
1969 - Apollo 11 lunar module carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lands on the surface of the Moon. Armstrong and Aldrin walk on the moon seven hours later. Astronaut Michael Collins remained in Lunar orbit aboard the Command and Service Module.
1976 - America's Viking I robot spacecraft made a successful landing on Mars.
1982 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan pulled the U.S. out of comprehensive test ban negotiations indefinitely.
1985 - Treasure hunters began raising $400 million in coins and silver from the Spanish galleon "Nuestra Senora de Atocha." The ship sank in 1622 40 miles of the coast of Key West, FL.
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NOTE: History for 21 July.
356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
365 - Crete Earthquake followed by tsunami around the Eastern Mediterranean which was said to have destroyed much of Alexandria.
1733 - John Winthrop was granted the first honorary Doctor of Law Degree given by Harvard College in Cambridge, MA.
1831 - Belgium became independent as Leopold I was proclaimed King of the Belgians.
1861 - The first major battle of the U.S. Civil War began. It was the Battle of Bull Run at Manassas Junction, VA. The Confederates won the battle.
1904 - After 13 years of construction in some of the most inhospitable territory of the world, the 4,607-mile Trans-Siberian railway is completed.
1925 - The "Monkey Trial" ended in Dayton, TN. John T. Scopes was convicted and fined $100 for violating the state prohibition on teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. The conviction was later overturned on a legal technicality because the judge had set the fine instead of the jury.
1930 - The Veterans Administration of the United States was established.
1940 - Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia were annexed by the Soviet Union. It should be noted that at this time the Soviet Union was in an alliance with NAZI Germany.
1944 - American forces landed on Guam during World War II.
1949 - The U.S. Senate ratified the North Atlantic Treaty.
1959 - A U.S. District Court judge in New York City ruled that "Lady Chatterley’s Lover" was not a dirty book.
1961 - Captain Virgil "Gus" Grissom became the second American to rocket into a sub-orbital pattern around the Earth. He was flying on the Liberty Bell 7.
1980 - Draft registration began in the United States for 19 and 20-year-old men.
1997 - The U.S.S. Constitution, which defended the United States during the War of 1812, set sail under its own power for the first time in 116 years.
2004 - White House officials were briefed on the September 11 commission's final report. The 575-page report concluded that hijackers exploited "Deep institutional failings within our government." The report was released to the public the next day.
2007 - The seventh and last book of the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," was released. Apparently the manuscript of "Harry Potter and the Chamber Pot of Thunder" will remain unpublished.
2011 - In Florida, Space Shuttle Atlantis landed successfully at Kennedy Space Center after completing STS-135. It was the final flight of NASA's space shuttle program. With this final flight the United States of America ceased being a spacefaring nation and began the role of space hitchhiker.
356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
365 - Crete Earthquake followed by tsunami around the Eastern Mediterranean which was said to have destroyed much of Alexandria.
1733 - John Winthrop was granted the first honorary Doctor of Law Degree given by Harvard College in Cambridge, MA.
1831 - Belgium became independent as Leopold I was proclaimed King of the Belgians.
1861 - The first major battle of the U.S. Civil War began. It was the Battle of Bull Run at Manassas Junction, VA. The Confederates won the battle.
1904 - After 13 years of construction in some of the most inhospitable territory of the world, the 4,607-mile Trans-Siberian railway is completed.
1925 - The "Monkey Trial" ended in Dayton, TN. John T. Scopes was convicted and fined $100 for violating the state prohibition on teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. The conviction was later overturned on a legal technicality because the judge had set the fine instead of the jury.
1930 - The Veterans Administration of the United States was established.
1940 - Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia were annexed by the Soviet Union. It should be noted that at this time the Soviet Union was in an alliance with NAZI Germany.
1944 - American forces landed on Guam during World War II.
1949 - The U.S. Senate ratified the North Atlantic Treaty.
1959 - A U.S. District Court judge in New York City ruled that "Lady Chatterley’s Lover" was not a dirty book.
1961 - Captain Virgil "Gus" Grissom became the second American to rocket into a sub-orbital pattern around the Earth. He was flying on the Liberty Bell 7.
1980 - Draft registration began in the United States for 19 and 20-year-old men.
1997 - The U.S.S. Constitution, which defended the United States during the War of 1812, set sail under its own power for the first time in 116 years.
2004 - White House officials were briefed on the September 11 commission's final report. The 575-page report concluded that hijackers exploited "Deep institutional failings within our government." The report was released to the public the next day.
2007 - The seventh and last book of the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," was released. Apparently the manuscript of "Harry Potter and the Chamber Pot of Thunder" will remain unpublished.
2011 - In Florida, Space Shuttle Atlantis landed successfully at Kennedy Space Center after completing STS-135. It was the final flight of NASA's space shuttle program. With this final flight the United States of America ceased being a spacefaring nation and began the role of space hitchhiker.
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NOTE: History for 22 July.
1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem.
1456 - Battle at Nandorfehervar (Belgrade): Hungarian army under Janos Hunyadi beats Sultan Murad II.
1515 - First Congress of Vienna settles issues between Poland and Holy Roman Empire - rise of the Habsburgs influence.
1587 - A second English colony was established on Roanoke Island off North Carolina. The colony vanished under mysterious circumstances.
1796 - Cleveland was founded by General Moses Cleaveland.
1812 - English troops under the Duke of Wellington defeated the French at the Battle of Salamanca in Spain.
1933 - Wiley Post ended his around-the-world flight. He had traveled 15,596 miles in 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes.
1937 - The U.S. Senate rejected President Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court.
1942 - 300,000 Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto are seized and transported to the Treblinka Extermination Camp.
1943 - American forces led by General George S. Patton captured Palermo, Sicily.
1955 - U.S. Vice-President Richard M. Nixon chaired a cabinet meeting in Washington, DC. It was the first time that a Vice-President had carried out the task.
1975 - Confederate General Robert E. Lee had his U.S. citizenship restored by the U.S. Congress.
1998 - Iran tested medium-range missile, capable of reaching Israel or Saudi Arabia.
2000 - Astronomers at the University of Arizona announced that they had found a 17th moon orbiting Jupiter.
1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem.
1456 - Battle at Nandorfehervar (Belgrade): Hungarian army under Janos Hunyadi beats Sultan Murad II.
1515 - First Congress of Vienna settles issues between Poland and Holy Roman Empire - rise of the Habsburgs influence.
1587 - A second English colony was established on Roanoke Island off North Carolina. The colony vanished under mysterious circumstances.
1796 - Cleveland was founded by General Moses Cleaveland.
1812 - English troops under the Duke of Wellington defeated the French at the Battle of Salamanca in Spain.
1933 - Wiley Post ended his around-the-world flight. He had traveled 15,596 miles in 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes.
1937 - The U.S. Senate rejected President Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court.
1942 - 300,000 Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto are seized and transported to the Treblinka Extermination Camp.
1943 - American forces led by General George S. Patton captured Palermo, Sicily.
1955 - U.S. Vice-President Richard M. Nixon chaired a cabinet meeting in Washington, DC. It was the first time that a Vice-President had carried out the task.
1975 - Confederate General Robert E. Lee had his U.S. citizenship restored by the U.S. Congress.
1998 - Iran tested medium-range missile, capable of reaching Israel or Saudi Arabia.
2000 - Astronomers at the University of Arizona announced that they had found a 17th moon orbiting Jupiter.
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NOTE: History of 23 July.
1215 - Frederick II crowned King of the Germans in Aachen by one of the three German Archbishops. This was a major stepping stone on the way to being declared Holy Roman Emperor.
1715 - The first lighthouse in America was authorized for construction at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts.
1829 - William Burt patented the typographer, which was the first typewriter.
1904 - The ice cream cone was invented by Charles E. Menches during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in ST Louis, MO. Actually there are several claimants to this honor and all of them come from the same ST Louis Exposition. The general story is that it was very hot and the ice cream vendor could not keep up with washing ice cream dishes to meet the demand. Next door, or across the thoroughfare, or sometimes even in the same building a purveyor of hot pastries, cookies, or waffles wasn't selling squat due to the heat. The ice cream vendor had an inspiration and turned the pastry, cookie, or waffle into a cone and inserted two scoops of ice cream thus solving both of the vendors' problems and inventing the bane of dieters everywhere.
1914 - Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum to Serbia following the killing of Archduke Francis Ferdinand by a Serb assassin. The dispute led to World War I.
1938 - The first federal game preserve was approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The area was 2,000 acres in Utah.
1944- Conference of Bretton Woods is signed signaling IMF operations to begin. Unfortunately in this case IMF means International Monetary Fund an organization operating under the auspices of the UN and not the Impossible Missions Force a fictitious organization operating under the auspices of US Intelligence which in my opinion would have been way cooler and much more use in WWII.
1952 - Egyptian military officers led by Gamal Abdel Nasser overthrew King Farouk I.
1954 - A law was passed that stated "The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to repair, equip, and restore the United States Ship Constitution, as far as may be practicable, to her original appearance, and thereafter to maintain the United States Ship Constitution at Boston, Massachusetts."
1958 - The submarine Nautilus departed from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, under orders to conduct "Operation Sunshine." The mission was to be the first vessel to cross the north pole by ship. The Nautilus achieved the goal on August 3, 1958.
1962 - The "Telstar" communications satellite sent the first live TV broadcast to Europe.
1972 - The U.S. launched Landsat 1 (ERTS-1). It was the first Earth-resources satellite.
1985 - Commodore unveiled the personal computer Amiga 1000.
1215 - Frederick II crowned King of the Germans in Aachen by one of the three German Archbishops. This was a major stepping stone on the way to being declared Holy Roman Emperor.
1715 - The first lighthouse in America was authorized for construction at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts.
1829 - William Burt patented the typographer, which was the first typewriter.
1904 - The ice cream cone was invented by Charles E. Menches during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in ST Louis, MO. Actually there are several claimants to this honor and all of them come from the same ST Louis Exposition. The general story is that it was very hot and the ice cream vendor could not keep up with washing ice cream dishes to meet the demand. Next door, or across the thoroughfare, or sometimes even in the same building a purveyor of hot pastries, cookies, or waffles wasn't selling squat due to the heat. The ice cream vendor had an inspiration and turned the pastry, cookie, or waffle into a cone and inserted two scoops of ice cream thus solving both of the vendors' problems and inventing the bane of dieters everywhere.
1914 - Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum to Serbia following the killing of Archduke Francis Ferdinand by a Serb assassin. The dispute led to World War I.
1938 - The first federal game preserve was approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The area was 2,000 acres in Utah.
1944- Conference of Bretton Woods is signed signaling IMF operations to begin. Unfortunately in this case IMF means International Monetary Fund an organization operating under the auspices of the UN and not the Impossible Missions Force a fictitious organization operating under the auspices of US Intelligence which in my opinion would have been way cooler and much more use in WWII.
1952 - Egyptian military officers led by Gamal Abdel Nasser overthrew King Farouk I.
1954 - A law was passed that stated "The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to repair, equip, and restore the United States Ship Constitution, as far as may be practicable, to her original appearance, and thereafter to maintain the United States Ship Constitution at Boston, Massachusetts."
1958 - The submarine Nautilus departed from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, under orders to conduct "Operation Sunshine." The mission was to be the first vessel to cross the north pole by ship. The Nautilus achieved the goal on August 3, 1958.
1962 - The "Telstar" communications satellite sent the first live TV broadcast to Europe.
1972 - The U.S. launched Landsat 1 (ERTS-1). It was the first Earth-resources satellite.
1985 - Commodore unveiled the personal computer Amiga 1000.
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NOTE: History for 24 July.
1534 - Jacques Cartier lands in Canada, claims it for France.
1567 - Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate; her one year-old son becomes King James VI of Scots.
1832 - Benjamin Bonneville leads the first wagon train across the Rocky Mountains by Wyoming's South Pass.
1847 - Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in present-day Utah.
1847 - Richard M. Hoe patented the rotary-type printing press.
1866 - Tennessee became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the U.S. Civil War.
1911 - American explorer Hiram Bingham III discovers Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas. Bingham was not a trained archaeologist but rather, much to the chagrin of the Anthropology elitists, an historian. He was also an Army officer, a US Army aviator and crack pistol shot so if you imagined the "Raiders" theme when you read this it is entirely understandable.
1923 - The Treaty of Lausanne, which settled the boundaries of modern Turkey, was concluded in Switzerland.
1943 - Operation Gomorrah starts. The RAF begins bombing Hamburg (till 3rd August), creating a firestorm and killing 42,600 people.
1948 - Soviet occupation forces in Germany blockaded West Berlin. The U.S.-British airlift began the following day.
1969 - The Apollo 11 astronauts splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
1987 - Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbed Mt. Fuji. Hulda became the oldest person to climb Japan’s highest peak.
1534 - Jacques Cartier lands in Canada, claims it for France.
1567 - Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate; her one year-old son becomes King James VI of Scots.
1832 - Benjamin Bonneville leads the first wagon train across the Rocky Mountains by Wyoming's South Pass.
1847 - Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in present-day Utah.
1847 - Richard M. Hoe patented the rotary-type printing press.
1866 - Tennessee became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the U.S. Civil War.
1911 - American explorer Hiram Bingham III discovers Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas. Bingham was not a trained archaeologist but rather, much to the chagrin of the Anthropology elitists, an historian. He was also an Army officer, a US Army aviator and crack pistol shot so if you imagined the "Raiders" theme when you read this it is entirely understandable.
1923 - The Treaty of Lausanne, which settled the boundaries of modern Turkey, was concluded in Switzerland.
1943 - Operation Gomorrah starts. The RAF begins bombing Hamburg (till 3rd August), creating a firestorm and killing 42,600 people.
1948 - Soviet occupation forces in Germany blockaded West Berlin. The U.S.-British airlift began the following day.
1969 - The Apollo 11 astronauts splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
1987 - Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbed Mt. Fuji. Hulda became the oldest person to climb Japan’s highest peak.
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NOTE: History for 25 July.
306 - Constantine I is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops.
326 - Constantine refused to carry out the traditional pagan sacrifices.
1394 - Charles VI of France issued a decree for the general expulsion of Jews from France.
1564 - Maximillian II (House of Habsburg ) became emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
1587 - Japanese strong-man Hideyoshi banned Christianity in Japan and ordered all Christians to leave.
1759 - British forces defeated a French army at Fort Niagara in Canada.
1799 - Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Ottomans at Aboukir, Egypt.
1805 - Aaron Burr visited New Orleans with plans to establish a new country, with New Orleans as the capital city.
1814 - English engineer George Stephenson introduces his first steam locomotive, a travelling engine designed for hauling coal on the Killingworth wagonway named Blucher.
1845 - China granted Belgium equal trading rights with Britain, France and the United States.
1866 - Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army. He was the first American officer to hold the rank.
1907 - Korea became a protectorate of Japan.
1909 - French aviator Louis Bleriot flew across the English Channel in a monoplane. He traveled from Calais to Dover in 37 minutes. He was the first man to fly across the channel.
1914 - Russia declared that it would act to protect Serbian sovereignty. Another lurching step toward WWI.
1941 - The U.S. government froze all Japanese and Chinese assets.
1943 - Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was overthrown in a coup.
1946 - The U.S. detonated an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. It was the first underwater test of the device.
1952 - Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the U.S.
1984 - Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to walk in space. She was aboard the orbiting space station Salyut 7.
1994 - Israel and Jordan formally ended the state of war that had existed between them since 1948.
1998 - The USS Harry S. Truman was commissioned and put into service by the U.S. Navy.
306 - Constantine I is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops.
326 - Constantine refused to carry out the traditional pagan sacrifices.
1394 - Charles VI of France issued a decree for the general expulsion of Jews from France.
1564 - Maximillian II (House of Habsburg ) became emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
1587 - Japanese strong-man Hideyoshi banned Christianity in Japan and ordered all Christians to leave.
1759 - British forces defeated a French army at Fort Niagara in Canada.
1799 - Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Ottomans at Aboukir, Egypt.
1805 - Aaron Burr visited New Orleans with plans to establish a new country, with New Orleans as the capital city.
1814 - English engineer George Stephenson introduces his first steam locomotive, a travelling engine designed for hauling coal on the Killingworth wagonway named Blucher.
1845 - China granted Belgium equal trading rights with Britain, France and the United States.
1866 - Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army. He was the first American officer to hold the rank.
1907 - Korea became a protectorate of Japan.
1909 - French aviator Louis Bleriot flew across the English Channel in a monoplane. He traveled from Calais to Dover in 37 minutes. He was the first man to fly across the channel.
1914 - Russia declared that it would act to protect Serbian sovereignty. Another lurching step toward WWI.
1941 - The U.S. government froze all Japanese and Chinese assets.
1943 - Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was overthrown in a coup.
1946 - The U.S. detonated an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. It was the first underwater test of the device.
1952 - Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the U.S.
1984 - Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to walk in space. She was aboard the orbiting space station Salyut 7.
1994 - Israel and Jordan formally ended the state of war that had existed between them since 1948.
1998 - The USS Harry S. Truman was commissioned and put into service by the U.S. Navy.
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NOTE: History for 26 July.
657 - Battle of Siffin during the first Muslim civil war between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah I beside Euphrates River.
1519 - Francisco Pizarro receives royal charter for the west coast of South America.
1775 - A postal system was established by the 2nd Continental Congress of the United States. The first Postmaster General was Benjamin Franklin.
1788 - New York became the 11th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1803 - The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in South London.
1881 - Thomas Edison and Patrick Kenny execute a patent application for a facsimile telegraph (U.S. Pat. 479,184).
1907 - The Chester was launched. It was the first turbine-propelled ship.
1908 - United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).
1945 - Declaration of Potsdam: US, Britain and China demand the Japanese surrender during WWII.
1947 - U.S. President Truman signed The National Security Act. The act created the National Security Council, the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
1948 - U.S. President Truman signed executive orders that prohibited discrimination in the U.S. armed forces and federal employment.
1952 - King Farouk I of Egypt abdicated in the wake of a coup led by Gamal Abdel Nasser.
1953 - Fidel Castro began his revolt against Fulgencio Batista with an unsuccessful attack on an army barracks in eastern Cuba. Castro eventually ousted Batista six years later.
1956 - Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal.
1971 - Apollo 15 was launched from Cape Kennedy, FL.
657 - Battle of Siffin during the first Muslim civil war between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah I beside Euphrates River.
1519 - Francisco Pizarro receives royal charter for the west coast of South America.
1775 - A postal system was established by the 2nd Continental Congress of the United States. The first Postmaster General was Benjamin Franklin.
1788 - New York became the 11th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1803 - The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in South London.
1881 - Thomas Edison and Patrick Kenny execute a patent application for a facsimile telegraph (U.S. Pat. 479,184).
1907 - The Chester was launched. It was the first turbine-propelled ship.
1908 - United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).
1945 - Declaration of Potsdam: US, Britain and China demand the Japanese surrender during WWII.
1947 - U.S. President Truman signed The National Security Act. The act created the National Security Council, the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
1948 - U.S. President Truman signed executive orders that prohibited discrimination in the U.S. armed forces and federal employment.
1952 - King Farouk I of Egypt abdicated in the wake of a coup led by Gamal Abdel Nasser.
1953 - Fidel Castro began his revolt against Fulgencio Batista with an unsuccessful attack on an army barracks in eastern Cuba. Castro eventually ousted Batista six years later.
1956 - Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal.
1971 - Apollo 15 was launched from Cape Kennedy, FL.
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NOTE: History for 27 July.
1214 - At the Battle of Bouvines in France, Philip Augustus of France defeated John of England.
1245 - Frederick II was deposed by a council at Lyons after they found him guilty of sacrilege.
1586 - Walter Raleigh imports the first tobacco to England from Virginia.
1663 - The British Parliament passed a second Navigation Act, which required all goods bound for the colonies be sent in British ships from British ports.
1689 - Government forces defeated the Scottish Jacobites at the Battle of Killiecrankie.
1775 - Benjamin Rush began his service as the first Surgeon General of the Continental Army.
1777 - The marquis of Lafayette arrived in New England to help the rebellious American colonists fight the British.
1789 - The Department of Foreign Affairs was established by the U.S. Congress. The agency was later known as the Department of State.
1804 - The 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. With the amendment Electors were directed to vote for a President and for a Vice-President rather than for two choices for President.
1866 - Cyrus Field successfully completed the Atlantic Cable. It was an underwater telegraph from North America to Europe. 1,686 Miles long.
1909 - Orville Wright set a record for the longest airplane flight. He was testing the first Army airplane and kept it in the air for 1 hour 12 minutes and 40 seconds.
1914 - British troops invaded the streets of Dublin, Ireland, and began to disarm Irish rebels.
1921 - Frederick Banting and Charles Best isolate insulin at the University of Toronto.
1940 - Bugs Bunny made his official debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon "A Wild Hare."
1944 - U.S. troops completed the liberation of Guam.
1953 - The armistice agreement that ended the fighting in the Korean War was signed at Panmunjon, Korea.
1964 - U.S. President Lyndon Johnson sent an additional 5,000 advisers to South Vietnam.
1974 - The U.S. Congress asked for impeachment procedures against President Richard Nixon.
1980 - The deposed shah of Iran, Muhammad Riza Pahlavi, died in a hospital near Cairo, Egypt.
1995 - The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC, by U.S. President Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young-sam.
1214 - At the Battle of Bouvines in France, Philip Augustus of France defeated John of England.
1245 - Frederick II was deposed by a council at Lyons after they found him guilty of sacrilege.
1586 - Walter Raleigh imports the first tobacco to England from Virginia.
1663 - The British Parliament passed a second Navigation Act, which required all goods bound for the colonies be sent in British ships from British ports.
1689 - Government forces defeated the Scottish Jacobites at the Battle of Killiecrankie.
1775 - Benjamin Rush began his service as the first Surgeon General of the Continental Army.
1777 - The marquis of Lafayette arrived in New England to help the rebellious American colonists fight the British.
1789 - The Department of Foreign Affairs was established by the U.S. Congress. The agency was later known as the Department of State.
1804 - The 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. With the amendment Electors were directed to vote for a President and for a Vice-President rather than for two choices for President.
1866 - Cyrus Field successfully completed the Atlantic Cable. It was an underwater telegraph from North America to Europe. 1,686 Miles long.
1909 - Orville Wright set a record for the longest airplane flight. He was testing the first Army airplane and kept it in the air for 1 hour 12 minutes and 40 seconds.
1914 - British troops invaded the streets of Dublin, Ireland, and began to disarm Irish rebels.
1921 - Frederick Banting and Charles Best isolate insulin at the University of Toronto.
1940 - Bugs Bunny made his official debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon "A Wild Hare."
1944 - U.S. troops completed the liberation of Guam.
1953 - The armistice agreement that ended the fighting in the Korean War was signed at Panmunjon, Korea.
1964 - U.S. President Lyndon Johnson sent an additional 5,000 advisers to South Vietnam.
1974 - The U.S. Congress asked for impeachment procedures against President Richard Nixon.
1980 - The deposed shah of Iran, Muhammad Riza Pahlavi, died in a hospital near Cairo, Egypt.
1995 - The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC, by U.S. President Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young-sam.
Re: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOTE: History for 28 July.
1794 - French Revolutionary figure Maximilien Robespierre and 22 other leaders of "the Terror" guillotined to thunderous cheers in Paris.
1821 - Peru declared its independence from Spain.
1866 - The metric system was legalized by the U.S. Congress for the standardization of weights and measures throughout the United States.
1868 - The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was declared in effect. The amendment guaranteed due process of law.
1896 - The city of Miami, FL, was incorporated.
1914 - Austria-Hungary decides against mediation and declares war on Serbia - first declaration of war of WWI.
1917 - Silent Parade organised by James Weldon Johnson of 10,000 African-Americans who march on 5th Ave in NYC to protest against lynching.
1932 - Federal troops forcibly dispersed the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans who had gathered in Washington, DC. They were requesting money they were not scheduled to receive until 1945.
1945 - A U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York City's Empire State Building. 14 people were killed and 26 were injured.
1965 - U.S. President Johnson announced he was increasing the number of American troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
1982 - San Francisco, CA, became the first city in the U.S. to ban handguns. During the initial grace period of the ban a total of 15 firearms were turned in to police none of them from criminals.
1998 - Serbian military forces seized the Kosovo town of Malisevo.
1998 - Monica Lewinsky received blanket immunity from prosecution to testify before a grand jury about her relationship with U.S. President Clinton.
1794 - French Revolutionary figure Maximilien Robespierre and 22 other leaders of "the Terror" guillotined to thunderous cheers in Paris.
1821 - Peru declared its independence from Spain.
1866 - The metric system was legalized by the U.S. Congress for the standardization of weights and measures throughout the United States.
1868 - The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was declared in effect. The amendment guaranteed due process of law.
1896 - The city of Miami, FL, was incorporated.
1914 - Austria-Hungary decides against mediation and declares war on Serbia - first declaration of war of WWI.
1917 - Silent Parade organised by James Weldon Johnson of 10,000 African-Americans who march on 5th Ave in NYC to protest against lynching.
1932 - Federal troops forcibly dispersed the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans who had gathered in Washington, DC. They were requesting money they were not scheduled to receive until 1945.
1945 - A U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York City's Empire State Building. 14 people were killed and 26 were injured.
1965 - U.S. President Johnson announced he was increasing the number of American troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
1982 - San Francisco, CA, became the first city in the U.S. to ban handguns. During the initial grace period of the ban a total of 15 firearms were turned in to police none of them from criminals.
1998 - Serbian military forces seized the Kosovo town of Malisevo.
1998 - Monica Lewinsky received blanket immunity from prosecution to testify before a grand jury about her relationship with U.S. President Clinton.