Today in History

1804
in a pistol duel,V.P. Aaron Burr mortally wounds ex Sec of Treasury, Alexander Hamilton,he died the next day. The reason for the duel, Hamilton at a dinner called Burr a'dangerous man'
1922
The Hollywood Bowl opens in Los Angeles,an ampitheatre with its distinctive bandshell,located in the Hollywood Hills northeast of the Hollywood Sign
1955
Congress authorizes all U.S. currency to say' In God We Trust'
1969
singer/songwriter, David Bowie releases his single' Space Oddity' 9 days before Apollo 11 lands on the moon
2019
last model of Volkswagen's 'Bettle' car produced in Pueblo, Mexico ends world wide production after 80 years
 

July 11th Birthdays:
1899
E.B. White- author' Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web
1920 Yul Brynner- actor, The King&I,The Ten Commandments, Magnificent Seven. He won a 1952 Tony as featured actor in King&I won Best Actor Oscar in the movie version. He famously did an TV anti smoking ad for the American Cancer Society a couple days before he died saying' Don't Smoke'
1934
Giorgio Armani- Italian fashion designer
1959
Richie Sambora- rock guitarist with band' BonJovi
1990
Caroline Wozniacki- retired tennis player,her only Grand Slam win was 2018 Australian Open
Deaths:
1937
George Gershwin- composer/ pianist' Rhapsody in Blue, Porgy&Bess, An American in Paris 37{brain tumor}
1973
Robery Ryan- actor, The Longest Day, Billy Budd, The Dirty Dozen 63{lung cancer}
2008
Michael De Bakey- cardaic surgeon/artifical heart pioneer 99
 
On This Day In History, July 12th

1984 Walter F. Mondale Names Geraldine A. Ferraro as Running Mate in Presidential Elections
New York Congressperson, Geraldine A. Ferraro, became the first woman to run for office on a major party ticket in the United States.

1975 São Tomé and Príncipe gains independence from Portuguese rule
The island nation was discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century. For over 200 years, its economy was run by African slaves who cultivated sugar, coffee, and cocoa. Manuel Pinto da Costa became the first president of the newly independent country.

1967 Race riots break out in Newark, New Jersey, killing 26 people and injuring several others
The violence began when two white policemen arrested a black cab driver.

1962 First performance of the Rolling Stones
The British rock band performed for the first time as a group at the Marquee Club in London.

1920 Moscow Peace Treaty is signed
Also known as the Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty, the treaty was signed between Lithuania and the Soviet Union. It recognized Lithuanian sovereignty in exchange for its neutrality and for safe passage for Russian troops to Poland.
 


Births On This Day, July 12th 🎂

1997 Malala Yousafzai
Pakistani activist

1937 Bill Cosby
American comedian, actor, producer, author

1904 Pablo Neruda
Chilean poet, Nobel Prize laureate

1884 Amedeo Modigliani
Italian painter, sculptor

1817 Henry David Thoreau
American writer, philosopher

Deaths On This Day, July 12th 🪦

2013 Amar Bose
American sound engineer, entrepreneur

2010 Harvey Pekar
American author

1926 Gertrude Bell
British government administrator, writer, spy, archaeologist

1804 Alexander Hamilton
Nevisian/American economist, politician, philosopher, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury

1536 Desiderius Erasmus
Dutch theologian, priest
 
1862
Pres Lincoln signs into law that Congress passed creating Medal of Honor Award. It goes to members of military who distinguish themselves in combat at risk of life ,beyond the call of duty
1940
Frederick McKinly Jones receives patent for air condtioning unit for trucks
1970
archelogist/explorer, Thor Heyerdahl crosses the Atlantic Ocean on raft, RA II arriving in Barbados from Morocco,took him 57 days
1976
debut of game show' Family Feud' with Richard Dawson as host from '76-'85
 
July 12 Birthdays:
1854
George Eastman- inventor of Kodak Camera/founder of Eastman Kodak Company
1895
Oscar Hammerstein II- lyricist with writing partner,Richard Rodgers{music} 'The Sound of Music, The King&I,Oklahoma, South Pacific
1930
Gordon Pinsent- Canadian actor/writer/producer voice of' Barbar the Elephant'
1943
Christine McVie- British singer/songwriter with group 'Fleetwood Mac' 'Don't Stop, You Make Lovin Fun
1971
Kristi Yamaguchi- retired women's figure skater,she won Olympic Gold Medal at '92 Winter Olympics
Deaths:
1910
Charles Rolls- British aviator/co founder of Rolls-Royce car company 32{plane crash}
1973
Lon Chaney,Jr- actor 'The Wolf Man', Of Mice&Men' 67
1996
John Chancellor- NBC journalist/ anchor of NBC Nightly News '70-'82 68
2011
Sherwood Schwartz- TV writer/ producer,creator of 2 classic sitcoms,'Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch' 95
 
On This Day In History, July 13th

1985 Live Aid benefit concert
Held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, the concert raised millions in benefit of those affected by famine in Ethiopia. Over a billion people tuned in around the world to watch the show.

1977 Ethiopian-Somali War begins
The Somali National Army invaded the disputed Ogaden region between Somalia and Ethiopia. The war lasted for 9 months and ended with a Somalian retreat

1977 Kinney, Minnesota declares its secession from the U.S.
Frustrated by its failing water system, Kinney, Minnesota declared the creation of the Republic of Kinney and sent a letter of secession to the U.S. Secretary of State.

1937 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is founded
The now-international doughnut company was founded by Kentuckian Vernon Rudolph.

1814 National military police of Italy created
The Carabinieri was established by the Royal Patents as a policing force with jurisdiction over the military and civilians.
 
Births On This Day, July 13th 🎂

1979 Craig Bellamy
Welsh footballer

1950 Ma Ying-jeou
Taiwanese politician

1942 Harrison Ford
American actor

1940 Patrick Stewart
English actor

1821 Nathan Bedford Forrest
American army officer


Deaths On This Day, July 13th 🪦

2010 George Steinbrenner
American businessman

1976 Joachim Peiper
German SS officer

1954 Frida Kahlo
Mexican painter

1946 Alfred Stieglitz
American photographer

1024 Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
 
1835
Swedish/American, John Ericsson receives patent for screw propeller design
1923
The Hollywoodland Sign is officially dedicated in hills above Hollywood,Los Angeles. After a renovation in 1949 the last 4 letters were dropped
1939
Frank Sinatra makes his record debut with the Harry James orchestra.He sang, 'From The Bottom of My Heart, Melcancholy Mood
1985
Live Aid Concerts from London's Wembley Stadium, Philadelphia' JFK Stadium to raise awareness of poverty in Ethopia. This was the 'brain child' of Irish rocker, Bob Geldof who traveled to Africa learned about the crisis. rock stars performing at the concerts included Queen, Madonna, Elton John,Beach Boys,Tom Petty. The concerts raised $ 120mil
1990
movie' Ghost' was released directed by Jerry Zucker. This romantic fantasy was about a banker' Sam{Patrick Swayze} who is killed by his friend/crooked banker,Carl{Tony Goldwyn}. Sam tries to save his girlfriend, Molly{Demi Moore} with help from a pyschic,Oda Mae Brown{Whoopi Goldberg}. The movie made $505.7 mill
won 2 Oscars,best supp actress,Whoopi, best original screenplay{Bruce Joel Rubin}
2018
an outline of a 5,000yr old hedge was discovered at New Grange,Ireland through drought&drone footage
 
July 13th Birthdays:
1852
George Bradley- pitcher with the St Louis Brown Stockings recorded the 1st MLB no-hitter
1913
Dave Garroway- 1st host of NBC's The Today Show' 1951-1961
1940
Patrick Stewart-actor ,best known TV role' Capt Jean Luc Picard' on Start Trek,Next Generation
1942
Roger McGuinn-singer/songwriter with 60's group 'The Byrds 'Turn,Turn,Turn, Eight Miles High'
1944
Erno Rubik- Hungarian inventor of' Rubik's Cube'
1957
Cameron Crowe-film director' Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous/screenwriter'Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Deaths:
1937
Emmett Dalton -U.S outlaw,member of the Dalton Gang of American Old West 66
1960
Joy Davidman- poet/writer, wife of C.S. Lewis,their story was the basis of movie' Shadowlands' 45{cancer}
2006
Red Buttons- comedian/actor Sayonara, The Poseidon Adventure, won best supp actor Oscar in Sayonara 87
 
On This Day In History, July 14th

2016 Terrorist Attack in Nice, France Kills 85 and Injures More than 300 People
The attack took place during Bastille Day Celebrations when a 19-tonne truck was driven into the crowd. The attacker was eventually shot by the police.

1965 Mars flyby of Mariner 4
The American spacecraft became the first to take pictures of another planet and send them back to Earth.

1958 Coup in Iraq
Abd al-Karim Qasim, a brigadier in the Iraqi Army staged a military coup in Iraq, overthrowing the Hashemite monarchy. The Iraqi King Faisal II, the Crown Prince Abd al-Ilah, and Prime Minister Nuri al-Said were assassinated during the coup. Qasim took over the position of Prime Minister, which he held until 1963. The coup also led to the dissolution of the Arab Federation of Jordan and Iraq.

1957 First female parliamentarian in the Arab world is elected to office
Egyptian Rawya Ateya became the first woman to be elected to the National Assembly.

1789 Storming of the Bastille
Bastille, a prison housing only 7 prisoners at the time, was stormed by a crowd calling for the closure of the prison. The storming became the central event of the French Revolution.
 
Births On This Day, July 14th 🎂

1918 Ingmar Bergman
Swedish director

1913 Gerald Ford
American politician, 38th President of the United States

1912 Woody Guthrie
American singer-songwriter, musician

1911 Terry-Thomas
British actor

1862 Gustav Klimt
Austrian painter, graphic artist

Deaths On This Day, July 14th 🪦

2001 Guy de Lussigny
French painter

1965 Adlai Stevenson
American politician, 31st Governor of Illinois

1910 Marius Petipa
French/Russian dancer, choreographer

1881 Billy the Kid
American criminal

1223 Philip II of France
 
1868
Alvin Fellows of New Haven,CT patents the tape measure
1914
U.S. engineer, Robert Goddard receives 1st patent for liquid-fueled rocket design
1951
Citiation,Triple Crown champion,runs his last race winning the Hollywood God Cup by 4 lengths. He retires as the 1st racing millionaire horse
1986
Richard Miller becomes the 1st FBI agent convicted of espionage.He's sentence to 2 consecutive life terms, but is released in 1994,he died in 2013
2015
author,Harper Lee's novel"Go Set a Watchman' an early version of'To Kill a Mockingbird' goes on sale in 70 countries. 1st day sales 700,000 books sold
 
July 14th Birthdays:
1903
Irving Stone- author 'Lust for Life,Love is Eternal
1912
Woody Guthrie- folk singer/songwriter 'This Land Is Your Land'
1918
Arthur Laurents- playright- 'West Side Story,Gypsy
1949
Tommy Mottola- music executive with Casablanca Record,s 1st ex husband of singer, Mariah Carey
1960
Jane Lynch- actress/singer/ TV game show host,her best known TV role' Sue Sylvester' on 'Glee', she now hosts game show 'The Weakest Link'
Deaths:
1881
Billy The Kid- American frontier outlaw,shot by Sheriff Pat Garnett 21
2000
Meredith MacRae- actress best known TV roles ,'Sally' on Tv show 'My Three Sons, 'Billie Jo Bradley' on TV show Petticoat Junction' 56{brain cancer} her parents were actors Gordon&Sheila MacRae
2005
Cecily Saunders-British nurse/physican who founded 1st modern day hospice 87
 
On This Day In History, July 15th

1996 MSNBC is launched
The American news television channel was created by Microsoft and General Electric's NBC unit. The first show on the channel was hosted by Jodi Applegate.

1994 Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collides with Jupiter
The Jupiter orbiting comet collided with Jupiter. It was the first time in recorded history that Astronomers had observed a collision between two celestial objects.

1983 Orly Airport attack
A Turkish Airlines check-in counter was bombed at the Orly Airport in Paris, killing 8 people and injuring more than 50 people. The Armenian militant organization ASALA took responsibility for the attack.

1955 Mainau Declaration is signed by 18 Nobel laureates
The declaration against the use of nuclear weapons was initiated by German scientists Otto Hahn and Max Born.

1799 The Rosetta Stone is found
The ancient Egyptian rock inscribed with a decree by King Ptolemy V was found in the Egyptian port city of Rashid (Rosetta) by French Captain Pierre Bouchard.
 
Births On This Day, July 15th 🎂

1951 Jesse Ventura
American wrestler, actor, politician, 38th Governor of Minnesota

1950 Arianna Huffington
Greek/American author, and columnist, founded The Huffington Post

1930 Jacques Derrida
French philosopher

1858 Emmeline Pankhurst
British political activist, suffragette

1606 Rembrandt
Dutch painter

Deaths On This Day, July 15th 🪦

1961 John Edward Brownlee
Canadian politician

1948 John J. Pershing
American general

1904 Anton Chekhov
Russian physician, author

1857 Carl Czerny
Austrian pianist, composer

1521 Juan Ponce de León
Spanish explorer, 1st Governor of Puerto Rico
 
1869
magarine is patented by Hippolye Mega-Mouries for use by French Navy
1933
aviator, Wiley Post begins 1st solo flight around the world. it took him 7 days, 19 hrs
1954
The 1st commerical U.S. transport plane is tested ,a Boeing 747
2018
8 yr old girl, Saga Vaneck on summer holiday with her family finds a pre-Viking sword in a lake in Sweden. She thought it was a stick. Archelogists believe its 1,000yrs old
 
July 15th Birthdays:
1904
Dorothy Fields- lyricist 'Im In The Mood For Love, 'The Way You Look Tonight'
1911
Edward Shackleton- British explorer/geographer
1935
Ken Kercheval- actor, best known TV role' Cliff Barnes' on CBS show' Dallas'
1946
Linda Ronstadt- singer 'Its So Easy,You're No Good, Somewhere Out There duet w James Ingram,What's New.' She has 11 Grammy awards,was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2013. She now has a degenerative disease, progressive supranuclear palsy can no longer sing
1960
Willie Aames- actor best known TV role'Tommy Bradford' in ABC show '8 Is Enough',
Deaths:
1521
Juan Ponce de Leon-Spanish explorer,1st European to discover Florida 61
1904
Anton Chekov- Russian writer 'The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya' 44
1983
Eddie Foy, Jr- actor The Pajama Game, Fair Exchange 78
2012
Celeste Holm- actress Gentleman's Agreement, All About Eve,won best supp actress Oscar for GA 95
 
On This Day In History, July 16th

1995 Amazon.com Sells its First Book
The e-commerce website was first founded in 1995 by Jeff Bezos as an online bookstore. The first book sold by the Internet giant was Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought by Douglas Hofstadter.

1994 Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collides with Jupiter
The Jupiter orbiting comet collided with Jupiter. It was the first time in recorded history that astronomers had observed a collision between two celestial objects.

1981 Mahathir bin Mohamad takes office for the first time
Mohmad took office as the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia and remained in the position until 2003, becoming Malaysia's longest-serving prime minister and Asia's longest-serving politician.

1979 Iraqi president, Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns
The fourth president of Iraq resigned from his post citing health reasons and promoted his Vice President, Saddam Hussein to the post of President.

1951 The Catcher in the Rye is published
The book, written by J.D. Salinger is considered to be one of the top 100 works of fiction of the 20th century.
 
Births On This Day, July 16th 🎂

1967 Will Ferrell
American comedian, actor

1947 Assata Shakur
American activist, criminal

1907 Orville Redenbacher
American farmer, businessman

1872 Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer

1862 Ida B. Wells
American civil rights activist

Deaths On This Day, July 16th 🪦

1960 Albert Kesselring
German field marshal

1915 Ellen G. White
American author, and co-founder of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church

1882 Mary Todd Lincoln
American wife of Abraham Lincoln, 17th First Lady of the United States

1747 Giuseppe Crespi
Italian painter

1557 Anne of Cleves
 
1661
The 1st bank notes in Europe were issued by Bank of Stockholm
1880
Dr Emily Stone becomes Canada's 1st female licensed medical doctor
1935
1st U.S. automatic parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1976
rock duo'Loggins&Messina'{Kenny Loggins,Jim Messina} split up after 6 years to pursue solo careers. They released 6 albums with classic songs 'Your Mama Don't Dance, House at Pooh Corner,Danny's Song
 
July 16th Birthdays:
1722
Joseph Wilton-English sculptor of Westminster Abbey
1907
Orville Redenbacher-businessman/popcorn magnet 'Redenbacher's Gourmet Popcorn'
1942
Margaret Smith Court- retired female Australian tennis player,she won 24 Grand Slam titles
1958
Michael Flatly- Irish/American dancer/choregrapher 'River Dance, Lord of the Dance
1968
Larry Sanger- U.S. co-founder of Wikipedia
Deaths:
1981
Harry Chapin -singer/songwriter/hunger activist 'Cats in the Cradle, Taxi, I want to Sing You A Love Song' 38{car crash}
2017
George Romero- horror film director'Night of the Living Dead, Creepshow' 77
 
On This Day In History, July 17th

1998 The Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC) is adopted
The ICC is the first international judicial body that has the power to try individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.

1989 The Stealth Bomber makes its debut
The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit made its first public flight from Palmdale, California.

1976 Indonesia annexes East Timor and declares it its 27th province
This was the culmination of an 8-month-long Indonesian invasion and occupation of the Southeast Asian country that began just after East Timor declared its independence from Portugal in November 1975.

1955 Disneyland opens its doors for the first time
The popular theme park (“The Happiest Place on Earth”) was opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.

1945 The Potsdam Conference begins
The heads of the US, the UK, and the USSR met in Potsdam to discuss the terms of the German and Japanese surrenders, and to make post-war plans.
 
1841
British humor/satrical magazine' Punch is 1st published, ceased operations in 2002
1867
The 1st U.S. Dental School is established at Harvard Univ
1948
U.S. Air Force pilot, Gail Halverson sees children at Berlin Airport comes up with idea of dropping candy over the city during Berlin Airlift.It was known as 'Operation Little Vittles'
1975
Apollo 18 and Soviet spacecraft, Soryuz 19 dock together in space.The 2 commanders, Thomas P. Stafford,Alexei Lienov shook hands,exchanged gifts.it was the 1st meeting of Cold War adversaries,was final Apollo program with NASA
 
July 17th Birthdays:
1763
John Jacob Astor- German born/American businessman, 1st multi- millionaire
1889
Erle Stanley Garner- detective writer creator of'Perry Mason'
1912
Art Linkletter- Canadian TV host' People Are Funny, Kids Say the Darnest Things
1928
Vince Guaraldi- jazz pianist/ composer' Cast Your Fate to The Wind', Peanut TV specials
1952
David Hasselhoff- actor best known TV roles' Michael Knight' on NBC show' KNight Rider', 'Mitch on TV show' Baywatch'
1960
Mark Burnett- British TV producer,he created reality shows,'The Apprentice, Survivor, The Voice, Shark Tank
Deaths:
1887
Dorothea Dix- pioneering nurse/social activist,who created 1st U.S. mental asylums 85
1959
Billie Holiday- jazz singer/songwriter 'Lady Sings The Blues, God Bless the Child 44
1961
Ty Cobb- Baseball Hall of Fame Outfielder with Detroit Tigers 74{cancer}
2001
Katherine Graham- buinesswoman,owner of Washington Post during 'Watergate Scandal' 84
2009
Walter Cronkite- TV journalist, news anchor with CBS News 1961-1982, was once the most trusted news man in U.S. affectionally known as'Uncle Walter' 92
 

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