Today in History for 29th July 2022: Historical Events 1928 – Test footage first created for Walt Disney’s “Steamboat Willie” with Mickey Mouse 1942 – Eastern Blvd in the Bronx renamed Bruckner Boulevard, in honor of former Bronx Borough President and US Congressman, Henry Bruckner 1956 – WCKT (now WSVN) TV channel 7 in Miami, …
Today in History for 28th July 2022: Historical Events 1790 – Henry James Pye appointed as British Poet Laureate by King George III 1919 – Vrije Vakbewegings Internationale (VVI) forms in Amsterdam 1979 – France performs nuclear Test 1985 – Canadian Open Women’s Golf (du Maurier Classic), Beaconsfield GC: Pat Bradley wins by 1 from …
Tour de France: future heatwaves may make it untenable to hold the race in July: As the men’s Tour de France wraps up and the women’s tournament begins, the European heat wave rages on. If you look closely, the heat can be seen in photos of the event: cooling towels around racers’ necks, water splashed …
Today in History for 27th July 2022: Historical Events 1816 – US troops destroy Fort Apalachicola, a Seminole fort, to punish Indians for harboring runaway slaves 1914 – Felix Manalo registers the Iglesia ni Cristo with the Filipino government. 1941 – German army enters Ukraine 1974 – House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 recommends Nixon impeachment …
Today in History for 26th July 2022: Historical Events 1878 – In California, poet and American West outlaw calling himself “Black Bart” makes his last clean getaway when he steals a safe box from a Wells Fargo stagecoach. The empty box found later with a taunting poem inside. 1944 – Japanese suicide attack on US …
Today in History for 25th July 2022: Historical Events 1652 – Nikita Minin becomes patriarch of Russian Orthodox Church 1917 – Sir Thomas Whyte introduces the first income tax in Canada as a “temporary” measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%). 1985 – USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1990 – …
Today in History for 24th July 2022: Historical Events 1651 – Anthony Johnson, a free African American, receives grant of 250 acres in Virginia 1971 – WUHQ TV channel 41 in Battle Creek, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1976 – John Naber is 1st to swim 200m backstroke under 2 minutes 2014 – 47th San Diego …
Today in History for 23rd July 2022: Historical Events 1594 – Dutch city Groningen held by Spain surrenders to Dutch and England army led by Maurice of Orange 1877 – 1st telephone and telegraph line in Hawaii completed 1959 – US Vice President Richard Nixon begins visit to the USSR 1966 – Cavern Club in …
Today in History for 22nd July 2022: Historical Events 1731 – Spain signs Treaty of Vienna 1923 – Washington Senators future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson becomes 1st to reach 3,000 career strikeout milestone (en route to 3,508) with 5 K’s in 3-1 win over Cleveland Indians 1925 – NY Yankees buy future …
Today in History for 21st July 2022: Historical Events 285 – Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar and co-ruler 1915 – Woodrow Wilson sends the third Lusitania note, warning Germany that future infringement of American rights will be deemed ‘deliberately unfriendly’ 1952 – Premier Ghavam es-Sultaneh of Persia, resigns 1952 – “The Quiet Man” film directed …
A nice Camps Bay Beach image: Assateague July 2010 Camping Trip (117) Image by RobBole We did a two night camping trip to Assateague National Seashore in mid-July. We camped on the Bay side – mosquitos! – but also had a wonderful time bathing and exploring the marshes; as well as swimming in the ocean …
Today in History for 20th July 2022: Historical Events 1914 – Armed resistance against British rule begins in Ulster 1925 – Italian-Serbian/Croatian/Slav treaty about Dalmatie 1953 – USSR/Israel recover diplomatic relations 1963 – Verne Gagne beats Crusher Lisowski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1963 – US Open Women’s Golf, Kenwood CC: Mary Mills wins …
Today in History for 19th July 2022: Historical Events 1937 – Entartete Art Fair opens in Munich 1950 – French/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh 1951 – “2 in the Aisle” opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 276 performances 1971 – Sudan military coup under maj Hashem al-Atta, Numeiry flees 1977 – Floods in Johnstown, …
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Today in History for 18th July 2022: Historical Events 1572 – Willem of Orange recognized as viceroy of Holland/Friesland/Utrecht 1944 – RAF Mosquitos attack Cologne and Berlin 1960 – Premier Kishi of Japan resigns 1960 – 1st UN troops reach Congo 1994 – Comet Shoemaker-Levy’s largest collision with Jupiter leaves black spot 12,000 km across …
Today in History for 17th July 2022: Historical Events 1774 – Captain James Cook arrives in the New Hebrides (Vanuatu) 1945 – Potsdam Conference: Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill hold 1st post-World War II meeting 1958 – Peter Shaffer’s musical “Five Finger Exercise” premieres in London 1974 – John Lennon is (again) ordered …
Today in History for 16th July 2022: Historical Events 1439 – Kissing is banned in England (to stop the Black Death from spreading) 1964 – Republican convention selects Barry Goldwater as presidential candidate 1983 – Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities in Britain’s worst helicopter accident 1989 …