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Post by Hoosier Hillbilly on Jul 7, 2012 19:01:45 GMT -5
In 1865
four people were hanged in Washington, D.C., for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
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Now that's good news, "WE" need to do more of that!
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Post by LuLu on Jul 8, 2012 9:33:01 GMT -5
Today In History
On July 8, 1962
the United States conducted Starfish Prime, a nuclear test in which a 1.44 megaton warhead was detonated 250 miles above the Pacific Ocean; the resulting electromagnetic pulse...
In 1663
King Charles II of England granted a Royal Charter to Rhode Island.
In 1776
Col. John Nixon gave the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, in Philadelphia.
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Post by LuLu on Jul 9, 2012 10:09:20 GMT -5
Today In History
On July 9, 1962,
the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles began exhibiting pop artist Andy Warhol's now-famous set of 32 paintings of Campbell's soup cans.
In 1540
England's King Henry VIII had his 6-month-old marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, annulled.
In 1776
the Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington's troops in New York.
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Post by LuLu on Jul 10, 2012 11:08:06 GMT -5
Today in History
On July 10, 1962
AT&T's Telstar 1 communications satellite, capable of relaying television signals and telephone calls, was launched by NASA from Cape Canaveral. President John F. Kennedy...
In 1509
theologian John Calvin, a key figure of the Protestant Reformation, was born in Noyon, Picardy, France.
In 1890
Wyoming became the 44th state.
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Post by LuLu on Jul 11, 2012 13:30:47 GMT -5
Today in History
On July 11, 1937
American composer and pianist George Gershwin, whose works included "Rhapsody in Blue," "Concerto in F," "An American in Paris," and "Porgy and Bess," died at a Los Angeles...
In 1767
John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, was born in Braintree, Mass.
In 1798
the U.S. Marine Corps was formally re-established by a congressional act that also created the U.S. Marine Band.
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Post by LuLu on Jul 12, 2012 8:55:07 GMT -5
Today in History
On July 12, 1862
President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill passed by Congress authorizing the Medal of Honor
In 1543
England's King Henry VIII married his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr.
In 1690
forces led by William of Orange defeated the army of James II at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland.
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Post by LuLu on Jul 13, 2012 10:06:37 GMT -5
Today in History
On July 13, 1787
the Congress of the Confederation adopted the Northwest Ordinance, which established a government in the Northwest Territory, an area corresponding to the present-day Midwest...
In 1793
French revolutionary writer Jean-Paul Marat was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday, who was executed four days later.
In 1812
New York became the first U.S. city to adopt regulations on how pawnbrokers could conduct business.
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Post by LuLu on Jul 14, 2012 9:45:55 GMT -5
Today in History
On July 14, 1912
American folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie ("This Land Is Your Land") was born in Okemah, Okla.
In 1789
during the French Revolution, citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners inside.
In 1853
Commodore Matthew Perry relayed to Japanese officials a letter from President Millard Fillmore requesting trade relations. (Fillmore's term of office had already expired by the
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Post by LuLu on Jul 15, 2012 13:42:16 GMT -5
Today in History
On July 15, 1912
Britain's National Insurance Act, which provided the British working class with its first contributory system of insurance against illness and unemployment, went into effect.
In 1870
Georgia became the last Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union. Manitoba entered confederation as the fifth Canadian province.
In 1916
Boeing Co., originally known as Pacific Aero Products Co., was founded in Seattle.
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Post by LuLu on Jul 16, 2012 9:49:11 GMT -5
Today in History
On July 16, 1862
Flag Officer David G. Farragut became the first rear admiral in the United States Navy.
In 1212
the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa took place in Spain, resulting in victory for allied Christian troops over forces of the Almohad Empire.
In 1790
a site along the Potomac River was designated the permanent seat of the United States government; the area became Washington, D.C.
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Post by LuLu on Jul 17, 2012 12:02:44 GMT -5
Today in History
On July 17, 1862,
during the Civil War, Congress approved the Second Confiscation Act, which declared that all slaves taking refuge behind Union lines were to be set free.
In 1812,
British forces captured Fort Michilimackinac (mihsh-ih-lih-mak-ih-naw) on Mackinac Island during the War of 1812.
In 1821,
Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
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Post by LuLu on Jul 18, 2012 10:43:52 GMT -5
Today In History
On July 18, 1982
Guatemalan soldiers aided by members of civilian patrols stormed the highland village of Plan de Sanchez in search of leftist guerrillas, killing some 200 people.
In 1536
the English Parliament passed an act declaring the authority of the pope void in England.
In 1610
highly influential Italian baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio died in Porto Ercole at age 38.
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Post by LuLu on Jul 19, 2012 11:05:05 GMT -5
Today In History
On July 19, 1812,
during the War of 1812, the First Battle of Sackets Harbor in Lake Ontario resulted in an American victory as U.S. naval forces repelled a British attack.
In 1553,
King Henry VIII's daughter Mary was proclaimed Queen of England after pretender Lady Jane Grey was deposed.
In 1848,
a pioneer women's rights convention convened in Seneca Falls, N.Y.
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Post by LuLu on Jul 20, 2012 10:28:18 GMT -5
Today In History
On July 20, 1969,
astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon after reaching the surface in their Apollo 11 lunar module.
In 1861,
the Congress of the Confederate States convened in Richmond, Va.
In 1871,
British Columbia entered Confederation as a Canadian province.
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Post by LuLu on Jul 21, 2012 8:16:47 GMT -5
Today in History
On July 21, 1925,
the so-called "Monkey Trial" ended in Dayton, Tenn., with John T. Scopes convicted of violating state law for teaching Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
In 1773,
Pope Clement XIV issued an order suppressing the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits. (The Society was restored by Pope Pius VII in
1814.)
In 1796,
Scottish poet Robert Burns died in Dumfries at age 37.
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