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Today In History "The Past Is A Portal To The Future" Friday, July 3rd |
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On This Day:
Born On This Day:
And Don't Forget, Today Is:
St Leo II ends his reign as Catholic Pope
The City of Quebec is founded by Samuel de Champlain
George Washington surrenders to the French at Ft. Necessity (7 Years' War)
Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge Massachusetts
British forces massacre 360 men, women & children in Wyoming Pennsylvania
Michael Keens exhibits the first cultivated strawberry
Americans capture Fort Erie in Canada
The French frigate “Medusa” runs aground off Cape Blanc (gross incompetence kills 150 people in calm seas)
The first savings bank in the U.S. (Bank of Savings in NYC) opens its doors
The first state normal school in the U.S. opens (Lexington MA, with 3 students)
John Couch Adams decides to determine the position of an unknown planet by irregularities it causes in the motion of Uranus
Slaves are freed in the Danish West Indies (now the U.S. Virgin Islands)
Congress authorizes U.S.'s second mint (San Francisco)
The Pony Express arrives in San Francisco with overland letters from New York
The Battle of Gettysburg Pennsylvania ends (major victory for North)
The first NY Tribune printing using first commercial linotype machine
Idaho becomes the 43rd state
Start of Sherlock Holmes “The Adventure of Black Peter”
Joshua Slocum completes the first solo circumnavigation of the globe
The U.S. Navy defeats the Spanish fleet in the harbor at Santiago Cuba
Ty Cobb hits in his 40th straight game (does not get a hit on the next day)
NY Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties the record of a win-streak of 19 games
A common tern is banded in Maine and is found dead in 1919 in Africa (1st bird known to have crossed the Atlantic
U.S. military forces occupy Haiti (remain until 1934)
The first of 3 fatal shark attacks occurs near the New Jersey shore (4 killed)
The Royal Air Force holds an air display at Hendon England
The U.S. Veteran's Bureau is first organized
The FDIC pays off the first insured depositors (from the failure of Fon du Lac Bank in East Peoria IL)
Ernst Heinkel demonstrates the 800-kph rocket plane to Hitler
The British Royal Navy sinks the French fleet in North Africa
252,288 people (a record) pass through Grand Central Station in NYC
The Cleveland Indians purchase Larry Dolby, the first black in the American League
For the first time, U.S. & North Korean forces clash in the Korean War
“The Andy Williams Show” premieres on ABC (later on CBS & NBC)
The Algerian Revolution against the French ends 132 years of French rule (Algeria gains independence on 7/5)
Braves pitcher Tony Cloninger becomes the first National Leaguer to hit 2 grand slams in one game
78,000 attend the Newport Jazz Festival (Newport RI)
200,000 attend the Atlanta Pop Festival
Soyuz 14 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3
Israel launches the rescue of 103 Air France crew & passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers
NYC transit fares rises from 60¢ to 75¢ (brass Y-cut-out token is first used)
Martina Navratilova defeats Chris Evert Lloyd at Wimbeldon
Calvin Smith (U.S.) becomes the fastest man alive (36.25 kph (9.93 seconds) for 100 m)
John McEnroe regains the men's singles title at Wimbledon
The Dolphin rocket is launched off San Clemente Island
The U.S. Supreme Court rules Jaycees may be forced to admit women as members
CBS announces a 21% stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner's takeover
The renovated Statue of Liberty is re-dedicated
Two men became the first hot-air balloon travelers to cross the Atlantic
NY Met Darryl Strawberry threatens teammates Wally Backman & Lee Mazzilli for criticizing his play
Sailors aboard the USS Vincennes in the Persian Gulf mistake a Commercial Airliner for an attacking enemy aircraft and shoot it down (all 290 people aboard die)
Peter Koech of Kenya sets the 3k steeplechase record (8:05.39) in Stockholm
The U.S. Supreme Court rules the states do not have to provide funds for abortions
The movie “Batman” sets a record of quickest $100 million earned (10 days)
Donald Trump gives Marla Maples a 7.45 karat diamond ring
Speaking publicly for the first time, President Clinton denies all allegations in Paula Jones' sexual harassment lawsuit and asks a judge to dismiss the case
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic refuses to enter a plea on war crimes charges in his first appearance before a U.N. tribunal at The Hague
General Electric's $41 billion purchase of Honeywell International is vetoed by the European Union
Louis XI, king of France (1461-83)
(586 years ago)
Samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain)
(442 years ago)
Samuel Huntington, (Gov-Ct), Continental Congress pres
(278 years ago)
John Singleton Copley, Mass, finest colonial American artist
(271 years ago)
Leos Janacek, Hukvaldy Moravia Czech, composer (Foster Suite)
(155 years ago)
Richard B Bennett, (C) 11th Canadian PM (1930-35)
(139 years ago)
Sir Apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader
(135 years ago)
Alfred Korzybski, Poland, scientist (Science & Sanity)
(126 years ago)
Franz Kafka, Czech, author (Metamorphosis, The Trial, Amerika)
(126 years ago)
John Mason Brown, Louisville Ky, critic (Tonight on Broadway)
(109 years ago)
Francis Steegmuller, U.S., biographer (Cocteau)
(103 years ago)
George Sanders, Russia, actor (All About Eve-Academy Award 1950)
(103 years ago)
Earl L Butz, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1971-76); a real Butz
(100 years ago)
Stavros Niachos, Greece (Those Fabulous Greeks)
(100 years ago)
Dorothy Kilgallen, Chicago IL, columnist (What's My Line?)
(96 years ago)
Louise Allbritton, Okla City, actor (Celia-Stage Door, Got a Secret)
(89 years ago)
Tony Curtis, (Bernard Schwartz) Bronx NY, actor (Some Like it Hot)
(84 years ago)
Ken Russell, England, director (Crimes of Passion)
(82 years ago)
Carlos Kleiber, Berlin Germany, conductor (Bavarian State Orch 1968)
(79 years ago)
Pete Fountain, New Orleans, jazz clarinetist (Lawrence Welk 1957-59)
(79 years ago)
Harrison H “Jack” Schmitt, Santa Rita NM, astronaut (Apollo 17)
(74 years ago)
Tom Stoppard, playwright (Rosencrantz & Guildenstern-1968 Tony)
(72 years ago)
Jay Tarses, Baltimore Md, actor/writer (Open All Night, Duck Factory)
(70 years ago)
Fontella Bass, St. Louis Mo, vocalist (Rescue Me)
(69 years ago)
Gloria Allred, feminist attorney
(68 years ago)
Geraldo Rivera (Gerry Rivers), NYC, newsman/TV show host (Geraldo)
(66 years ago)
Norman E Thagard, Marianna Fl, MD/astronaut (STS-7, 51-B, 30, 42)
(66 years ago)
Michael Cole, Madison Wisc, actor (Pete-Mod Squad)
(64 years ago)
Mike Corby, guitarist (Babys)
(64 years ago)
Betty Buckley, Big Springs TX, actress (Abby-8 is Enough, 1776, Cats)
(62 years ago)
Paul Berrere, rocker (Little Feat-Truck Stop Girl)
(61 years ago)
Jan Smithers, N Hollywood CA, actress (Bailey-WKRP)
(60 years ago)
Jean-Claude Duvalier, deposed Haitian president-for-life
(58 years ago)
Richard Hadlee, Christchurch, NZ, leading cricket bowler
(58 years ago)
Julia Lyndon, Buffalo NY, playmate (August, 1977)
(54 years ago)
Laura Branigan, singer (Gloria)
(52 years ago)
Liz Stewart, San Francisco CA, playmate (July, 1984)
(48 years ago)
Vince Clarke, England, rocker (Yaz-Situation, Only You)
(48 years ago)
Tom Cruise, Syracuse, actor (Risky Business, Color of Money, Rainman)
(47 years ago)
Pia Reyes, Manila Philipines, playmate (Nov, 1988)
(45 years ago)
Jeff Phillips, Westwood NJ, actor (Hart Jessup-Guiding Light)
(41 years ago)
Keri Houlihan, PA, actress (Molly-Our House)
(34 years ago)
(Algeria) Independence Day (1962) (Idaho) Admission Day (1890) (U.S.) Compliment Your Mirror Day (U.S.) Stay Out Of The Sun Day Dog Days begin
