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Gravdigr · 07-14-2016, 02:19 PM

July 14

Today is Bastille Day, in France, celebrating The Storming of the Bastille, in 1789, the flashpoint of the French Revolution.

1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II.

1769 – An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá establishes a base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California).

1771 – Foundation of the Mission San Antonio de Padua in modern California by the Franciscan friar Junípero Serra.

1789 – French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille.

Alexander Mackenzie finally completes his journey to the mouth of the great river he hoped would take him to the Pacific, but which turns out to flow into the Arctic Ocean. Later named after him, the Mackenzie is the second-longest river system in North America.

1790 – French Revolution: Citizens of Paris celebrate the unity of the French people and the national reconciliation in the Fête de la Fédération.

1798 – The Sedition Act becomes law in the United States making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government.

1853 – Opening of the first major US world's fair, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City.

1881 – Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

1902 – The Campanile in St. Mark's Square, Venice collapses, also demolishing the loggetta.

1916 – Start of the Battle of Delville Wood as an action within the Battle of the Somme, which was to last until 3 September 1916.

1933 – The Nazi eugenics begins with the proclamation of the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring that calls for the compulsory sterilization of any citizen who suffers from alleged genetic disorders.

1943 – In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American.

1960 – Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her famous study of chimpanzees in the wild.

1962 - The Beatles played their first ever gig in Wales when they appeared at The Regent Dansette in Rhyl. Tickets cost five shillings, ($0.70).

1965 – The Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet.

1969 – The United States $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills are officially withdrawn from circulation.

1973 - A drunk driver killed Clarence White of The Byrds while he was loading equipment after a gig in Palmdale, California.

During a concert at the John Wayne Theatre in Hollywood, California, Phil Everly smashed his guitar and stormed of stage, Don finished the set by himself and announced that The Everly Brothers had split. This was the last time that the duo performed together for nearly ten years.

1976 – Capital punishment is abolished in Canada.

1982 - The movie premier for Pink Floyd's The Wall was held at The Empire, Leicester Square, London, England. The film, which centers around a confined rocker named Floyd "Pink" Pinkerton, earned $22 million in its first year and won two British Academy Awards.

1984 - Phillippe Wynne lead singer with The Detroit Spinners (Working My Way Back To You) suffered a heart attack while performing at Ivey's nightclub in Oakland, California, and died the next morning, aged 43.

1989 - Tom Jones lost a paternity suit and was ordered to pay $200 a week in child support to 27 year old Katherine Berkery, of New York. The judge in the case was Judge Judy Sheindlin, tv's "Judge Judy".

2000 – A powerful solar flare, later named the Bastille Day event, causes a geomagnetic storm on Earth.

2002 – French President Jacques Chirac escapes an assassination attempt unscathed during Bastille Day celebrations.

2003 – In an effort to discredit U.S. Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson, who had written an article critical of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Washington Post columnist Robert Novak reveals that Wilson's wife Valerie Plame is a CIA "operative".

2015 – NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System.

Arthur Cave, the 15-year-old son of musician Nick Cave, died after a fall from a cliff in Brighton, Sussex, England.

The Las Vegas coroner's office confirmed that B.B. King died of natural causes primarily stemming from Alzheimer's disease and was not murdered. Two of his daughters had alleged King was poisoned by long-time associates.

Births

1860 – Owen Wister (author The Virginian); 1894 – Dave Fleischer; 1898 –A.B. "Happy" Chandler; 1901 – George Tobias (neighbor 'Kravitz' on Bewitched); 1910 – William Hanna (Hanna-Barbera); 1912 – Woody Guthrie; 1913 – Gerald Ford; 1918 – Ingmar Bergman; 1922 – Robin Olds; 1923 – Dale Robertson; 1926 – Harry Dean Stanton; 1927 – John Chancellor, Mike Esposito (comic book illustrator); 1928 – Nancy Olson (Sunset Boulevard); 1930 – Polly Bergen; 1932 – Rosey Grier; 1938 – Jerry Rubin; 1939 – Sid Haig

; 1943 – Christopher Priest; 1945 – Jim Gordon; 1946 – Vincent Pastore ('Big Pussy' on The Sopranos); 1949 – Tommy Mottola; 1952 – Bob Casale (Devo); 1952 – Eric Laneuville (St. Elsewhere); 1960 – Kyle Gass (half of duo Tenacious D), Jane Lynch; 1966 – Matthew Fox ('Jack' on Lost); 1975 – Jamey Johnson; 1978 - Ruben Studdard; 1981 – Robbie Maddison (motorcycle stunt rider); 1988 – Conor McGregor

(MMA fighter)

Deaths

1881 – Billy the Kid; 1998 – Richard McDonald (co-founded McDonald's, with his brother Maurice, and Ray Kroc); 2000 – Meredith MacRae; 2013 – Dennis Burkley

07-14-2016, 02:19 PM	#167
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	July 14 Today is Bastille Day, in France, celebrating The Storming of the Bastille, in 1789, the flashpoint of the French Revolution. 1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II. 1769 – An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá establishes a base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California). 1771 – Foundation of the Mission San Antonio de Padua in modern California by the Franciscan friar Junípero Serra. 1789 – French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille. Alexander Mackenzie finally completes his journey to the mouth of the great river he hoped would take him to the Pacific, but which turns out to flow into the Arctic Ocean. Later named after him, the Mackenzie is the second-longest river system in North America. 1790 – French Revolution: Citizens of Paris celebrate the unity of the French people and the national reconciliation in the Fête de la Fédération. 1798 – The Sedition Act becomes law in the United States making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government. 1853 – Opening of the first major US world's fair, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City. 1881 – Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner, New Mexico. 1902 – The Campanile in St. Mark's Square, Venice collapses, also demolishing the loggetta. 1916 – Start of the Battle of Delville Wood as an action within the Battle of the Somme, which was to last until 3 September 1916. 1933 – The Nazi eugenics begins with the proclamation of the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring that calls for the compulsory sterilization of any citizen who suffers from alleged genetic disorders. 1943 – In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American. 1960 – Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her famous study of chimpanzees in the wild. 1962 - The Beatles played their first ever gig in Wales when they appeared at The Regent Dansette in Rhyl. Tickets cost five shillings, ($0.70). 1965 – The Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet. 1969 – The United States $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills are officially withdrawn from circulation. 1973 - A drunk driver killed Clarence White of The Byrds while he was loading equipment after a gig in Palmdale, California. During a concert at the John Wayne Theatre in Hollywood, California, Phil Everly smashed his guitar and stormed of stage, Don finished the set by himself and announced that The Everly Brothers had split. This was the last time that the duo performed together for nearly ten years. 1976 – Capital punishment is abolished in Canada. 1982 - The movie premier for Pink Floyd's The Wall was held at The Empire, Leicester Square, London, England. The film, which centers around a confined rocker named Floyd "Pink" Pinkerton, earned $22 million in its first year and won two British Academy Awards. 1984 - Phillippe Wynne lead singer with The Detroit Spinners (Working My Way Back To You) suffered a heart attack while performing at Ivey's nightclub in Oakland, California, and died the next morning, aged 43. 1989 - Tom Jones lost a paternity suit and was ordered to pay $200 a week in child support to 27 year old Katherine Berkery, of New York. The judge in the case was Judge Judy Sheindlin, tv's "Judge Judy". 2000 – A powerful solar flare, later named the Bastille Day event, causes a geomagnetic storm on Earth. 2002 – French President Jacques Chirac escapes an assassination attempt unscathed during Bastille Day celebrations. 2003 – In an effort to discredit U.S. Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson, who had written an article critical of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Washington Post columnist Robert Novak reveals that Wilson's wife Valerie Plame is a CIA "operative". 2015 – NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System. Arthur Cave, the 15-year-old son of musician Nick Cave, died after a fall from a cliff in Brighton, Sussex, England. The Las Vegas coroner's office confirmed that B.B. King died of natural causes primarily stemming from Alzheimer's disease and was not murdered. Two of his daughters had alleged King was poisoned by long-time associates. Births 1860 – Owen Wister (author The Virginian); 1894 – Dave Fleischer; 1898 –A.B. "Happy" Chandler; 1901 – George Tobias (neighbor 'Kravitz' on Bewitched); 1910 – William Hanna (Hanna-Barbera); 1912 – Woody Guthrie; 1913 – Gerald Ford; 1918 – Ingmar Bergman; 1922 – Robin Olds; 1923 – Dale Robertson; 1926 – Harry Dean Stanton; 1927 – John Chancellor, Mike Esposito (comic book illustrator); 1928 – Nancy Olson (Sunset Boulevard); 1930 – Polly Bergen; 1932 – Rosey Grier; 1938 – Jerry Rubin; 1939 – Sid Haig; 1943 – Christopher Priest; 1945 – Jim Gordon; 1946 – Vincent Pastore ('Big Pussy' on The Sopranos); 1949 – Tommy Mottola; 1952 – Bob Casale (Devo); 1952 – Eric Laneuville (St. Elsewhere); 1960 – Kyle Gass (half of duo Tenacious D), Jane Lynch; 1966 – Matthew Fox ('Jack' on Lost); 1975 – Jamey Johnson; 1978 - Ruben Studdard; 1981 – Robbie Maddison (motorcycle stunt rider); 1988 – Conor McGregor (MMA fighter) Deaths 1881 – Billy the Kid; 1998 – Richard McDonald (co-founded McDonald's, with his brother Maurice, and Ray Kroc); 2000 – Meredith MacRae; 2013 – Dennis Burkley __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. 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