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Gravdigr · 07-16-2016, 10:26 AM

July 16

622 – The beginning of the Islamic calendar.

1377 – Richard II of England is crowned.

1661 – The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco.

1769 – Father Junípero Serra founds California's first mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Over the following decades, it evolves into the city of San Diego, California.

1782 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail is first performed.

1790 – The District of Columbia is established as the capital of the United States after signature of the Residence Act.

1861 – American Civil War: At the order of President Abraham Lincoln, Union troops begin a 25-mile march into Virginia for what will become the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the war.

1862 – American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold the rank of Admiral.

1900 - His Master's Voice, the logo of the Victor Recording Company and later RCA Victor, was registered with the US Patent Office. The logo shows the dog, Nipper, looking into the horn of a gramophone.

1910 – John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia.

1915 – The first Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law.

1927 – Augusto César Sandino leads a raid on U.S. Marines and Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional that had been sent to apprehend him in the village of Ocotal, but is repulsed by one of the first dive-bombing attacks in history.

1935 – The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

1941 – Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as a MLB record.

1945 – World War II: The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis leaves San Francisco with parts for the atomic bomb "Little Boy" bound for Tinian Island.

Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico.

1948 – The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane.

1951 – The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger is published for the first time.

1956 – Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1960 – USS George Washington, a modified Skipjack-class submarine, successfully launches the first SLBM while submerged.

1965 – The Mont Blanc Tunnel, linking France and Italy, opens.

1966 - Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton formed Cream. The three piece group only lasted 2 years.

1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida.

1979 – Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein.

1981 - US singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, who had success in the 70s with 'Taxi’, ‘W-O-L-D’ and a No. 1 ‘Cat’s In The Cradle’, was killed, aged 38, after suffering cardiac arrest while driving on a New York expressway. His car was hit from behind by a tractor-trailer, causing the gas tank to explode.

1990 – The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR.

1991 – Ukraine celebrates its first Independence Day. And there was much rejoicing.

1994 – Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 collides with Jupiter. Impacts continue until July 22.

1999 – John F. Kennedy Jr., piloting a Piper Saratoga aircraft, dies when his plane crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. His wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette are also killed.

2007, The White Stripes played their 'shortest live show ever' at George Street, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Jack White played a single C# note accompanied by a bass drum/crash cymbal hit from Meg. At the end of the show, Jack announced, "We have now officially played in every province and territory in Canada." They then left the stage and performed a full show later that night in St John's.

2008 – Sixteen infants in Gansu Province, China, who had been fed on tainted milk powder, are diagnosed with kidney stones; in total, an estimated 300,000 infants are affected.

2009 - A stage being built in France for a concert by Madonna collapsed, killing two workers and injuring six others. Technicians had been setting up the stage at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille when the partially-built roof fell in, bringing down a crane.

2013 – As many as 27 children die and 25 others are hospitalized after eating lunch served at their school in eastern India.

2015 – Four U.S. Marines and one gunman die in a shooting spree targeting military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Births

1821 – Mary Baker Eddy; 1872 – Roald Amundsen; 1880 – Kathleen Norris; 1887 – Shoeless Joe Jackson; 1907 – Orville Redenbacher, Barbara Stanwyck; 1911 – Ginger Rogers; 1915 – Barnard Hughes; 1924 – Bess Myerson; 1932 – Dick Thornburgh; 1943 – Jimmy Johnson; 1948 – Rubén Blades; 1952 – Stewart Copeland

; 1958 – Michael Flatley; 1963 – Phoebe Cates; 1964 – Melissa Monet; 1967 – Will Ferrell; 1968 – Barry Sanders; 1968 – Larry Sanger (co-founded Wikipedia

); 1971 – Corey Feldman; 1980 – Jesse Jane, Justine Joli

Deaths

1557 – Anne of Cleves; 1882 – Mary Todd Lincoln; 1886 – Ned Buntline; 1981 – Harry Chapin; 1996 – John Panozzo

; 1999 – Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Jr.; 2010 – James Gammon; 2012 – Bob Babbitt

; 2012 – Jon Lord

, Kitty Wells; 2013 – T-Model Ford; 2014 – Johnny Winter

07-16-2016, 10:26 AM	#169
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	July 16 622 – The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1377 – Richard II of England is crowned. 1661 – The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco. 1769 – Father Junípero Serra founds California's first mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Over the following decades, it evolves into the city of San Diego, California. 1782 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail is first performed. 1790 – The District of Columbia is established as the capital of the United States after signature of the Residence Act. 1861 – American Civil War: At the order of President Abraham Lincoln, Union troops begin a 25-mile march into Virginia for what will become the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the war. 1862 – American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold the rank of Admiral. 1900 - His Master's Voice, the logo of the Victor Recording Company and later RCA Victor, was registered with the US Patent Office. The logo shows the dog, Nipper, looking into the horn of a gramophone. 1910 – John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia. 1915 – The first Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law. 1927 – Augusto César Sandino leads a raid on U.S. Marines and Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional that had been sent to apprehend him in the village of Ocotal, but is repulsed by one of the first dive-bombing attacks in history. 1935 – The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 1941 – Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as a MLB record. 1945 – World War II: The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis leaves San Francisco with parts for the atomic bomb "Little Boy" bound for Tinian Island. Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico. 1948 – The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane. 1951 – The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger is published for the first time. 1956 – Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1960 – USS George Washington, a modified Skipjack-class submarine, successfully launches the first SLBM while submerged. 1965 – The Mont Blanc Tunnel, linking France and Italy, opens. 1966 - Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton formed Cream. The three piece group only lasted 2 years. 1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida. 1979 – Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein. 1981 - US singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, who had success in the 70s with 'Taxi’, ‘W-O-L-D’ and a No. 1 ‘Cat’s In The Cradle’, was killed, aged 38, after suffering cardiac arrest while driving on a New York expressway. His car was hit from behind by a tractor-trailer, causing the gas tank to explode. 1990 – The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR. 1991 – Ukraine celebrates its first Independence Day. And there was much rejoicing. 1994 – Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 collides with Jupiter. Impacts continue until July 22. 1999 – John F. Kennedy Jr., piloting a Piper Saratoga aircraft, dies when his plane crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. His wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette are also killed. 2007, The White Stripes played their 'shortest live show ever' at George Street, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Jack White played a single C# note accompanied by a bass drum/crash cymbal hit from Meg. At the end of the show, Jack announced, "We have now officially played in every province and territory in Canada." They then left the stage and performed a full show later that night in St John's. 2008 – Sixteen infants in Gansu Province, China, who had been fed on tainted milk powder, are diagnosed with kidney stones; in total, an estimated 300,000 infants are affected. 2009 - A stage being built in France for a concert by Madonna collapsed, killing two workers and injuring six others. Technicians had been setting up the stage at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille when the partially-built roof fell in, bringing down a crane. 2013 – As many as 27 children die and 25 others are hospitalized after eating lunch served at their school in eastern India. 2015 – Four U.S. Marines and one gunman die in a shooting spree targeting military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Births 1821 – Mary Baker Eddy; 1872 – Roald Amundsen; 1880 – Kathleen Norris; 1887 – Shoeless Joe Jackson; 1907 – Orville Redenbacher, Barbara Stanwyck; 1911 – Ginger Rogers; 1915 – Barnard Hughes; 1924 – Bess Myerson; 1932 – Dick Thornburgh; 1943 – Jimmy Johnson; 1948 – Rubén Blades; 1952 – Stewart Copeland; 1958 – Michael Flatley; 1963 – Phoebe Cates; 1964 – Melissa Monet; 1967 – Will Ferrell; 1968 – Barry Sanders; 1968 – Larry Sanger (co-founded Wikipedia); 1971 – Corey Feldman; 1980 – Jesse Jane, Justine Joli Deaths 1557 – Anne of Cleves; 1882 – Mary Todd Lincoln; 1886 – Ned Buntline; 1981 – Harry Chapin; 1996 – John Panozzo; 1999 – Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Jr.; 2010 – James Gammon; 2012 – Bob Babbitt; 2012 – Jon Lord, Kitty Wells; 2013 – T-Model Ford; 2014 – Johnny Winter __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. 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