1864 – American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.. 1901 – The Socialist Party of America is founded. 1921 – Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party. 1932 – Great Depression: in Washington, D.C., troops...
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Archive for July, 2010
Today In History: July 29
Today In History: July 28
1609 – Bermuda is first settled by survivors of the English ship Sea Venture en route to Virginia. 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States is passed, establishing African-American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law. 1896 – The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated. 1932 – U.S. President...
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Today In History: July 26
1758 – French and Indian War: the Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 1775 – The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. 1788 – New York ratifies the United...
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Today In History: July 22
1587 – Colony of Roanoke: a second group of English settlers arrives on Roanoke Island off North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony. 1793 – Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean becoming the first Euro-American to complete a transcontinental crossing of Canada. 1894 – The first ever motorized racing event is held in France...
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Today In History: July 21
356 BC – Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. 365 – A tsunami devastates the city of Alexandria, Egypt. The tsunami is caused by an earthquake estimated to be 8.0 on the Richter Scale. 5,000 people perished in Alexandria, and 45,000 more...
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Today In History: July 20
1871 – British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada. 1877 – Rioting in Baltimore, Maryland by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers is put down by the state militia, resulting in nine deaths. 1881 – Indian Wars:Sioux Chief Sitting Bull leads the last of his fugitive people in surrender to United States troops at Fort...
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Today In History: July 19
1692 – Salem Witch Trials: five women are hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. 1701 – Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River to England. 1843 – Brunel’s steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron...
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No Oil In The Gulf Of Mexico?!
“I am very excited that there’s no oil in the Gulf of Mexico,” Kent Wells, a senior vice president for BP, said about the flow during a teleconference on Thursday, “but we just started the test and I don’t want to create a false sense of excitement.” (NYT) I assume he, or the editor,...
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