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History

On This Day – July 14

On This Day

  • 2016 Terrorist Attack in Nice, France Kills 85 and Injures More than 300 People

    The attack took place during Bastille Day Celebrations, when a 19-tonne truck was driven into the crowd. The attacker was eventually shot by the police.

  • 1965 Mars flyby of Mariner 4

    The American spacecraft became the first to take pictures of another planet and send them back to Earth.

  • 1958 Coup in Iraq

    Abd al-Karim Qasim, a brigadier in the Iraqi Army staged a military coup in Iraq, overthrowing the Hashemite monarchy. The Iraqi King Faisal II, the Crown Prince Abd al-Ilah, and Prime Minister Nuri al-Said were assassinated during the coup. Qasim took over the position of Prime Minister, which he held until 1963. The coup also led to the dissolution of the Arab Federation of Jordan and Iraq.

  • 1957 First female parliamentarian in the Arab world is elected to office

    Egyptian Rawya Ateya became the first woman to be elected to the National Assembly.

  • 1789 Storming of the Bastille

    Bastille, a prison housing only 7 prisoners at the time, was stormed by a crowd calling for the closure of the prison. The storming became the central event of the French Revolution.

History

On This Day – July 13

On This Day

  • 1985 Live Aid benefit concert

    Held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, the concert raised millions in benefit of those affected by famine in Ethiopia. Over a billion people tuned in around the world to watch the show.

  • 1977 Ethiopian-Somali War begins

    The Somali National Army invaded the disputed Ogaden region between Somalia and Ethiopia. The war lasted for 9 months and ended with a Somalian retreat

  • 1977 Kinney, Minnesota declares its secession from the U.S.

    Frustrated by its failing water system, Kinney, Minnesota declared the creation of the Republic of Kinney and sent a letter of secession to the U.S. Secretary of State.

  • 1937 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is founded

    The now-international doughnut company was founded by Kentuckian Vernon Rudolph.

  • 1814 National military police of Italy created

    The Carabinieri was established by the Royal Patents as a policing force with jurisdiction over the military and civilians.

History

On This Day – July 12

On This Day

  • 1984 Walter F. Mondale Names Geraldine A. Ferraro as Running Mate in Presidential Elections

    New York Congressperson, Geraldine A. Ferraro, became the first woman to run for office on a major party ticket in the United States.

  • 1975 São Tomé and Príncipe gains independence from Portuguese rule

    The island nation was discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century. For over 200 years, its economy was run by African slaves who cultivated sugar, coffee, and cocoa. Manuel Pinto da Costa became the first president of the newly independent country.

  • 1967 Race riots break out in Newark, New Jersey, killing 26 people and injuring several others

    The violence began when two white policemen arrested a black cab driver.

  • 1962 First performance of the Rolling Stones

    The British rock band performed for the first time as a group at the Marquee Club in London.

  • 1920 Moscow Peace Treaty is signed

    Also known as the Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty, the treaty was signed between Lithuania and the Soviet Union. It recognized Lithuanian sovereignty in exchange for its neutrality and for safe passage for Russian troops to Poland.

History

On This Day – July 11

On This Day

  • 2010 FIFA World Cup Final is held in Johannesburg, South Africa

    The Netherlands and Spain fought out for the prestigious football trophy. Spain won the match 1-0 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

  • 2006 Mumbai train bombings

    Over 200 people were killed and about 700 people were injured in a series of bombings on Mumbai city trains.

  • 1960 To Kill a Mockingbird is first published as Atticus

    Harper Lee’s classic and Pulitzer Prize-winning book is about racial inequality during the Great Depression.

  • 1914 Major League Baseball debut of Babe Ruth

    George Herman “Babe” Ruth, Jr., one of the world’s most well-known professional baseball player started his major league baseball career with the Boston Red Sox.

  • 1804 A duel between two leading American politicians claims the life of one

    United States Vice President Aaron Burr and former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton ended a life-long feud with a duel. Hamilton was fatally wounded and died the next day.