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Amnorix · 01-01-2009, 10:36 PM

Today...

Amnorix · 07-09-2010, 08:10 AM

July 4.

1187. The Battle of Hattin. The Muslim forces under Saladin defeat the Crusader forces. As a result, the Muslims are once against the dominant military power in the Holy Land, and the Christian states would gather themselves and launch the Third Crusade (which began two years later) to regain the initiative.

1776. The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence.

1802. West Point opens.

1826. Both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson die on this same date, on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Indepence.

1845. Henry David Thoreau begins a two year experiment of simple living at Walden Pond, near Concord, Massachusetts.

1863. Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant after a long siege, ending Grant's brilliant Vicksburg campaign. Confederate forces at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania strike camp and begin marching back to Virginia.

1886. The people of France offer the Statue of Liberty to people of the United States.

1894. Sanford Dole announces the formation of the short-lived Republic of Hawaii, after th efall of the monarchy. He will lobby the US to annex it, and six years later the US will do so. Sanford Dole is the cousin of James(not Bob) Dole, the man who will form what will eventually become known as Dole Food Company.

1910. African American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries, sparking race riots across America.

1939. Lou Gehrig announces his retirement to a packed Yankee Stadium.

1946. After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule, the PHillippines attains independence, from the United States, which was merely the last of its colonial masters.

1960. Nearly ten months after Hawaii's induction as a state, the new, 50 star US flag makes its debut in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Amnorix · 07-13-2010, 06:26 AM

Sorry for being so far behind. I'm not being helped by the fact that early July is obviously a very busy period, historically speaking. Oh well, if anyone is unhappy I have a "fully satisfied or your money back" guarantee.

July 5

1687. Newton publishes his revolutionary work, Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. One of the most important works in the history of science, the Principia set forth Newton's laws of motion, Newton's law of universal gravitation and a derivation of Kepler's laws of planetary motion.

1937. Hormel Foods introduces Spam. The food version, not the internet version.

1940. Vichy France and the United Kingdom break off diplomatic relations.

1943. The Battle of Kursk begins, on the German Eastern Front. It is the largest battle in history, involving approximately 2.5 million troops, over 8,000 tanks and nearly 5,000 aircraft. The battle was an attack by German forces which had over the last two years retreated considerably from the high water mark of its Russian invasion, and was designed to eliminate a salient, or bulge, in their lines. Various delays, however, gave the Russians plenty of time to reinforce, and the attack was beaten off.

1946. Originally a Roman invention (how does anyone know this??) the bikini is "reintroduced" in Paris, France. Let it not be said that the French have never done anything for us!!

1954. Elvis Presley records his first single to be released -- That's All Right.

1996. Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.

Amnorix · 07-13-2010, 06:39 AM

July 6.

1348. Proving that not all Popes of this era were hopeless, Pope Clement VI issued a papal bull seeking to protect Jews who were widely blamed and castigated throughout Europe for causing the Plague, which had recently had a serious outbreak.

1854. The first convention of hte Republican Party is held, in Jackson, Michigan.

1885. Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies. A great week for France!

1887. The King of Hawaii is forced, at gunpoint, to sign what will become known as the Bayonet Constitution, establishing a constitutional monarchy in Hawaii and leading in a few short years to the end of Hawaiian independence.

1892. 3,800 striking steelworkers engage in a day long battle against Pinkerton agents during the Homestead strike. Ten are killed, and dozens wounded. The strike will soon end, with the striking steelworkers defeated and the labor movement set back for years.

1933. The first major league all-star game is played. The AL wins, 4-2.

1942. Anne FRank and her family go into hiding.

1944. Second Lieutenant Frank Robinson -- who will a few years later be famous for breaking MLB's color barrier) refuses to go to the back of the bus, and will be court martialed.

1947. The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union. And now you know why it's an AK-47 and not an AK-12 or whatever.

1957. John Lennon mets a fellow named Paul McCartney.

Amnorix · 07-13-2010, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Amnorix

1942. Anne FRank and her family go into hiding.

1944. Second Lieutenant Frank Robinson -- who will a few years later be famous for breaking MLB's color barrier) refuses to go to the back of the bus, and will be court martialed.

Apparently I still had Anne Frank's name in mind when I typed that Frank Robinson broke hte color barrier. That's a typo. The second looey that got court martialed was of course Jackie, not Frank,Robinson. Oy vey.

Thanks to those who caught my really dumb error.

Amnorix · 07-13-2010, 10:20 AM

July 7

1863. The US begins its first draft, in order to support its efforts int he Civil War. The US adopts the draft nearly a full year after the Confederacy had introduced its own draft the prior year. The most controversial element of the draft is the ability to evade it by paying $300. Many current and future famous people avoided the draft by so doing, including (IIRC) Cornelius Vanderbilt and John D. Rockefeller. The controversial rpovision sparked outrage, however, and the perception that it was a "poor man's fight", and there were riots in New York City. The riots made an "appearance" in the movie Gangs of New York. The movie was not, however, "about" these riots.

1928. Bread is sold sliced for the first time, by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.

Sofa King · 07-13-2010, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Amnorix

1937. Hormel Foods introduces Spam. The food version, not the internet version.

The internet version was of course invented by Mr. Flopnuts on 3-14-2005. And then reinvented with every subsequent post of his.

**Donger** · 07-13-2010, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Amnorix

1943. The Battle of Kursk begins, on the German Eastern Front. It is the largest battle in history, involving approximately 2.5 million troops, over 8,000 tanks and nearly 5,000 aircraft. The battle was an attack by German forces which had over the last two years retreated considerably from the high water mark of its Russian invasion, and was designed to eliminate a salient, or bulge, in their lines. Various delays, however, gave the Russians plenty of time to reinforce, and the attack was beaten off.

Amazing battle, that.

Amnorix · 07-13-2010, 11:09 AM

July 8

1889. The Wall Street Journal is published for the first time.

1896. William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold Speech at the Democratic National Convention.

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Originally Posted by William Jennings Bryan

Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world, supported by the commercial interests, the laboring interests and the toilers everywhere, we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.

1932. The Dow Jones average reaches its lowest point during the Great Depression, bottoming out at 41.22.

Amnorix · 07-13-2010, 11:19 AM

July 9

1815. Talleyrand becomes Prime Minister of FRance.

1868. The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified.

1900. Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom gives royal assent to the creation of the Commonwealth of Australia, resulting in the federalization of what had previously been separate colonies on the continent of Australia.

1943. Allied forces land on Sicily. The attack will be very successful, with Allied forces in control of the island by mid-August, the path to invading mainland Italy opened, and Moussolini toppled from power.

**Donger** · 07-13-2010, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Amnorix

1868. The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified.

Now there's a bad day.

Amnorix · 07-13-2010, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Donger

Amazing battle, that.

Yeah. Very poor planning/execution by the Germans, however. If I remember I'll take a look at von Manstein's book, Lost Victories, and see how he thinks Hitler screwed up this one, and then review some other sources and see what happened.

IIRC, the attack was bound to fail after so many delays. Not sure what caused all the delays, but it certainly doomed their effort.

Amnorix · 07-13-2010, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

Now there's a bad day.

Eh? You're not a fan of the 14th Amendment?

**Donger** · 07-13-2010, 02:33 PM

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Eh? You're not a fan of the 14th Amendment?

No, I'm not, specifically birthright citizenship for the children of illegals.

But, perhaps we shouldn't get into that here.

Amnorix · 07-14-2010, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Donger

No, I'm not, specifically birthright citizenship for the children of illegals.

But, perhaps we shouldn't get into that here.

I agree, I don't want to politicize the thread and get it kicked into DC.

The birthright citizenship is from teh 14th amendment and not the original Constitution? Hunh, didn't know that.

Amnorix · 07-14-2010, 06:31 AM

July 10

1553. Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England. She will rule for only two weeks, the shortest span of any ruler of England.

1778. Instrumental to American hopes, King Louis XVI of France declares war on England.

1859. Big Ben rings for the first time.

1913. The temperature in Death Valley, California, hits 134 degrees fahrenheit -- the highest temperature ever recorded in the US.

1925. The so-called Scopes Trial begins.

1962. Telestar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.

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Amnorix In BB I trust Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, Mass. Casino cash: $10029808	July 4. 1187. The Battle of Hattin. The Muslim forces under Saladin defeat the Crusader forces. As a result, the Muslims are once against the dominant military power in the Holy Land, and the Christian states would gather themselves and launch the Third Crusade (which began two years later) to regain the initiative. 1776. The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence. 1802. West Point opens. 1826. Both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson die on this same date, on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Indepence. 1845. Henry David Thoreau begins a two year experiment of simple living at Walden Pond, near Concord, Massachusetts. 1863. Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant after a long siege, ending Grant's brilliant Vicksburg campaign. Confederate forces at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania strike camp and begin marching back to Virginia. 1886. The people of France offer the Statue of Liberty to people of the United States. 1894. Sanford Dole announces the formation of the short-lived Republic of Hawaii, after th efall of the monarchy. He will lobby the US to annex it, and six years later the US will do so. Sanford Dole is the cousin of James(not Bob) Dole, the man who will form what will eventually become known as Dole Food Company. 1910. African American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries, sparking race riots across America. 1939. Lou Gehrig announces his retirement to a packed Yankee Stadium. 1946. After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule, the PHillippines attains independence, from the United States, which was merely the last of its colonial masters. 1960. Nearly ten months after Hawaii's induction as a state, the new, 50 star US flag makes its debut in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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07-13-2010, 06:26 AM	#527
Amnorix In BB I trust Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, Mass. Casino cash: $10029808	Sorry for being so far behind. I'm not being helped by the fact that early July is obviously a very busy period, historically speaking. Oh well, if anyone is unhappy I have a "fully satisfied or your money back" guarantee. July 5 1687. Newton publishes his revolutionary work, Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. One of the most important works in the history of science, the Principia set forth Newton's laws of motion, Newton's law of universal gravitation and a derivation of Kepler's laws of planetary motion. 1937. Hormel Foods introduces Spam. The food version, not the internet version. 1940. Vichy France and the United Kingdom break off diplomatic relations. 1943. The Battle of Kursk begins, on the German Eastern Front. It is the largest battle in history, involving approximately 2.5 million troops, over 8,000 tanks and nearly 5,000 aircraft. The battle was an attack by German forces which had over the last two years retreated considerably from the high water mark of its Russian invasion, and was designed to eliminate a salient, or bulge, in their lines. Various delays, however, gave the Russians plenty of time to reinforce, and the attack was beaten off. 1946. Originally a Roman invention (how does anyone know this??) the bikini is "reintroduced" in Paris, France. Let it not be said that the French have never done anything for us!! 1954. Elvis Presley records his first single to be released -- That's All Right. 1996. Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
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07-13-2010, 06:39 AM	#528
Amnorix In BB I trust Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, Mass. Casino cash: $10029808	July 6. 1348. Proving that not all Popes of this era were hopeless, Pope Clement VI issued a papal bull seeking to protect Jews who were widely blamed and castigated throughout Europe for causing the Plague, which had recently had a serious outbreak. 1854. The first convention of hte Republican Party is held, in Jackson, Michigan. 1885. Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies. A great week for France! 1887. The King of Hawaii is forced, at gunpoint, to sign what will become known as the Bayonet Constitution, establishing a constitutional monarchy in Hawaii and leading in a few short years to the end of Hawaiian independence. 1892. 3,800 striking steelworkers engage in a day long battle against Pinkerton agents during the Homestead strike. Ten are killed, and dozens wounded. The strike will soon end, with the striking steelworkers defeated and the labor movement set back for years. 1933. The first major league all-star game is played. The AL wins, 4-2. 1942. Anne FRank and her family go into hiding. 1944. Second Lieutenant Frank Robinson -- who will a few years later be famous for breaking MLB's color barrier) refuses to go to the back of the bus, and will be court martialed. 1947. The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union. And now you know why it's an AK-47 and not an AK-12 or whatever. 1957. John Lennon mets a fellow named Paul McCartney.
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07-13-2010, 10:20 AM	#530
Amnorix In BB I trust Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, Mass. Casino cash: $10029808	July 7 1863. The US begins its first draft, in order to support its efforts int he Civil War. The US adopts the draft nearly a full year after the Confederacy had introduced its own draft the prior year. The most controversial element of the draft is the ability to evade it by paying $300. Many current and future famous people avoided the draft by so doing, including (IIRC) Cornelius Vanderbilt and John D. Rockefeller. The controversial rpovision sparked outrage, however, and the perception that it was a "poor man's fight", and there were riots in New York City. The riots made an "appearance" in the movie Gangs of New York. The movie was not, however, "about" these riots. 1928. Bread is sold sliced for the first time, by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
Posts: 43,125

07-13-2010, 11:19 AM	#534
Amnorix In BB I trust Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, Mass. Casino cash: $10029808	July 9 1815. Talleyrand becomes Prime Minister of FRance. 1868. The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified. 1900. Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom gives royal assent to the creation of the Commonwealth of Australia, resulting in the federalization of what had previously been separate colonies on the continent of Australia. 1943. Allied forces land on Sicily. The attack will be very successful, with Allied forces in control of the island by mid-August, the path to invading mainland Italy opened, and Moussolini toppled from power.
Posts: 43,125

07-14-2010, 06:31 AM	#540
Amnorix In BB I trust Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, Mass. Casino cash: $10029808	July 10 1553. Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England. She will rule for only two weeks, the shortest span of any ruler of England. 1778. Instrumental to American hopes, King Louis XVI of France declares war on England. 1859. Big Ben rings for the first time. 1913. The temperature in Death Valley, California, hits 134 degrees fahrenheit -- the highest temperature ever recorded in the US. 1925. The so-called Scopes Trial begins. 1962. Telestar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
Posts: 43,125