| 1276 | * | Hadrian V is elected to the Papacy. | Ref: 69 |
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| 1346 | * | Charles IV of Luxembourg is elected Holy Roman Emperor in Germany. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1533 | * | Pope Clement VII excommunicated Henry VIII for divorcing Catherine of Aragon, andafterward marrying Anne Boleyn. Two years later, Henry broke with Rome and established theAnglican communion as the national religion of England. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1656 | * | Ann Austin and Mary Fisher became the first Quakers to arrive in America, from Barbados, and were promptly arrested. Five weeks later, they were deported back to England. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1740 | * | Jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Czarina Anne. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1781 | * | Thomas Hutchins designated Geographer of the US. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1798 | * | Congress passes an act calling for the establishment of a permanent U.S. Marine Corps. | Ref: 3 |
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| 1845 | * | John "Red" Kelly, father of Australian bushranger and folk hero Edward "Ned" Kelly, his ticket of leave from the prison colony in Tasmania. Ref | |
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| 1846 | * | Donner Party: The Boggs Company reaches Independence Rock. Here they meet Wales Bonney with an open letter from Lansford W. Hastings announcing that he will meet emigrants at Fort Bridger and lead them on his cutoff, which passes south of the Great Salt Lake instead of detouring northwest around it via Fort Hall (modern Pocatello, Idaho). | Ref: 28 |
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| 1888 | * | 118 F (48 C), Bennett, Colorado (state record). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1888 | * | Pennsylvania's Monongehela River rises 32' after 24 hour rainfall | Ref: 5 |
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| 1892 | * | (Haywood Trial) In the midst of a strike in the Coeur d'Alene mining region of northern Idaho, unionists discover a company plant, Charles Siringo. Trouble ensues, with union men dynamiting a mill and capturing 130 non-union workers and holding them prisoner in a union hall. Several persons are killed by gunfire. Over 400 union men commandeer a train and take it to Wardner, Idaho, where they seize three mines, ejecting non-union workers and company officials. Governor Willey declares martial law and asks President Benjamin Harrison to send federal troops, which he does. The strike grew out of the mine owners' decision to reduce wages for certain workers from 35 cents an hour to 30 cents. | Ref: 87 |
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| 1905 | * | Black intellectuals & activists organize Niagara movement. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1916 | * | First federal grant-in-aid for state roads enacted | Ref: 5 |
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| 1921 | * | Mongolia gains independence from China (National Day). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1934 | * | The first appointments to the newly created Federal Communications Commission were made. The governing body of the American broadcasting industry was first served by seven men named as commissioners. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1934 | * | President Franklin Roosevelt becomes the first US President to sail through the Panama Canal. (XDG, p 4A, 7/11/2000) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1936 | * | Triborough Bridge linking Manhattan, Bronx & Queens opens. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1945 | * | Assembly of Gadget, the first atomic bomb begins. | Ref: 91 |
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| 1952 | * | The Republican National Convention, meeting in Chicago, nominated Dwight D. Eisenhower for president and Richard M. Nixon for vice president. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1954 | * | First White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Miss. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1955 | * | Congress authorizes all US currency to say "In God We Trust". | Ref: 5 |
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| 1955 | * | The first class of 306 cadets was sworn in at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colorado, the temporary home of the U.S. Air Force Academy. A bill establishing the Academy had been signed by President Eisenhower on April 1, 1954. The Cadet Wing moved to the academys permanent home north of Colorado Springs, CO in 1958. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1960 | * | Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta & Niger declare independence. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1967 | * | The Vatican reported that Albania had closed its last Roman Catholic church.(Albania is a tiny Balkan country with an area only the size of Maryland. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1974 | * | House Judiciary Committee releases evidence on Watergate inquiry. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1977 | * | The Medal of Freedom was awarded posthumously to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in a White House ceremony. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1980 | * | American hostage Richard I Queen freed by Iran. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1990 | * | NYC police arrest "Dartman" (stabbed over 50 women with darts). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | * | Total solar eclipse is seen in Hawaii | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | Undeclared presidential hopeful Ross Perot, addressing the NAACP convention in Nashville, TN, startled and offended his listeners by referring to the predominantly black audience as "you people". | |
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| 1995 | * | President Clinton announces normalization of relations with Vietnam, saying the time has come to move forward and bind up the wounds from the war. See also, Ending the Vietnam War. | Ref: 41 |
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| 1995 | * | (Rosenberg) Decoded Venona cables indicating Rosenberg's involvement in espionage are released by NSA and CIA. | Ref: 87 |
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| 1998 | * | Air Force Lt. Michael Blassie, a casualty of the Vietnam War, was laid to rest near his Missouri home after the positive identification of his remains, which had been enshrined at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington, Va. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1999 | * | A U.S. Air Force cargo jet dropped off emergency medical supplies at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Research Center for a physician at the center who had discovered a lump in her breast. | Ref: 70 |
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| 2002 | * | USA Today reports the find of a 6M to 7M year old skull that may force paleontologists to abandon the "missing link" theory. The "Tourmai" skull is the size of a chimps skull but more akin to human features. The skull was found in central Africa by a team led by Michel Brunet of the Univeristy of Poiters in France. (USA Today, p. 1A, 7/11/2002) | Ref: 13 |
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| 2003 | * | North Korea says it extracted enough plutonium from 8000 spent nuclear fuel rods to make 12 nuclear weapons. (WSJ, p A4, 7/22/2003) | Ref: 33 |
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| 1776 | * | Captain James Cook sails from Plymouth on his last voyage to try to find the Northwest Passage. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1962 | * | Cosmonaut Micolaev set then record longest space flight 4 days. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1975 | | Archaeologists unearth an army of 8,000 life-size clay figures created more than 2,000 years ago for the Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1979 | * | The abandoned United States space station Skylab made a spectacular return to Earth, burning up in the atmosphere and showering debris over the Indian Ocean and Australia. (Go to article.) | Ref: 70 |
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| 1985 | * | Zippers for stitches were announced by Dr. H. Harlan Stone. The surgeon had used zippers on 28 patients whom he thought might require additional operations because of internal bleeding following initial operations. The zippers, which lasted between five and 14 days, were then replaced with permanent stitches. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1985 | * | Refurbished Columbia moves overland from Palmdale to Dryden. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1986 | * | Mary Beth Whitehead christens surrogate Baby M, Sara. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1302 | * | The Flemish infantry defeat Philip IV's French cavalry, led by the Count of Artois, in the "Battle of the Spurs" at Courtrai, Flanders. Underdog weavers beat mounted knights. | Ref: 17 |
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| 1708 | * | The French are defeated at Oudenarde, Malplaquet, in the Netherlands by the Duke of Marlborough and Eugene of Savoy. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1718 | * | English fleet defeats the Spanish Fleet at Messina. | Ref: 62 |
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| 1786 | * | Morocco agrees to stop attacking American ships in the Mediterranean for a payment of $10,000. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1792 | | Prussia army moves into French territory. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1799 | * | An Anglo-Turkish armada bombards Napoleon Bonaparte's troops in Alexandria to no avail. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1812 | * | US invades Canada (Detroit frontier). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1862 | * | After four months as his own general-in-chief, President Lincoln hands over the task to Gen. Henry W. (Old Brains) Halleck. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1864 | * | Confederate forces led by General Jubal Early begin an abortive invasion of Washington DC, turning back the next day. (XDG, p 4A, 7/11/2000) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1916 | * | The second battle of the Somme begins | Ref: 62 |
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| 1917 | * | Pershing suggests that figure of 1,000,000 is only initial size, and a total force of 3,000,000 should be the goal. | |
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| 1942 | * | In the longest bombing raid of World War II, 1,750 British Lancaster bombers attack the Polish port of Danzig. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1945 | * | Japanese Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo cables Ambassador Naotake Sato in Moscow advising him to explore using the USSR as an intermediary in surrender negotiations. | Ref: 91 |
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| 1972 | * | American forces break the 95-day siege at An Loc in Vietnam. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1914 | * | Babe Ruth debuted in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox. Ruth made $2,900 his rookie season. Just six years later, his paycheck was worth $125,000 when he became a member of the NY Yankees. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1931 | * | NY Giants beat Phillies 23-8. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1939 | * | Yanks host 7th All Star Game, McCarthy starts 6 Yanks, AL wins 3-1. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1944 | * | At Forbes Field, Phil Cavaretta sets an All-Star game record by reaching base five consecutive times. The Cub first baseman's triple, single and three walks helps the National League beat the junior circuit, 7-4. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1950 | * | Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams suffered a broken elbow during the All-Star baseball game in Chicago, in the first televised All-Star game. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1960 | * | The first tournament held outside the continental United States, sanctioned by the US Golf Association, began in Honolulu, HI. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1960 | * | NL beats AL 5-3 in 28th All Star Game (Municipal Stadium, KC). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1961 | * | In the first of two All-Star games played that season, the NL beats the American League, 5-4 at a very windy Candlestick Park. The contest features a record seven errors and the memorable site of Stu Miller being blown off the mound by a gust of wind. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1962 | | Fred Baldasare is first to swim English Channel underwater (scuba). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1967 | * | Longest All Star Game, NL beats AL 2-1 (15 inn) (Anaheim Stadium, Cal). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | * | Rick Renick of the Minnesota Twins hits a home run in his first major league at bat. | Ref: 12 |
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| 1970 | * | Ron Clarke of Australia announced his retirement from track competition. He retired, however, for just a few weeks. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1971 | * | Phillies Deron Johnson 3 HRs caps his 4 in a row. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1973 | * | Jim Northrup, knocks in eight runs and scores three times as the Tigers rout the Rangers, 14-2. The 3-for-4 performance by the Tiger's leadoff hitter helps him record the 500th run and RBI of his career. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1973 | * | Tennis stars Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs announced their forthcoming (September, 1973) Battle of the Sexes. The winner would take home $100,000. The event would be staged at the Houston Astrodome in TX (before 30,472 spectators, as it turned out; the largest crowd ever for a tennis match) and broadcast on national TV. Who would win? Hint: The female sex. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1974 | * | World Football League plays first games | Ref: 5 |
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| 1976 | * | At Altanta-Fulton County Stadium, thirty-four couples are married at home plate and a wrestling championship match takes place in a promotion billed as Headlocks and Wedlocks. The Braves take down the Mets, 9-8. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1978 | * | At Jack Murphy Stadium, Steve Garvey becomes the first two-time MVP in All-Star history. The Dodgers' first baseman game-tying, two-run single and a triple helps the National League to beat the AL, 7-3. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1980 | * | The Dodgers sell knuckleballer Charlie Hough to the Rangers. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1981 | * | Sebastian Coe of UK sets record for 1000 m, 2:12.18. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1982 | * | Italy beats West Germany 3-1 for soccer's 12th World Cup in Madrid | Ref: 5 |
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| 1984 | * | NL beats AL 3-1 in 55th All Star Game (Candlestick Park SF). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1985 | * | Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros became the first major-league pitcher to earn 4,000 strikeouts in a career as he led the Astros to a 4-3 win over the NY Mets. Danny Heep, formerly of the Astros, gave Ryan his milestone by fanning on three straight pitches. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1986 | * | Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway runs 10,000 m in world record 30:13.74. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1986 | * | Maricica Puica of Romania runs 2,000 m in 5:28.69 (record for women). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1987 | * | Bo Jackson signed a $7.4 million contract to play football for the LA Raiders for five years. Jackson became a two-sport player as he continued to play baseball with the KS City Royals. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1989 | * | AL beats NL 5-3, (3rd of last 4 All Star Games) in California. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1989 | * | President Ronald Reagan sportscasts the All Star Game. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1990 | * | Greg Riddoch is named manager of the San Diego Padres, replacing Jack McKeon, who remains general manager. | Ref: 86 |
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| 1994 | * | Handling four chances in the 8-1 defeat to the Rockies, Cardinal infielder Ozzie Smith passes Luis Aparicio and moves into the top spot on the all-time list for assists by a shortstop. 'The Wizard of Oz' will end his 19-year career in 1996 with 8,375 assists. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1995 | * | Mickey Mantle's final public appearance increases awareness of organ donation programs. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1995 | * | At the Ballpark in Arlington, Marlin Jeff Conine becomes the tenth player to homer in his first All-Star at-bat, and Frank Thomas becomes the first White Sox player ever to homer in the Mid-summer Classic as the NL out-homers the American League, 3-2. Craig Biggio and Mike Piazza also go deep for the Senior Circuit. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1995 | * | Florida Marlins' Jeff Conine becomes the 10th player to homer in his first All-Star Game at-bat, a solo shot off the Athletics' Steve Ontiveros. Conine's shot proves to be the game winner and he is named MVP. | Ref: 86 |
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| 1995 | * | The Texas Rangers host the 66th All-Star Game at The Ballpark in Arlington, as the National League posts a 3-2 victory over the American League. | Ref: 86 |
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| 1996 | * | The Charlotte Hornets draft Kobe Bryant and trade him to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac. (USA Today, p 3C, 2/02/2004) | Ref: 13 |
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| 1998 | * | Padre reliever Trevor Hoffman, brother of opposing manger manager Glenn Hoffman, saves the Padres' 4-1 victory over the Dodgers. It's the first time in major league history a player has faced his brother as a manager. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1999 | * | The San Francisco Giants retire Orlando Cepeda's uniform no. 30. | Ref: 29 |
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| 1999 | * | Arizona Diamondback Jay Bell's grand slam in the sixth inning wins $1 million for fan Gylene Hoyle of Chandler, who predicted the player and the inning before the game as part of Shamrock Farms Grand Slam Sundae. As an afterthought, the Diamondbacks beat Oakland, 7-4. | Ref: 86 |
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| 2000 | * | At Turner Field, the AL beats the National League, 6-3, in the 71st All-Star contest, dubbed the All Scar game due to the many stars absent from the both lineups because of injuries. Yankees' shortstop Derek Jeter and Braves' third baseman Chipper Jones provide the offensive punch with both going 3-for-3. | Ref: 1 |
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| 2002 | * | The Marlins are busy on the trading block making separate deals with the Expos and the Reds. Florida deals Ryan Dempster to Cincinnati for Juan Encarnacion and get four players, Carl Pavano, Graeme Lloyd, Mike Mordecai and prospect Justin Wayne from Montreal in exchange for Cliff Floyd, Wilton Guerrero and prospect Claudio Vargas. | Ref: 1 |
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| 2002 | * | The Indians fire their manager Charlie Manuel and name third base coach Joel Skinner as the interim skipper. After issuing an ultimatum to the front office about his status, the 58-year old was released after piloting Cleveland to a 39-47 record, 9 1/2 games behind first-place Twins in the AL Central. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1818 | * | Keats writes "In the Cottage Where Burns Was Born," "Lines Written in the Highlands," & "The Gadfly". | Ref: 5 |
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| 1918 | * | Enrico Caruso bypassed opera for a short time to join the war (WWI) effort. Caruso recorded Over There, the patriotic song written by George M. Cohan. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1962 | * | First transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1964 | * | 18-year-old Millie Small was riding high on the pop music charts with My Boy Lollipop (#2, 7/04/64). Listen carefully to the tune and youll hear Rod Stewart playing harmonica. Millie Small was known as the Blue Beat Girl in Jamaica, her homeland. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1967 | * | Kenny Rogers formed The First Edition just one day after he and members Thelma Camacho, Mike Settle and Terry Williams left The New Christy Minstrels. The First Edition hosted a syndicated TV variety show in 1972. Hits made popular by the group include: Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In), But You Know I Love You, Ruby, Dont Take Your Love to Town, Ruben James, and Somethings Burning. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1969 | * | Rolling Stones release "Honky Tonk Woman". | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Former Beatle Paul McCartney debuts new band Wings at Toulon in the South of France. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1984 | * | England's MusicBox begins satellite transmission to Europe. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1988 | * | (Trump) Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1274 | * | Robert the Bruce Scotland, King (1328-1329), is born. | Ref: 17 |
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| 1558 | * | Robert Greene Elizabethan dramatist (Friar Bacon), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1657 | * | Frederick I, first King of Prussia, 1701-13, is born. | Ref: 17 |
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| 1754 | | Thomas Bowdler medical doctor, bowdlerizer [literary censor]: created Family Shakespeare: censored version of Shakespeares works, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1767 | * | John Quincy Adams, 6th U.S. President (D) (1825-1829), is born in Braintree MA. (TWA, 1997) | Ref: 95 |
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| 1826 | * | John Fowler, English developer of the steam-hauled plow, is born. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1838 | * | John Wanamaker, U.S. merchant, founder of one of the first American department stores, is born. | Ref: 17 |
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| 1846 | * | Leon Bloy, French writer, is born. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1849 | * | Harry Kellar, American magician, is born. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1851 | * | Millie and Christine NC, siamese twins, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1854 | * | Georgiana Barrymore, American actress, is born. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1857 | * | Sir Joseph Larmor, Irish physicist, is born. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1861 | * | George William Norris (Rep-Neb), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1885 | * | Roger de La Fresnaye, French painter, is born. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1888 | * | Dr Lyman Bryson Valentine Nebr, educator (UN Casebook), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1890 | * | Arthur Tedder, English deputy commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force | Ref: 70 |
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| 1892 | * | Thomas Mitchell NJ, academy award winning actor (Outlaw, Adventures), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1899 | * | E.B. (Elwyn Brooks) White author: Stuart Little, Charlottes Web, Is Sex Necessary?, The Elements of Style; is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1903 | * | Rudolf Abel, Russian spy imprisoned by U.S. in 1957, is born. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1906 | * | Harry von Zell radio/TV actor, announcer: Eddie Cantor, Burns and Allen programs; famous blooper: Ladies and gentleman, the President of the United States, Hoobert Heever -- I mean, Herbert Hoover.; is born in Indianapolis IN. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1910 | * | Irene Hervey LA Calif, actress (Aunt Meg-Honey West), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1915 | * | Colin Purdie Kelly US, first US air hero during WW II, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1916 | * | Gough Whitlam (ALP) Australia, PM (1972-75), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1924 | * | Gene Evans actor: My Friend Flicka, Walking Tall, Support Your Local Sheriff, Operation Petticoat, The Concrete Cowboys; is born in Hollbrook AZ. (Also TWA, 1986) | Ref: 4 |
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| 1924 | * | Brett Somers actress: The Odd Couple, Perry Mason; TV panelist: Match Game P.M., is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1927 | * | Theodore H. Maiman, physicist. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1927 | * | Herbert Blomstedt Springfield Mass, conductor (Oslo Phil 1954-61), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1928 | * | Carl Bobo Olson boxing: career record: 93-16-2 [44 KOs]; Edward J. Neil Trophy for Fighter of the Year: 1954, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1929 | * | Paul Harney golf: PGA touring pro; owns and operates Paul Harney Golf Club, North Falmouth MA, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1929 | * | Hermann Prey Berlin Germany, baritone (Wolfram-Tannhaser), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1930 | * | Harold Bloom literary critic; author: The Western Canon, The Visionary Company: A Reading of English Romantic Poetry, Omens of Millennium: The Gnosis of Angels, Dreams, & Resurrection, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1931 | * | Tab Hunter (Arthur Gelien) singer: Young Love, Ninety-Nine Ways, Apple Blossom Time; actor: Battle Cry, Damn Yankees, Island of Desire, Judge Roy Bean, Ride the Wild Surf, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1931 | * | Thurston Harris Indpls, vocalist (Little Bitty Pretty One), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1934 | * | Fashion designer Giorgio Armani is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1934 | * | Bob Allison baseball: Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins; is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1939 | * | Larry Laoretti golf: champ: U.S. Senior Open [1992] | Ref: 4 |
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| 1943 | * | Susan Seaforth Hayes SF, actress (Days of our Life, Young & Restless), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1944 | * | Bobby Rice singer: Sugar Shack, You Lay So Easy on My Mind, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1944 | * | Bill Boggs, Phila, TV host/producer (Midday, Morton Downey Jr Show). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1944 | * | Lou Hudson basketball: Univ. of Minnesota, Atlanta Hawks, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1945 | * | Deborah Harry singer (Blondie) actress (Videodrome, Hairspray), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1946 | * | Beverly Todd, Ohio, actress (Roots, Having Babies, Redd Foxx Show), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1947 | * | Jeff Hanna rock vocalist (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-Mr Bojangles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1948 | * | Ernie Holmes football: Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle: Super Bowl IX, X, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1950 | * | Bonnie Pointer singer (Pointer Sisters), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1952 | * | Stephen Lang actor: Tombstone, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Death of a Salesman, Crime Story, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1953 | * | Leon Spinks boxer: world heavyweight champion [1981,83], is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1953 | * | Peter Bergman Guantanamo Bay Cuba, actor (Starland Vocal Band), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1955 | * | Sergey Babinov USSR, ice hockey star (Olympic-gold-1972), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1956 | * | Sela Ward actor (Hilary-Emerald Point NAS), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1957 | * | Michael Rose rocker (Black Uhuru-Brutal, Positive), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1957 | * | Pete Murphy rocker (Love Hysteria), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1958 | * | Mark Lester Oxford England, actor (Oliver, Prince & Pauper), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1958 | * | Ray Dodds rocker (Fairground Attraction-You Send Me), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1959 | * | Richie Sambora guitarist (Bon Jovi-You Give Love a Bad Name), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1959 | * | Suzanne Vega rocker (My Name is Luka), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1965 | * | Lisa Rinna model, actress: Days of Our Lives, Melrose Place, Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1966 | * | Debbie Dunning, actress on "Home Improvement" is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1966 | * | Mel Appleby rocker (Mel & Kim-Coming to America), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1977 | * | Brandy Gold, Northridge Calif, actress (Annie-Baby Makes 5), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1593 | * | Giuseppe Arcimboldo first surrealist painter, dies (birth date unknown). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1804 | * | Aaron Burr shot Alexander Hamilton to death in their famous duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. Samuel Broadhurst, a relative of Burrs, had tried to negotiate a settlement between the two, but Burr offered the challenge and the duel ensued. Burr won by drawing first blood with his swift sword, a gun, in this case. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1806 | * | (Declaration of Independence) James Smith, lawyer, signer of the Declaration of Independence, dies. (TWA, 1997) | Ref: 95 |
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| 1860 | * | Massacre of Christians at Damascas ends. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1896 | * | Ernst Curtius, German archaeologist; directed the excavation of Olympia, dies at age 81. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1903 | * | William Ernest Henley, English poet, critic and editor, dies at age 53. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1909 | * | Simon Newcomb celestial mechanics authority, dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1916 | * | One of Americas great race horses died. Dan Patch was the celebrated horse that had never lost a race. He first became known for promoting his owners feed company in Savage, Minnesota. Interestingly, Mr. Savage died several days after his beloved trotter died. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1935 | * | (Dreyfus) Alfred Dreyfus, the wrongly imprisoned French army officer, dies. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1937 | * | George Gershwin (Jacob Gershvin), American composer of operatic music and Broadway musicals, dies at age 38. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1965 | * | Ray Collins actor (Halls of Ivy, Perry Mason), dies at 75. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | Carleton Young actor (Court of Last Resorts), dies at 64. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | John Campbell, American science-fiction writer, dies at age 61. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1973 | * | Robert Ryan actor: Bad Day at Black Rock, Battle of the Bulge, The Dirty Dozen, Flying Leathernecks, The Longest Day, On Dangerous Ground; TV narrator: World War I; dies. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1973 | * | Isabel Randolph actress (Mrs Nester-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 83. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1974 | * | Pr Lagerkvist Sweden, novelist/poet/dramatist (Barabbas, Nobel 1951), dies at age 83. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1978 | * | World Heavyweight Boxing Champion [1926], Gene (James Joseph) Tunney, dies. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1980 | * | Peggy Knudson actress (April-So This is Hollywood), dies at 57. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1983 | | Ross Macdonald dies. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1987 | * | Thomas F Waddell found of Gay olympics, dies of AIDS at 50. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1989 | * | Sir Laurence Olivier, English stage and film actor, director and producer, dies at age 82. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1991 | * | A Nigerian Airlines carrying Muslim pilgrims crashes at the Jiddah, Saudi Arabia international airport, killing all 261 people on board. (XDG, p 4A, 7/11/2002) | Ref: 83 |
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