Once again, it should be reiterated, that this does not pretend to be a very extensive history of what happened on this day (nor is it the most original - the links can be found down below). If you know something that I am missing, by all means, shoot me an email or leave a comment, and let me know!
Here's a more detailed look at events that transpired on this date throughout history:
On this day in 1384, the Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong, heard a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting over them—a case considered equal to the act of destroying stamped government documents, which by law necessitated one hundred floggings by a bamboo rod. However, the Hongwu Emperor decided to pardon them, seeing as how their intention was not to tear up the money. In 1513 on this day, the Battle at Eguinegatte/Guinegate was fought, with Maximilian & Henry VIII defeating France. King Janos Sigismund Zapolyai signed a secret treaty with Maximilian II on this day in 1570. On this day in 1625, Earnest Casimir of Nassau-Dietz was appointed Viceroy of Drenthe Yorktown, Virginia, was founded on this day in 1691. In 1717 on this day, Prince Eugenius of Savoye occupied Belgrade, in present day Serbia. On this day in 1743, the earliest boxing code of rules were formulated in England (Jack Broughton). In 1745 on this day, there was a skirmish at Laggan, as Glengarry defeated the Royal Scots. "Geldermalsen" sailed to the East-Indies on this day in 1748. On this day in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Bennington, Vermont, took place. New England's minutemen routed the British regulars. In 1780 on this day, the British decisively defeated the Americans in the Battle of Camden, South Carolina, during the American Revolutionary War.. Hungarian revolutionary Ignác Martinovics was arrested in Vienna on this day in 1794. Comet C/1797 P1 (Bouvard-Herschel) approached 0.0879 AUs of Earth on this day in 1797. On this day in 1812, General Hull surrendered Detroit & Michigan territory to England in the War of 1812. The Manchester Massacre occurred on this day in 1819, after the English police charged unemployed demonstrators. The "Siamese twins," Chang and Eng Bunker, arrived in Boston, MA, on this day in 1829. They had come to the Western world to be exhibited. They were 18 years old and joined at the waist. English scientist Charles Darwin climbed Mt Campana in Chile. In 1858 on this day, a telegraphed message from Britain's Queen Victoria to U.S. President Buchanan was transmitted over the recently laid trans-Atlantic cable.
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The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC
On this day in 1861 during the American Civil War, U.S. President Lincoln prohibited the Union states from trading with the states of the Confederacy. Also on this day in 1861, there were skirmishes at Fredericktown/Kirkville, Missouri. The Chickamauga campaign in Georgia occurred on this day in 1863. This day in 1864 was the fourth day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia, Federal assault. The Palace for People's industry official opened in Amsterdam on this day in 1864. This day in 1865 was Restoration Day in the Dominican Republic: The Dominican Republic regained its independence after 4 years of fighting against the Spanish Annexation. The Battle of Acosta Ñu was fought on this day in 1869, when a Paraguay battalion made up of children is massacred by the Brazilian Army during the War of the Triple Alliance. Opera "Siegfried" premiered in Bayreuth on this day in 1876. On this day in 1882, the British under General Wolseley landed in Alexandria, Egypt. Alexander Clark, journalist/lawyer, was named minister to Liberia on this day in 1890. In 1894 on this day, Indian chiefs from the Sioux & Onondaga tribes met to urge their people to renounce Christianity & return to their old Indian faith. In 1896 on this day, gold was discovered in Klondike, found at Bonanza Creek, Alaska. Edwin Prescott patented the roller coaster on this day in 1898. NYC began building Grand Central Station on this day in 1904. On this day in 1905 during the Maji Maji (Mbunga) Rebellion in what was then German East Africa (present day Tanzania), rebels occupied German post Ifakara East-Africa. On this day in 1906 (and going through August 17th) an 8.6 magnitude earthquake destroyed much of Valparaiso Chile, with a massive fire as well. Approximately 20,000 were killed. Abd al-Hafid proclaimed himself Sultan of Morocco on this day in 1907. In 1913 on this day, Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tōhoku University) admitted it's first female students. On this day in 1914 during World War I, German army occupied the last fort at Luik, and Belgian General Leman was captured. Also on this day in 1914 during the early phase of World War I, the Battle of Cer began. Zapata & Pancho Villa overran Mexico on this day in 1914. Conference about German recovery payments opened in London on this day in 1924. In 1924 on this day, a Dutch-Turkish Peace treaty was signed. On this day in 1934, the US ended it's occupation of Haiti (American forces had been there since 1915). In 1936 on this day, the XI (11th) Olympic games closed in Berlin, Germany. On this day in 1940 during World War II, 45 German aircrafts were shot down over England. On this day in 1941, HMS Mercury, Royal Navy Signals School and Combined Signals School opened at Leydene, near Petersfield, Hampshire, England. In 1942 on this day, Prime Minister Winston Churchill traveled back to Cairo from Moscow. First "Long Tom" shells on Italian mainland (from Sicily) came on this day in 1943. On this day in 1943, Bulgarian Czar Boris III visited Adolf Hitler. The Second Canadian Division occupied Falaise, Normandy, on this day in 1944. Chartres was liberated on this day in 1944. Dutch began diplomatic contact with the Vatican in London on this day in 1944. The US 15th Army corp reached Eure, and surrounded Dreux on this day in 1944. In 1944 on this day was the first flight of the Junkers Ju 287. On this day in 1945, Puyi, the last Chinese emperor and ruler of Manchukuo, was captured by Soviet troops.
1946 - Great Calcutta blood bath - Moslem/Hindu riot (3-4,000 die)
1947 - Ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs
1948 - Arabs blow up Latrun pumping station in Jerusalem
1948 - Israeli pound becomes legal tender
1950 - West Indies complete historic 3-1 series win against England
1953 - KTAL TV channel 6 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins
1953 - Shah of Persia & princess Soraya flee to Baghdad & Rome
1954 - "Sports Illustrated" magazine begins publishing
1954 - 200 pilgrims drown in Farahzad Iran rain storm flood
1955 - Fiat Motors orders 1st private atomic reactor
1956 - Adlai E Stevenson nominated as Democratic presidential candidate
1956 - Indians' Rocky Colavito hits his 1st grand slam, Cleveland 5, Tigers 4
1959 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Seattle Golf Open
1959 - USSR introduces installment buying
1960 - Britain grants independence to crown colony of Cyprus
1960 - Joseph Kittinger parachutes from balloon at 31,330 m (84,700')
1960 - Republic of Congo (Zaire, Dem Rep of Congo) forms
1961 - 250,000 West Berliners demonstrate against East Berlin
1961 - Martin L King protests for black voting right in Miami
Beatles Drummer Ringo Starr 1962 - Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatle drummer
1963 - Independence is restored to Dominican Republic
1964 - Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Omaha Jaycee Golf Open Invitational
1964 - St Louis Card Curt Flood gets 8 straight hits in a doubleheader
1965 - AFL awards its 1st expansion franchise (Miami Dolphins)
1967 - Cin Red Jim Maloney retires 19 Pirates, then gets injured & leaves
1967 - WFIQ TV channel 36 in Florence, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
1969 - WATL TV channel 36 in Atlanta, GA begins broadcasting
1969 - Woodstock rock festival begins in NY
1970 - 52nd PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots 279 at Southern Hills OK
1970 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cincinnati Golf Open
1972 - 54th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills Mich
1972 - Morocco King Hassan II's B727 shot at
1972 - Philip Potter appointed sect-gen of World council of Churches
1972 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1974 - Ramones concert debut (NY's CBGBs)
1975 - Peter Gabriel quits Genesis
1976 - 58th PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots a 281 at Congressional MD
1976 - St Louis Cards beat San Diego Chargers 20-10 in Tokyo (NFL expo)
1977 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1977 - Yanks blow 9-4 lead in 9th but beat Chicago 11-10 in bottom of 9th
1980 - Bill Ward quits Black Sabbath
1980 - Cozy Powell quits Rainbow
1980 - Jools Holland quits Squeeze
1981 - Highest score in World Cup soccer match (New Zealand-13, Fiji-0)
1981 - Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Mary Kay Golf Classic
1981 - Mary Terstegge Meagher swims world record 100m butterfly (57.93)
1984 - Andrea Doria's safe opened
1984 - LA federal jury acquits auto maker John Z DeLorean on cocaine charges
1984 - Largest harness racing purse ($2,161,000-Nihilator wins $1,080,500)
1984 - NASA launches Ampte
1986 - Sudan rebels shoot a Fokker's F-27 down, 57 killed
1986 - "Papa Don't Preach," goes #1 for 2 weeks
1986 - Madonna's "True Blue," album goes #1 for 5 weeks & her single
Pop Star Madonna 1987 - Astrological Harmonic Convergence-Dawn of New Age
1987 - NY Mets beat Chicago Cubs, 23-9
1987 - Northwest Airlines 255 plane crashes in Detroit, 156 die (1 lives)
1987 - Val Skinner wins LPGA MasterCard International Golf Pro-Am
1988 - Butch Reynolds runs world record 400 m (43.29)
1988 - IBM introduces software for artificial intelligence
1988 - Jailed black nationalist Nelson Mandela struck with tuberculosis
1988 - Mayor Koch says he plans to wipe out street-corner windshield washers
1989 - Roger Kingdom of USA sets 110m hurdle record (12.92) in Zurich
1989 - A solar flare from the Sun creates a geomagnetic storm that affects micro chips, leading to a halt of all trading on Toronto's stock market.
1990 - China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
1990 - Iraq orders 4000 Britons & 2500 Americans in Kuwait to Iraq
1991 - Belgium census is 10,000,963 inhabitants
1991 - Pres Bush declares recession is near an end
1992 - 20th du Maurier Golf Classic: Sherri Steinhaur
Anti-apartheid activist/South African President Nelson Mandela 1992 - 74th PGA Championship: Nick Price shoots a 278 at Bellerive St Louis
1992 - Moses Kiptanui runs world record 3k (7:28.96)
1993 - The Debian distribution was first announced by Ian Murdock, then a student at Purdue University. Murdock initially called his system the "Debian Linux Release"
1994 - Chandrika Kumaratungo's party wins Sri Lanka elections
1994 - Shauna Gambill, 17, of California, crowned 12th Miss Teen USA
1997 - For only 2nd time Stanley Cup leaves North America (heads to Russia)
1998 - 80th PGA Championship at Sahalee CC, Seattle WA
1998 - Weetabix Women's British Golf Open
2003 - U.S. Representative from South Dakota Bill Janklow hits and kills a motorcyclist with his car at a rural intersection near Trent, South Dakota; he will eventually be convicted of manslaughter and will resign from Congress.
2005 - West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes near Machiques, Venezuela, killing the 160 aboard.
2008 - Usain Bolt sets a new 100 metres dash world record of 9.69 seconds at the Beijing 2008 summer olympics.
2011 - Beginning of World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid
2012 - Julian Assange, Wikileaks founder, is granted political asylum by Ecuador
2012 - 113 people are killed and over 200 wounded in a series of attacks across Iraq
2012 - South African police open fire on striking mine workers and kill at least 34 people
1923 - Carnegie Steel Corporation put into place the eight-hour workday for its employees. 1930 - The first British Empire Games were held at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The event is now called the British Commonwealth Games. 1937 - Harvard University became the first school to have graduate courses in traffic engineering and administration. 1954 - Sports Illustrated was published for the first time. It was claimed that 250,000 subscriptions had been sold before the first issue came off of the presses. 1954 - Jack Paar replaced Walter Cronkite as host of "The Morning Show" on CBS-TV. 1960 - Cyprus was granted independence by Britain. 1960 - The free-fall world record was set by Joseph Kittinger. He fell more than 16 miles (about 84,000 feet) before opening his parachute over New Mexico. 1978 - Xerox was fined for excluding Smith-Corona Mfg. from the copier market. The fine was $25.6 million. 1984 - The U.S. Jaycees voted to admit women to full membership in the organization. 1995 - Voters in Bermuda rejected independence from Great Britain. 1999 - In Russia, Vladimir V. Putin was confirmed as prime minister by the lower house of parliament.
1960 Cyprus, the third-largest island in the Mediterranean, became an independent republic. 1962 Algeria was admitted to the Arab League. 1977 Elvis Presley died at Graceland, his Memphis,Tenn., home, from heart failure at age 42. 2003 Former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin died.
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