Today in History
Significant Events
- 64 Great Fire of Rome begins under the Emperor Nero
- 1925 Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf (original title was the catchy "Four and a Half Years (of Struggle) Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice")
- 1936 Spanish Civil War : General Francisco Franco issues manifesto and leds uprising with army in Morocco
- 2012 Kim Jong-un is officially appointed Supreme Leader of North Korea and given the rank of Marshal in the Korean People's Army
- 2013 Detroit, Michigan, files for bankruptcy, becoming the largest US municipal bankruptcy ever at $18.5 billion
George "Machine Gun" Kelly
Nelson Mandela
John Glenn
Samuel Colt
Lizzie Borden
Ilie NăstaseWould You Believe?
Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan arrives in Ireland after a 28 hours flight, supposedly left NY flying for California
On this day in 1938
Famous Weddings
- 1922 British naval officer Louis Mountbatten (22) weds Lord Mount Temple's daughter Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley (20) at St. Margaret's in Westminster, London
- 1933 Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (38) weds broadway singer Hannah Williams (22)
- 1938 Physicist and Nobel laureate John Bardeen (30) weds Jane Maxwell
- 1959 Actress Louise Fletcher (25) weds producer Jerry Bick (36)
- 1976 Country singer Tammy Wynette (34) weds real-estate mogul Michael Tomlin
Famous Divorces
- 2012 WWE wrestler John Cena (35) divorces Elizabeth Huberdeau (33) due to irretrievably broken marriage after 3 years of getting married
Jane Austen
William Westmoreland
Agustín de Iturbide
Syngman Rhee
Noel WienThis Month in History
Voice Of The Century – 'And Not Even Close'
Frank Sinatra cut his first disc on this day. It was a flop. But he would go on to be hailed as the “Voice of the Century”.
July 13, 1939
Stormy Birth for the House of Windsor
Britain’s King with his German connections faced resentment when World War 1 bombs fell on London. It led, on this day, to a change of name for the monarchy.
July 17, 1917
First Lady Pours Scorn Upon a King
American independence from Britain was declared and on this day a future US President's wife expressed her joy.
July 21, 1776
Spoonerism – Or Just A Lack Of Pies?
A Spoonerism is a phrase that comes out all wrong, and the man responsible for them, William Spooner, was born on this day. Did he just get bad Press?
July 22, 1844
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