Event of Interest
1941 BBC World Service begins playing V(ictory) ("...-" in Morse code) (opening of Ludwig van Beethoven's 5th symphony)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Event of Interest
1941 Tom and Jerry first appear under their own names in cartoon "The Midnight Snack" by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
Music Premiere
1942 US première of Dmitri Shostakovich' 7th Symphony in NYC by the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini in a concert broadcast nationwide on NBC radio
Dmitri Shostakovich
- 1953 KIMA TV channel 29 in Yakima, WA (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1953 WAKR (now WAKC) TV channel 23 in Akron, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1961 1st in-flight movie shown on TWA
- 1965 Shooting begins on Star Trek 2nd pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before"
- 1979 Maritza Sayalero, 18, of Venezuela, crowned 28th Miss Universe
- 2001 34th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
Event of Interest
2007 TV drama "Mad Men" debuts starring Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss and Vincent Kartheiser on cable network AMC
Jon Hamm
Elisabeth Moss
Film Premier
2011 "Captain America: The First Avenger", directed by Joe Johnston, starring Chris Evans and Hayley Atwell, premieres in Los Angeles
Chris Evans
Album Release
2013 Selena Gomez releases her debut solo studio album "Stars Dance"
Selena Gomez
- 2017 BBC publishes salaries of its top-earning journalists and presenters, two-thirds male, Chris Evans highest at over £2.2 million
July in History
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
Light and Air For All – With No Charge!
One of Britain's most hated taxes, which had been in force for more than 250 years, was finally abolished on this day.
July 24, 1851