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Today is Tuesday July 1, 1997.
This is the 182nd day of the year, there are 183 days left.

Happy Birthday to...
In 1646 Gottfried W Leibnitz, mathematician-philosopher
In 1788 Jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founder of projective geome
In 1804 George Sand, French Romantic novelist (Valentine, Le Figaro).
In 1807 Thomas Green Clemson, mining engineer, endowed Clemson Universit
In 1853 Cecil John Rhodes, South African politician, diamond merchant.
In 1872 Louis Blũriot, 1st man to fly an airplane across English Channel
In 1879 Lũon Jouhaux, French socialist, cofounder of UN's ILO (Nobel 195
In 1902 William Wyler, motion picture director (Mrs. Miniver).
In 1912 David Brower
In 1916 Olivia DeHaviland in Tokyo Japan
In 1925 Farley Granger Actor
In 1931 Leslie Caron in Paris France
In 1934 Jean Marsh in London England
In 1934 Sydney Pollack Movie director
In 1936 Jamie Farr, actor (Cpl. Klinger of TV's M*A*S*H).
In 1941 Sally Quinn CBS News reporter
In 1941 Twyla Tharp in Indiana Choreographer
In 1942 Genevieve Bujold in Montreal Canada, actress.
In 1942 Karen Black, actress.
In 1952 Dan Akroyd, comedian, actor (SNL)
In 1956 Lorna Patterson in Whittier Calif
In 1960 Singer Evelyn 'Champagne' King
In 1961 Carl Lewis, US track and field star.
In 1961 Lady Diane Spencer in England
In 19?? "Wolfman Jack", a howling success in radio
In 1802 USP Secy Navy Gideon Welles (1878)
In 1833 USA Bvt. MGen Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert (1880)

On this day...
Dominion Day -- Canada
Feast of the Precious Blood of Jesus.
In 1535 Sir Thomas More went on trial in England charged with treason
In 1690 Army of England's Protestant King William III defeats former Rom
Catholic king James II in the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland
In 1776 1st vote on the Declaration of Independence
In 1823 United Provinces of Central America gain independence from Mexic
In 1847 1st adhesive US postage stamps go on sale
In 1847 Amateur astronomer M Hencke discovers his second asteroid Hebe
In 1847 US issues its 1st postage stamps.
In 1850 At least 626 ships lying at anchor around SF Bay
In 1861 1st public schoolhouse opens at Washington and Mason Streets, S.
In 1862 Congress outlaws polygamy; bad news for Utah.
In 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Pa.; Lee's northward advance halted.
In 1867 Dominion of Canada formed from N.Bruns., N.Scotia, Ontario & Quũ
In 1873 Prince Edward Island becomes 7th Canadian province.
In 1898 Teddy Roosevelt & his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill
In 1899 SF City Hall turned over to city, after 29 years of building
In 1916 Eisenhower married Mary ``Mamie'' Geneva Doud in Denver Colo
In 1919 1st class postage drops to 2ų from 3ų.
In 1932 NY Gov FDR nominated for president at the Dem Convention in Chic
In 1941 1st coml TV license granted-W2XBS-WNBT (NBC) & WCBW (CBS), NYC
In 1941 DiMaggio ties Willie Keeler's 44 game hitting streak
In 1943 1st withholding tax from paychecks
In 1944 Bretton Woods Conference starts, establishing IMF and World Bank
In 1959 World Refugee Year
In 1960 Ghana becomes a republic.
In 1960 Italian Somalia gains independence, unites with Somali Republic.
In 1961 Haleakala National Park established in Hawaii
In 1962 Burundi & Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days).
In 1963 Beatles record "She Loves You"
In 1966 Construction crews begin tearing up Market St to build BART
In 1966 Medicare goes into effect.
In 1968 US, Britain, USSR & 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Tre
In 1969 Charles Philip Arthur George invested as the Prince of Wales
In 1971 Golden Gate Bridge paid for (so why is there still a toll?)
In 1973 Caribbean Day
In 1975 WEDway PeopleMover inaugurated
In 1977 Virginia Wade beats Betty Stove for Wimbeldon's woman's singles
In 1982 Kosmos 1383, 1st search and rescue satellite, launched.
In 1982 More than 2000 Unification Church couples married at NY MSG
In 1987 NYC radio station WFAN-AM becomes the 1st 24 hour all sports rad
replacing WHN's country music, WYNY-FM adopts country music form
In 1861 The War Department decrees the KA and TN are to be canvassed
for volunteers.
In 1862 BTL Malvern Hill, VA (Harrison's Landing, Crew's Farm)
(Poindexter's Farm) Day 7 of Seven Days US15,249 CS17,583
BTL Holly Spring, MS
In 1863 BTL Gettysburg, PA [->JUL 03] US23186 CS31621
In 1864 BTL Petersburg, VA [->JUL 31] -front US3695 CS---

Thought for the day...
It`s clever, but is it art?

And remember...
ITS TUESDAY
Jul 04 - Statehood Day for Idaho
Jul 04 - Birthdate for Pres. Calvin Coolidge (US) 30
Jul 04 - Death of President John Adams
Jul 04 - Death of President Thomas Jefferson
Jul 04 - Death of President James Monroe
Jul 09 - Death of President Zachary Taylor
Jul 10 - Statehood Day for Wyoming
Jul 11 - Birthdate for Pres. John Q Adams (US) 06
Jul 14 - Birthdate for Pres. Gerald R Ford (US) 38
Jul 23 - Death of President Ulysses S Grant
Jul 24 - Death of President Martin Van Buren
Jul 26 - Statehood Day for New York
Jul 31 - Death of President Andrew Johnson
Aug 01 - Statehood Day for Colorado

Gary Baumgartner

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Jul 3, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/3/97

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Today is Friday July 4, 1997.
This is the 185th day of the year, there are 180 days left.

Happy Birthday to...
In 1872 President Calvin Coolidge 30th President (US)
In 1753 Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard, 1st balloon flights in England,
In 1804 Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author (The Scarlet Letter).
In 1807 Giuseppe Garibaldi, unifier of Italy.
In 1826 Stephen Foster, American composer (Oh, Susanna, Swanee River).
In 1867 Stephen Mather, organizer of the US National Park Service.
In 1872 Calvin Coolidge (R), 30th pres (1923-29)
In 1878 George M Cohan, entertainer
In 1883 Rube Goldberg, made the easy outrageously difficult.
In 1900 Louis Armstrong, 'Satchmo'
In 1902 George Murphy, actor, dancer, Calif Sen
In 1902 Meyer Lansky mobster
In 1911 Mitch Miller
In 1912 Virginia Graham TV personality
In 1916 Tokyo Rose
In 1918 Abigail Van Buren & Ann Landers-twin sisters, advice columnists
In 1921 Gerard Debreu, French economist (Nobel 1983).
In 1924 Eva Marie Saint, actress Newark
In 1927 Neil Simon, playwright
In 1928 Gina Lollobrigida, actress/photographer, Italy
In 1928 Steven Boyd actor
In 1930 George Steinbrenner, NY Yankees owner.
In 1962 Pam Shriver, Tennis player
In 1819 USP Gov Reuben Eaton Fenton (1885)
In 1826 USV Bvt. MGen Green Clay Smith (1895)
In 1828 CSA BGen James Johnston Pettigrew (1863)

On this day...
In 1890 Idaho, 43rd state in the Union
Dog Days.
Independence Day (USA)
In 1054 Brightest known super-nova starts shining, for 23 days
In 1057 Crab Nebula supernova recorded by Chinese & Japanese astronomers
In 1776 Declaration of Independence -- US gains independence from Britai
In 1802 US Milt Academy officially opened at West Point NY
In 1819 William Herschel makes last telescopic observation comet of 1819
In 1828 1st US passenger railroad was begun, Baltimore & Ohio
In 1845 Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond
In 1862 Lewis Carroll began inventing the story of Alice in Wonderland f
his friend Alice Pleasance Liddell during a boating trip
In 1863 Boise, Idaho founded (now capital of Idaho)
In 1873 Aquarium opens in Woodward Gardens
In 1876 1st public exhibition of electric light in SF
In 1882 Telegraph Hill Observatory opens in SF.
In 1884 Statue of Liberty was presented to US in Paris
In 1889 Washington state constitutional convention holds 1st meeting.
In 1894 Elwood Haynes successfully tests one of the 1st US autos
In 1894 Republic of Hawaii established.
In 1900 Aphelion Passage
In 1903 Pacific Cable (SF, Hawaii, Guam, Phil) opens, FDR sends message
In 1933 Work begins on the Oakland Bay Bridge
In 1939 Yankees retire 1st uniform #4, Lou Gehrig 1st Old Timers Day
In 1942 1st American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WW2)
In 1946 Philippines gains independence from US
In 1959 America's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled
In 1960 America's new 50-star flag honoring Hawaiian statehood unfurled
In 1960 Mickey Mantle hits career homer # 300
In 1965 Mariner 4 flies past Mars, sends 1st close-up photos.
In 1966 LBJ signs Freedom of Information Act
In 1967 Freedom of Information Act goes into effect
In 1976 Raid on Entebbe - Israel rescues 229 Air France passengers
In 1982 Fourth Space Shuttle Mission - Columbia 4 returns to Earth
In 1982 Jimmy Connors beats John McEnroe for championship at Wimbeldon
In 1983 Yankee Dave Righetti no hits the Red Sox
In 1984 Yuri Sedykh of USSR throws hammer a record 86.33 m.
In 1985 Tinker Bell's nightly flight begins
In 1987 Martina Navaratalova wins her 6th straight Wimbeldon
In 1861 In a special seccion of the Twentyseventh Congress Lincoln
requests an addition 400,000 troops.
S Harper's Ferry, WV - Union troop pass through on their way
to the Shenandoah Valley.
In 1862 R Morgan's: Kentucky [->JUN 28]
BTL Port Royal, SC (Port Royal Ferry)
R Morgan's: Tomkinsville, KY to Somerset, KY [->JUL 28]
In 1863 Vicksburg is surrendered to Union forces
S Smithburg, TN

Thought for the day...
In 1826 John Adams Died 2nd US President
In 1826 Thomas Jefferson Died 3rd US President
In 1831 James Monroe Died 5th US President
The less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag.

And remember...
ITS FRIDAY

Jul 09 - Death of President Zachary Taylor
Jul 10 - Statehood Day for Wyoming
Jul 11 - Birthdate for Pres. John Q Adams (US) 06
Jul 14 - Birthdate for Pres. Gerald R Ford (US) 38
Jul 23 - Death of President Ulysses S Grant
Jul 24 - Death of President Martin Van Buren
Jul 26 - Statehood Day for New York
Jul 31 - Death of President Andrew Johnson
Aug 01 - Statehood Day for Colorado

Aug 02 - Death of President Warren G Harding

Oklahoma Kid

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Jul 5, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/5/97

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>G> In 1810 CSA BGen Robert Augustus Toombs (1885)
>G> In 1810 CSP Secy State Robert Augustus Toombs (1885)

During the America's Civil War in 1861 - 1865!

Gen Robert A Toombs served in the South Side as (Confedarate).

>G> In 1830 CSA BGen John Bordenave Villepigue (1862)

General Villepigue served for the Confedarates!

>G> In 1836 USV MGen Henry Eugene Davies (1894)

General Davies served for the North, Union!

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Gary Baumgartner

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Jul 6, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/6/97

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Today is Monday July 7, 1997.
This is the 188th day of the year, there are 177 days left.

Happy Birthday to...
In 1752 Joseph-Marie Jacquard, invented the programmable loom
In 1843 Camillo Golgi, Italian physician, cytologist (Nobel 1906).
In 1860 Gustav Mahler, Bohemian composer
In 1887 Marc Chagall in Vitebsk Russia, artist
In 1906 Satchel Paige, never look back.
In 1907 Robert A Heinlein, Sci-Fi author
In 1911 Gian Carlo Menotti, composer (Amahl and the Night Visitors).
In 1917 Lawrence F. O'Brien (Watergate conspirators broke into his offic
In 1919 William Kunstler Attorney
In 1921 Ezzard Charles, world heavyweight boxing champion (1950-51).
In 1922 Pierre Cardin Fashion designer
In 1923 Jean Kerr, novelist (Please Don't Eat the Daisies).
In 1927 Carl (Doc) Severinson, band leader, trumpet player.
In 1927 Alan Dixon (Sen-D-Ill)
In 1940 Ringo Starr, Beatle.
In 1946 Joe Spano (Hill St Blues-Det Goldblum)
In 1947 Joe LeClerc
In 1948 Fred Brown, Seattle SuperSonic.
In 1949 Shelley Duvall
In 1813 USA Bvt. MGen William Scott Ketchum (1871)
In 1816 USV Gen Isaac Fitzgerald Shepard (1889)
In 1824 USV MGen Alfred Pleasonton (1897)
In 1827 CSA BGen William Montague Browne
CSP Acting Secy.State William Montague Browne (1883)
In 1827 USV BGen James Murrell Shackelford (1909)

On this day...
BONZA BOTTLER DAY -- EXCUSE TO HAVE A PARTY
Dog Days.
Feast of Cyril & Methodius, converted Slavs, devised Cyrillic al
Caribbean Day celebrated by members of Caribbean Common Market.
In 1668 Isaac Newton receives his M.Afrom Trinity College, Cambridge.
In 1754 Kings College in NYC opens. School later renamed Columbia Colleg
In 1838 Central American federation is dissolved.
In 1846 US annexs Calif
In 1865 4 people hunged in Wash DC convicted of conspiring with John W B
In 1891 Travelers cheque patented
In 1898 US annexes Hawaii
In 1908 Great White Fleet leaves SF Bay
In 1930 Construction began on Boulder (Hoover) Dam
In 1941 US forces land in Iceland to forestall Nazi invasion
In 1946 Mother Frances X Cabrini canonized as 1st American saint
In 1949 `Dragnet' premiers on NBC radio. A TV series in 1951 & in 1967
In 1958 Pres Eisenhower signs Alaska statehood bill
In 1971 Apollo 15 returned 12d /7 hr/11 min/53 sec.
In 1978 Solomon Is gains independence from Britain (National Day).
In 1980 1st solar-powered aircraft crosses English Channel.
In 1980 Az Judge Sandra Day O'Connor 1 female nominated on Supreme Court
In 1986 Supreme Court struck down Gramm-Rudman deficit-reduction law
In 1987 Kiwanis Clubs end men-only tradition vote to admit women
In 1987 Yanks trailing by 7 score 7 in 7th on 7/7 & 5 in 8th-Beat Twins
In 1861 BTL Laurel Hill, VA
In 1864 S Middleton, MD -Early's Washington Raid-
In 1865 4 Lincoln conspirators, including Mary Surratt are hanged

Thought for the day...
If you continually give you will continually have.

And remember...
ITS MONDAY

Gary Baumgartner

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Jul 7, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/7/97

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Today is Tuesday July 8, 1997.
This is the 189th day of the year, there are 176 days left.

Happy Birthday to...
In 1838 Count Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, inventor
In 1839 John D Rockefeller, financier
In 1907 George W. Romney, Mich gov, housing secretary.
In 1908 Nelson A. Rockefeller (R-NY-gov) 41st VP (1974-77).
In 1913 Walter Kerr, NY drama critic.
In 1914 Billy Eckstein Singer
In 1931 Jerry Vale, singer.
In 1931 Roone Arledge, TV executive (ABC).
In 1935 Steve Lawrence
In 1935 Vitali I. Sevastyanov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 9, 18).
In 1937 Barbara Ann Loden
In 1940 Marcia Rodd
In 1946 Cynthia Gregory, LA, Ballerina
In 1948 Kim Darby in North Hollywood
In 1819 USV Bvt. MGen Alexander Hays (1864)
In 1821 USV BGen William Harvey Lamb Wallace (1862)
In 1824 USV BGen Waldimir "Kriz" Krzyzanowski (1887)
In 1826 USV MGen Benjamin Henry Grierson (1911)
In 1826 USV Bvt. MGen Robert Kingston Scott (1900)

On this day...
In 1994 COLUMBIA, US SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCHED
Dog Days.
Feast of St. Elizabeth of Portugal, widow.
In 1663 King Charles II of England granted a charter to Rhode Island
In 1709 Battle of Poltava; Russians defeat Swedes.
In 1776 Col. John Nixon gave 1st public reading of Dec of Ind
In 1777 Vt becomes 1st state abolishing slavery, adopts male sufferage
In 1796 1st American Passport issued by US State Dept
In 1835 Liberty Bell cracks (again).
In 1889 John L. Sullivan wins by KO in 75 rounds in last bareknuckle bou
In 1889 Vol 1, # 1, of "The Wall Street Journal" published
In 1891 Future president Harding marries Florence K. DeWolfe in Marion O
In 1896 William Jennings Bryan 'cross of gold' speech at Dem convention
In 1897 Harbor Hospital formally opens
In 1905 Part of Angel Island allocated for Immigration Detention Center
In 1907 Florenz Ziegfeld staged 1st `Follies' on NY Theater roof
In 1909 1st pro baseball game (minor league) played under lights.
In 1912 Pitcher Rube Marquard loses after winning 19 straight games
In 1947 Demolition began in NYC for new permanent headquarters of UN
In 1950 Gen. Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, UN forces in Ko
In 1950 Leroy Deans awarded 1st Order of Purple Heart in Korea
In 1959 Maj. Dale & Master Sgt Ovnand 1st American fatalities in Vietnam
In 1974 Yank Shortstop Jim Mason ties record with 4 doubles in 9 innings
In 1975 Pres Ford announced he'd seek Republican nomination for pres
In 1977 Sabra Starr finishes longest recorded belly dance (100 hrs).
In 1978 Pioneer-Venus 2 Multi-probe launched to Venus.
In 1861 CS Gen Sibley is given command of rebel troops in NM Terr.
S Florida, MI - A rebel encampment is attacked and dispersed.

Thought for the day...
Quit work and play for once.

And remember...
ITS TUESDAY

Gary Baumgartner

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Jul 9, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/9/97

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Today is Wednesday July 9, 1997.
This is the 190th day of the year, there are 175 days left.

Happy Birthday to...
In 1764 Ann Ward Radcliffe, English Gothic novelist (The Italian).
In 1802 Thomas Davenport, inventor of 1st commercial electric motor.
In 1819 Elias Howe, invented sewing machine in Spencer Mass.
In 1858 Franz Boas, anthropologist, linguist.
In 1879 Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer (Pines of Rome).
In 1916 Edward Heath (C), British prime minister (1970-74).
In 1927 Ed Ames, singer (Johnny Carson's hatchet man)
In 1927 Red Kelly, hockey star.
In 1929 Hassan II, king of Morocco (1961- ).
In 1936 James Hampton
In 1941 Karin von Aroldingen, German ballet dancer.
In 1947 Orenthal James (O.J.) Simpson, NFL running back (Buffalo Bills).
In 1956 Tom Hanks Actor

On this day...
Dog Days.
Feast of St. Maria Goretti, virgin, martyr.
Argentine Independence Day
National POW/MIA Recognition Day
In 1540 England's King Henry VIII 6-month marriage to Anne of Cleves ann
In 1595 Johannes Kepler discovers inscribed perfect geometric solid
"construction of universe."
In 1776 Dec of Ind read aloud to Gen. Washington's troops in NY
In 1816 Argentina declares independence from Spain.
In 1846 Capt Montgomery claims Yerba Buena (SF) for US
In 1850 Bab (Bahม'ย prophet) executed in Tabriz, Iran.
In 1918 101 killed in worst US train wreck in Nashville Tenn
In 1932 Washington Redskins (then Boston Braves) formed.
In 1932 Yanks Ben Chapman hits 2 inside the park HRs tying record
In 1933 Frankford Yellowjackets sold, rechristened Philadelphia Eagles.
In 1951 Pres Truman asked Congress to formally end state of war with Ger
In 1953 1st helicopter passenger service, NY city
In 1957 Announcement of discovery of element 102 - nobelium
In 1976 Uganda asks UN to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe
In 1979 Voyager 2 flies past Jupiter.
In 1980 Walt Disney's "The Fox & The Hound" is released
In 1862 GEN John Hunt Morgan captures Tompkinsville, Kentuckty
In 1863 R Morgan's: Indiana [->JUL 13]
In 1864 BTL Monocacy, MD US1959 CS400

Thought for the day...
In 1850 Zachary Taylor Died 12th US President
If you always postpone pleasure you will never have it.

And remember...
ITS WEDNESDAY

Gary Baumgartner

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Today is Thursday July 10, 1997.
This is the 191st day of the year, there are 174 days left.

Happy Birthday to...
In 1509 John Calvin, theologian
In 1723 Sir William Blackstone, English jurist (Blackstone's Commentarie
In 1792 George Mifflin Dallas (D), 11th VP (1845-49).
In 1834 James Whistler, artist, mama's boy
In 1856 Nikola Tesla, physicist who developed alternating current.
In 1867 Finley Peter Dunne, journalist, humorist, created Mr. Dooley.
In 1871 Marcel Proust, French novelist (Remembrance of Things Past).
In 1888 Giorgio De Chirico, Italian painter.
In 1915 Saul Bellow, US novelist (Herzog, Dangling Man) (Nobel 1976).
In 1920 David Brinkley, newscaster (NBC, ABC).
In 1920 Owen Chamberlain, codiscoverer of the antiproton (Nobel 1959).
In 1921 Jake LaMotta Boxer
In 1926 Fred Gwynne, Herman Munster
In 1931 Del Insko, harness racer.
In 1933 Jerry Herman Broadway composer
In 1942 Pyotr I. Klimuk, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 13, 18, 30).
In 1943 Arthur Ashe, tennis pro.
In 1945 Virginia Wade tennis star
In 1946 Sue Lyon in Iowa
In 1947 Arlo Guthrie, singer (Alice's Restaurant, City of New Orleans).
In 1818 CSA BGen John Stuart "Cerro Gordo" Williams (1898)
In 1820 USV BGen Andrew Porter (1872)
In 1821 USV MGen Christopher Columbus Augur (1898)
In 1833 CSA BGen Lucius Eugene Polk (1892)

On this day...
In 1890 Wyoming, 44th state in the Union
Dog Days.
Feast of the 7 Brothers and SS. Rufina and Secunda, virgins.
In 1832 Pres Jackson vetoed legislation to re-charter 2nd Bank of US
In 1847 Urbain J.J. Leverrier & John Couch Adams, codiscoverers of Neptu
meet for 1st time at home of John Herschel.
In 1850 VP Fillmore becomes pres following Zachary Taylor's death
In 1890 Wyoming becomes 44th state.
In 1919 Pres Wilson personally delivers Treaty of Versailles to Senate
In 1925 Jury selection took place in John T. Scopes evolution trial
In 1925 USSR's official news agency TASS established
In 1932 Jack Burnett gets 9 hits in 1 18 inning game
In 1933 1st police radio system operated, Eastchester Twp, NY
In 1940 Battle of Britain began as Nazi forces attacked by air
In 1943 US & Britain invade Sicily in WWII
In 1949 1st practical rectangular TV tube announced - Toledo, Oh
In 1951 Armistice talks to end Korean conflict began at Kaesong
In 1962 Telstar, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, launched.
In 1966 Orbiter 1 Launched to moon.
In 1973 Bahamas became independent after 3 centuries of British rule
In 1980 Ayatollah Khomeini releases Iran hostage Richard I. Queen
In 1982 Miguel Vasquez makes 1st public quadruple somersault on trapeze.
In 1985 Coca-Cola Co. announces it would resume selling old formula Coke
In 1985 French agents sink Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand.
In 1861 Lincoln writes to Kentucky's militia and says the Union troops
will not enter that state.
In 1863 BTL Charleston, SC (Morris Island) [->SEP 06]
BTL Jackson, MS - captured by federals [->JUL 16] US1000 CS1339

Thought for the day...
I`ve given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself.

And remember...
ITS THURSDAY

Jul 11 - Birthdate for Pres. John Q Adams (US) 06
Jul 14 - Birthdate for Pres. Gerald R Ford (US) 38
Jul 23 - Death of President Ulysses S Grant
Jul 24 - Death of President Martin Van Buren
Jul 26 - Statehood Day for New York
Jul 31 - Death of President Andrew Johnson
Aug 01 - Statehood Day for Colorado
Aug 02 - Death of President Warren G Harding

Aug 10 - Statehood Day for Missouri
Aug 10 - Birthdate for Pres. Herbert Hoover (US) 31