Today sees the birthdate of the greatr comedic man Spike Milligan  :\'(

Today sees the birthdate of the greatr comedic man Spike Milligan  :\'(

Today (Sunday) would also have been the birthday of the following people if they were still alive: :\'(

Selena, a tejano singer (she would've been 35 today) :\'(
Dusty Springfield, a British pop singer who had hits during the 1960's (she would've been 67 today)

On this date exactly one hundred years ago, a powerful earthquake hit the city of San Francisco, causing widespread damage and fires throughout the city; the Richter magnitude has been estimated over the years at approximately 8.3 or 8.5.

April 19th:

1995: The Federal Building in Oklahoma City suffered a major bombing, killing several people. >:( :-Wednesday, April 19th, just like today.

2 July 1776: The 2nd Continental Congress Adopted Virginia's Richard Henry Lee's Resolution "Resolved: That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved."


On the 3rd, John Adams wrote to his wife Abagail:

"Yesterday the greatest Question was decided, which ever was debated in America, and a greater perhaps, never was or will be decided among Men. A Resolution was passed without one dissenting Colony 'that these united Colonies, are, and of right ought to be free and independent States, and as such, they have, and of Right ought to have full Power to make War, conclude Peace, establish Commerce, and to do all the other Acts and Things, which other States may rightfully do.' You will see in a few days a Declaration setting forth the Causes which have impell'd Us to this mighty Revolution, and the Reasons which will justify it in the Sight of God and Man. A Plan of Confederation will be taken up in a few days."


Later in the day, he wrote another letter to her:

    "But the Day is past. The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America.- I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by Solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfire and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more."

    "You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. - I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. - Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory. I can see that the End is more than worth all the Means. And that Posterity will tryumph in that Days Transaction, even altho We should rue it, which I trust in God We shall not."


So, according to John Adams, today is the day that the U.S. should be celebrating.

Whether we celebrated on the 2nd or the 4th, the sentiment is the same: HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!!!



Cat

Battle of Gettysburg, the battle that actually sealed the fate of the rebellion, and preserved the new nation, "concieved in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal",  July 1 to 3.  Today would have been Joshua Lawrence Chamberlin on Little Round Top and the closing of the door.

Professional Canadian Wrestler Brett "The Hitman" Hart" was born today in 1957

other births:

Dave Thomas R.I.P. (1932)
Polly Holiday (1937)
Richard Petty (1937)
Ron Silver (1946)
Larry David (1947)
Roy Bittan (1949)
Peter Briquette (1954)
Jerry Hall (1956)
Yancy Butler (1970)
Michelle Branch (1983)
Ashley Tisdale (1985)
Lindsay Lohan (1986)


Also this day in 1973, "Match Game '73" premiered 8)

1608

Not exactly TODAY in History-but YESTERDAY in History (I forgot to post it yesterday): 7/7/1777 the Battle of Hubbarton. For one thing it was the only battle of the Revolution fought in Vermont (for all of you history buffs out there, the Battle of Bennington was actually fought in New York). But what makes the Battle of Hubbarton so significant was the fact it was the first time that "Old Glory" went into battle.





Cat

1776 - The Liberty Bell was rung to  summoned citizens for the reading of the Declaration of Independence.

On this day...

July 10: Independence Day in the Bahamas (1973)

William I of Orange

    * 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Julius Caesar barely avoided a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in the Battle of Dyrrhachium in Macedonia.
    * 1584 - William the Silent (pictured), the Prince of Orange, was assassinated at his home in Delft, Holland by Balthasar G

On this day, July 10 of 2006 at 12:53 AM, I posted in this thread :D

48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia.

I missed this thread. the date of this occurence is July 9-July 15 1956, and I found it amusing.

"After the June 30th trouble at Asbury Park, Bill Haley and His Comets are denied permission to play at the Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. A city ordnance was passed that read: "Rock and roll music encouraged juvenile delinquency and inspired young females in lewd bathing suits to perform obscene dances on the city's beaches."

July 11: Naadam in Mongolia begins

Amedeo Avogadro

    * 1302 - Flemish infantry successfully halted a French invasion near Kortrijk in the Battle of the Golden Spurs.
    * 1789 - French Revolution: Jacques Necker was dismissed as Director-General of Finances and ordered to leave France at once.
    * 1804 - In Weehawken, New Jersey, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton was fatally wounded in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr.
    * 1811 - Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro (pictured) published a hypothesis on the molecular content of gases, now known as Avogadro's law.
    * 1957 - Prince Karim El Husseni succeeded Sultan Mahommed Shah as the Aga Khan, becoming the 49th Imam of the Shi'a Ismaili Muslims.

July 11: Naadam in Mongolia begins

Amedeo Avogadro

    * 1302 - Flemish infantry successfully halted a French invasion near Kortrijk in the Battle of the Golden Spurs.
    * 1789 - French Revolution: Jacques Necker was dismissed as Director-General of Finances and ordered to leave France at once.
    * 1804 - In Weehawken, New Jersey, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton was fatally wounded in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr.
    * 1811 - Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro (pictured) published a hypothesis on the molecular content of gases, now known as Avogadro's law.
    * 1957 - Prince Karim El Husseni succeeded Sultan Mahommed Shah as the Aga Khan, becoming the 49th Imam of the Shi'a Ismaili Muslims.


Wow...I didn't know most of that stuff.

...and in 1980, I was born! :) ;D

1895 - The brothers Lumière show film for scientists.

July 11, 1995: the fall of Srebrenica. A dark day in history for Dutchbat. :\'(

2006 - Microsoft's official support of Windows 98 and Windows Me ends.

July 11, 2001: Dutch musician/artist Herman Brood commits suicide by jumping off of the Amsterdam Hilton.

1979 - The Gilbert Islands gained independence and became known as Kiribati.

July 12: The Twelfth, commemoration of the Battle of the Boyne (1690) in Northern Ireland

Medal of Honor from years 1862 - 1895

    * 1580 - Ostrog Bible, the first Bible in Old Church Slavonic, was printed in Ostroh, Ukraine by Ivan Fyodorov.
    * 1806 - Sixteen German imperial states left the Holy Roman Empire and formed the Confederation of the Rhine.
    * 1862 - The U.S. Army Medal of Honor (pictured) was first authorized by the U.S. Congress.
    * 1975 - S