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What Happened On This Day – July 3
2013 Coup in Egypt
Egyptian defense minister Abdul Fatah al-Sisi staged a coup and forced out President Mohamed Morsi, just over a year after he was elected.
1988 Iran Air flight 655 is shot down by a US Navy ship
The USS Vincennes mistakenly shot down the airplane en route to Dubai, killing all 290 people aboard. The Vincennes, a guided missile cruiser, incorrectly identified the plane as a military aircraft. In 1996, the United States government made a cash settlement with Iran in order to close the case Iran had brought against the US in the International Court of Justice.
1962 Algeria gains its independence from France
Algeria's independence from France, after 132 years of French rule, was finalized after the signing of the Évian Accords in the spa town of Évian-les-Bains. The accords ended a 7-year long violent war of independence. Independence was finally achieved after the July 1, 1962, referendum favored complete Algerian independence. Ahmed Ben Bella became the first President of the country.
1863 Battle of Gettysburg ends
The 3-day long battle during the American Civil War was fought between the Union and Confederacy in-and-around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Thought to be one of the bloodiest battles of the war – around 50,000 soldiers were lost on both sides – the Battle of Gettysburg marked a key turning point in the conflict. The decisive Union victory led to the retreat of Confederate soldiers from the north.
1844 The Great Auks go extinct
The last known pair of Great Auks, members of a species of flightless birds, were killed off the coast of Iceland at the request of a collector. It is believed that the extinction of these birds was caused by human activities and hunting due to the high demand for their feathers.


Births On This Day – July 3
1980 Harbhajan Singh
Indian cricketer
1971 Julian Assange
Australian journalist, publisher, activist, founder of WikiLeaks
1962 Tom Cruise
American actor, writer, director, producer
1949 Bo Xilai
Chinese politician
1883 Franz Kafka
Czech/German writer


Deaths On This Day – July 3
2012 Andy Griffith
American actor, singer, producer, screenwriter
1995 Pancho Gonzales
American tennis player
1971 Jim Morrison
American singer-songwriter, poet
1935 André Citroën
French engineer, businessman, founded Citroën
1904 Theodor Herzl
Austrian journalist, author

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1966 GAGE ROBERT H. COLUMBUS OH
1966 PHILLIPS DAVID J. JR. MIAMI BEACH FL REFNO 0382 LIVE POW REPORT 1984
1966 RENO RALPH J. FAYETTEVILLE NC
1967 SEYMOUR LEO E. TOWANDA PA
1972 CUTHBERT STEPHEN H. OAKLAND CA REMAINS RETURNED...I.D. 12/20/90
1972 MARSHALL MARION A. UPPER MARLBORO MD 03/29/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Algeria : Independence Day (1962)
Idaho : Admission Day (1890)
Iowa : Independence Sunday - - - - - ( Sunday )
Caribbean Common Market : Caribbean Day (1973) - - - - - ( Monday )
Lesotho : Family Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Zambia : Heroes Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Zambia : Unity Day - - - - - ( Tuesday )

Thought for the day :
" The best government teaches us to govern ourselves. "
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 4
2012 Discovery of Higgs boson particle is announced by scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
The existence of the elusive elementary particle in physics, was suggested in the 1960s. The Higgs boson, which is named after Nobel laureate, Peter Higgs, was finally detected by scientists working at the Large Hadron Collider.
1966 Freedom of Information Act in the US is signed into law
The 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson signed the law, which allows for the disclosure of government information to the public. It came into effect a year later in 1967.
1946 Philippines gains independence from the United States
The South East Asian country had been ruled for almost 381 years by various colonial powers, starting with the Spanish in the early 16th century.
1865 Alice in Wonderland is published for the first time
The classic fantasy novel was written by author Lewis Carroll, whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. The book recounted the adventures of a curious girl, Alice, who falls into a rabbit hole and meets human-like animals and creatures.
1776 United States Declaration of Independence is adopted in Philadelphia
The statement declared the independence of the 13 British colonies from the British crown. It also announced the creation of a new country called the United States of America. Then handwritten declaration was approved by the Second Continental Congress and was signed by 56 delegates on August 2, 1776.


Births On This Day – July 4
1973 Gackt
Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, producer, actor
1960 Barry Windham
American wrestler
1952 Álvaro Uribe
Colombian politician, 39th President of Colombia
1930 George Steinbrenner
American businessman
1872 Calvin Coolidge
American politician, 30th President of the United States


Deaths On This Day – July 4
2011 Otto von Habsburg
Austrian/German son of Charles I of Austria
2008 Jesse Helms
American politician
1934 Marie Curie
Polish chemist, physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1826 Thomas Jefferson
American politician, 3rd President of the United States
1551 Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1967 CRAIG PHILLIP C. ONEIDA NY POSS DEAD REMAINS RETURNED 11/26/86
1969 FALLON PATRICK M. PITTSBURGH PA
1970 BOOKOUT CHARLES F. OKLAHOMA CITY OK

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Bahamas : Queen's Birthday
Cayman Islands : Constitution Day
Hannibal Missouri : Tom Sawyer Fence painting Day
Italy : Garibaldi Day (1807)
Philippines : Philippine-American Friendship Day (1946)
Rhode Island : Providence Day (1636)
Tonga : King's Birthday
US & Possessions : Independence Day (1776)
Yugoslavia : Fighter's Day
Iowa : Independence Sunday - - - - - ( Sunday )
Caribbean Common Market : Caribbean Day (1973) - - - - - ( Monday )
Lesotho : Family Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Zambia : Heroes Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Zambia : Unity Day - - - - - ( Tuesday )

Thought for the day :
" The bigger the bankroll, the tighter the band around it. "
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 5
1996 World's first live cloned mammal is born
Dolly the Sheep, a domestic sheep was cloned using cells from an adult sheep by a team led by Ian Wilmut, Keith Campbell at the Roslin Institute. While her birth was considered to be a success for cloning science, she did not live very long – scientists had predicted that she would live for about 12 years, but she died just a few months short of her 7th birthday.
1995 Armenian Constitution is adopted
A nation-wide referendum led to the approval and adoption of Armenia's constitution. The country had gained its independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
1975 Cape Verde gains independence from Portugal
The Island country had come under Portuguese colonial control in the late 15th century.
1973 Coup in Rwanda
Then Army Chief of staff, Juvénal Habyarimana, staged a coup and overthrew the President, Grégoire Kayibanda. Habyarimana then held the post of president for 20 years.
1811 Venezuela declares independence from Spain
Under the leadership of Francisco de Miranda, Venezuela declared its independence from Spain. This started the Venezuelan War of Independence. The country gained independence 10 years later in 1821.


Births On This Day – July 5
1983 Zheng Jie
Chinese tennis player
1975 Ai Sugiyama
Japanese tennis player
1911 Georges Pompidou
French politician, Prime Minister, President of France
1853 Cecil Rhodes
English/South African businessman, politician, founded De Beers
1810 P. T. Barnum
American businessman, founded Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey Circus


Deaths On This Day – July 5
2011 Cy Twombly
American/Italian painter, sculptor
2006 Kenneth Lay
American businessman
1945 John Curtin
Australian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia
1826 Stamford Raffles
British statesman
1819 William Cornwallis
English admiral

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 EISENBRAUN WILLIAM F. SANTA ANA CA 08/07/65 ON PRG DIC LIST
1966 JACKSON JAMES E. NEW YORK NY 11/11/67 RELEASED IN CAMBODIA
1967 DODGE WARD KENT DIGHTON KS 03/13/74 REMAINS RETURNED
1967 FREDERICK WILLIAM V. DEERFIELD OH REMAINS RETURNED 1/03/90
1967 WADDELL DEWEY W. BREMEN GA 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 1998
1968 BURNS MICHAEL T. FORT WAYNE IN 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1968 CRUMPLER CARL B. JACKSONVILLE FL 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1968 DEWBERRY JERRY D. ARDMORE OK
1968 LAWRENCE BRUCE E. PHILLIPSBURG NJ
1968 SILVER EDWARD D. JUNCTION CITY OR "EGRESS-SEEN IN PROPAGANDA FILM, WORE FLIGHT" "SUIT, BODY TURNED OVER AS CAMERA ZOOMED IN"
1972 ELANDER WILLIAM J. JR. CHARLOTTE NC "03/29/73 RELEASED BY DRV (CHARLESTON, WV)" ALIVE IN 98
1972 LOGAN DONALD K. GRANADA HILLS CA 03/29/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1972 SPENCER WILLIAM A. SAN JUAN TX 03/29/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1972 SEEK BRIAN J. ENCINO CA 03/29/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Algeria : Independence Day (1962)
Isle of Man : Tynwald Day (1266)
Laos : Boun Festival
Rwanda : Peace & National Unity Day
Venezuela : Independence Day (1811)
Iowa : Independence Sunday - - - - - ( Sunday )
Caribbean Common Market : Caribbean Day (1973) - - - - - ( Monday )
Lesotho : Family Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Zambia : Heroes Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Zambia : Unity Day - - - - - ( Tuesday )

Thought for the day :
" Are you a good witch, or are you a bad witch? "
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 6
2013 Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash lands in San Francisco International Airport
The plane was en route to San Francisco from Incheon International Airport, South Korea. The crash, which killed 3 people and injured at least 190 others, was the first fatal incident involving a Boeing 777 since it came on the market in 1995.
2006 Nathula Pass, a trading post between India and China opens for business
The trading post had been closed since the Sino-Indian war of 1962. Part of the Silk Road, the pass connects Tibet with the Indian state of Sikkim.
1975 Comoros becomes independent
The Comoros Islands gained independence after about 137 years of French rule. Their official name is the Union of the Comoros.
1964 Malawi gains its independence from Britain
Between 1953 and 1963, the Southeast African country was part of a British controlled federation called Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. After dissolution of the federation and independence, Nyasaland changed its name to Malawi.
1912 King Gustaf V officially opens the fifth Summer Olympics in Stockholm
The international multi-event sports meet was the first such event in history to introduce the photo finish and automatic timing devices for track competitions. 28 countries, including Japan, participated in the games, making it the first time representatives from all 6 continents were present at an Olympics.


Births On This Day – July 6
1946 George W. Bush
American politician, 43rd President of the United States
1935 14th Dalai Lama
Tibetan Spiritual leader since 1950
1921 Nancy Reagan
American actress, 40th First Lady of the United States
1907 Frida Kahlo
Mexican painter
1781 Stamford Raffles
British statesman


Deaths On This Day – July 6
1971 Louis Armstrong
American trumpeter, singer
1962 William Faulkner
American author, Nobel Prize laureate
1893 Guy de Maupassant
French writer
1835 John Marshall
American jurist, 4th Chief Justice of the United States
1553 Edward VI of England

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
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1966 HESTLE ROOSEVELT L JR. ORLANDO FL NO CHUTE BEEP OR SAR
1966 MORGAN CHARLES E. RANCHO CORDOVA CA NO CHUTE BEEPER OR SAR REMAINS RETURNED 7/31/89 ID 4/06/90
1966 TOMES JACK H. GLOBE AZ 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV DECEASED
1966 YOUNG JAMES FAULDS FERNDALE MI 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 HUGHEY KENNETH R. SEAL BEACH CA "03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV (HOMENWALD, TN)" ALIVE IN 98
1967 POLLACK MELVIN LONG BEACH NY 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1968 MAHONEY THOMAS P. III OAKLAND CA
1971 CARR DONALD G. EAST CHICAGO IN
1971 THOMAS DANIEL W. DANBURY IA

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Malawi : Independence Day (1964)/Republic Day (1966)
Iowa : Independence Sunday - - - - - ( Sunday )
Caribbean Common Market : Caribbean Day (1973) - - - - - ( Monday )
Lesotho : Family Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Zambia : Heroes Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Zambia : Unity Day - - - - - ( Tuesday )

Thought for the day :
" Blessed are the peacemakers, they will never want for work. "
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 7
1991 Brioni Declaration is signed
The agreement was signed by Slovenia, Croatia, and Yugoslavia on the Brioni islands in Croatia. The agreement marked the end of hostilities that began with the Slovenian War of Independence. Also known as the Ten Day War, the conflict began after Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia.

1985 Boris Becker becomes the youngest person to win Wimbledon at age 17
The German tennis player beat American Kevin Curren.

1981 Sandra Day O'Connor is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, O'Connor is the first woman to be appointed to the highest court in the United States.

1958 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law
Under the law, Alaska became the 49th state of the United States of America on January 3, 1959.

1947 Rosewell UFO sighting
An object crashed into a ranch near Rosewell, New Mexico raising speculations that the object was an extraterrestrial spacecraft containing alien life forms.


Births On This Day – July 7
1940 Ringo Starr
British singer-songwriter, musician, actor

1933 David McCullough
American historian, author

1907 Robert A. Heinlein
American writer

1906 Satchel Paige
American baseball player

1860 Gustav Mahler
Austrian composer


Deaths On This Day – July 7
2008 Bruce Conner
American painter, photographer, director

2006 Syd Barrett
English singer-songwriter, guitarist

1930 Arthur Conan Doyle
Scottish physician, author

1865 Mary Surratt
American conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln

1307 Edward I of England
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 8
2011 Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched for the last time
It was also the last flight of NASA's 30-year long and successful Space Shuttle program. STS-135, as this final mission was called, was the program's 135th flight.

1994 Kim Jong-il takes office as the Supreme Leader of North Korea
Popularly known as "Dear Leader" in his country, Kim Jong-il took North Korea's highest office after the death of his father, Kim Il-sung. He ruled the country with an iron fist until his death in 2011, when his son, Kim Jong-un took his place. Kim Jong-il's tenure was marred by widespread human rights violations and severe famine in the country.

1889 Wall Street Journal published for the first time
Three financial reporters named Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser created The Wall Street Journal to supersede a previous periodical called the Customers' Afternoon Letter.

1777 Vermont abolishes slavery
Vermont adopted its constitution that abolished slavery, becoming the first region in the now United States to abolish slavery. The constitution was adopted after Vermont declared independence from the British empire.

1497 Vasco da Gama sets off on a voyage to India from Lisbon with 4 ships
A year later, he reached the city of Calicut in southern India and became the first European to set foot in India by way of the sea.


Births On This Day – July 8
1908 Nelson Rockefeller
American politician, 41st Vice President of the United States

1907 George W. Romney
American businessman, politician

1839 John D. Rockefeller
American businessman, philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company

1838 Ferdinand von Zeppelin
German general, businessman

1836 Joseph Chamberlain
British politician


Deaths On This Day – July 8
2011 Betty Ford
American wife of Gerald R. Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States

1973 Wilfred Rhodes
English cricketer

1967 Vivien Leigh
English actress

1822 Percy Bysshe Shelley
English poet

1695 Christiaan Huygens
Dutch mathematician, astronomer, physicist

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
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1965 BRAM RICHARD C. CLEVES OH SEARCH NEG
1965 DINGWALL JOHN F. TROY NY SEARCH NEG
1966 BROWNING RALPH T. ORLANDO FL 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV/LISTED KIA ALIVE IN 1998
1966 LONGANECKER RONALD LEE PORTLAND OR
1969 ANDRE HOWARD V. JR. MEMPHIS TN
1969 SIZEMORE JAMES E. SAN DIEGO CA

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
US : Liberty Bell Day [1835]
South Africa : Family Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Swaziland : Reed Dance Day - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" Better the shoulder to the wheel than the back to the wall. "
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 9
2011 South Sudan becomes the youngest country in the world
The North East African country, formally known as Republic of South Sudan peacefully seceded from Sudan after an independence referendum was passed. Since independence, however, the country has been wrecked with widespread ethnic violence and human rights violations.

1981 Donkey Kong is released by Nintendo
Nintendo's famous character Mario debuted as Jumpman in this popular arcade game.

1962 Andy Warhol's iconic Campbell's Soup Cans make their debut
The Soup Cans were first displayed at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, California, and were instrumental in popularizing Pop Art in the United States.

1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami
A megatsunami, a tsunami whose waves are higher than a normal tsunami, hit Lituya Bay in Alaska, United States, resulting in a wave that was recorded to be 1,720 feet or 516 meters high. This is the highest wave recorded in history.

1877 The first Wimbledon Championship is held
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London hosted the first Wimbledon championship, which was not only the first tennis championship held in England but was also a precursor to grand slam tournaments. 22 men competed in the championship and Spencer Gore became the first person to win the Wimbledon tournament.


Births On This Day – July 9
1959 Kevin Nash
American wrestler, actor

1950 Viktor Yanukovych
Ukrainian politician, 4th President of Ukraine

1947 O. J. Simpson
American football player, actor, author

1932 Donald Rumsfeld
American politician, 13th & 21st United States Secretary of Defense

1858 Franz Boas
German anthropologist


Deaths On This Day – July 9
1967 Fatima Jinnah
Pakistani dentist, stateswoman, Leader of the Opposition

1850 Báb
Iranian founder of ism

1850 Zachary Taylor
American general, politician, 12th President of the United States

1797 Edmund Burke
Irish politician, philosopher

1737 Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
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1967 LEE CHARLES RICHARD SAN DIEGO CA PROB DEAD REMAINS RETURNED 06/03/83
1967 MARTIN EDWARD H. SAVANNAH GA 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1971 LILLY CARROLL BAXTER MORGANTOWN WV
1972 KETCHIE SCOTT D. BIRMINGHAM AL

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Argentina : Independence Day (1816)
Morocco : Youth Day/King Hassan II's Birthday
US : National POW/MIA Recognition Day
South Africa : Family Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Swaziland : Reed Dance Day - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" Whatever you have, spend less. "
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 10
1985 Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior, sinks
The ship was in harbor in New Zealand when it was bombed and sunk, killing Fernando Pereira, a photographer who was aboard the ship. It was found out later that French government operatives were responsible for the incident.
1967 New Zealand adopts new currency
The New Zealand pound was replaced by the New Zealand dollar. The denominations of the new currency followed a decimal system.
1962 Telstar, the world's first communication satellite is launched in space
The satellite, made by a collaboration between organizations in the U.S., the U.K., and France, transmitted the first live television images in the world.
1940 Battle of Britain
The German air force or Luftwaffe launched an air campaign against England. It was one of the first battles during the Second World War fought entirely between air forces and it ended a few months later with a British victory.
1913 Death Valley, U.S experiences the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth
Measurements showed that the temperature had reached a whopping 134°F or 56.7°C!


Births On This Day – July 10
1980 Jessica Simpson
American singer-songwriter, actress, fashion designer
1949 Sunil Gavaskar
Indian cricketer
1871 Marcel Proust
French writer
1856 Nikola Tesla
Serbian/American physicist, engineer
1509 John Calvin
French theologian, pastor


Deaths On This Day – July 10
2015 Omar Sharif
Egyptian actor
1920 John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
Sri Lankan/English admiral
1584 William the Silent
German son of William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
649 Emperor Taizong of Tang
138 Hadrian
Roman emperor
Reported: MISSING in ACTION
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1972 GREEN FRANK C. JR. WASKOM TX

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Albania : Army Day
Bahamas : Independence Day (1973)
Wyoming : Statehood Day (1890)
South Africa : Family Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Swaziland : Reed Dance Day - - - - - ( Monday )
)
Thought for the day :
" In fashion be a reed in the wind, In principles be a rock in the stream
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 11
2010 FIFA World Cup Final is held in Johannesburg, South Africa
The Netherlands and Spain fought out for the prestigious football trophy. Spain won the match 1-0 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
2006 Mumbai train bombings
Over 200 people were killed and about 700 people were injured in a series of bombings on Mumbai city trains.
1960 To Kill a Mockingbird is first published as Atticus
Harper Lee's classic and Pulitzer Prize-winning book is about racial inequality during the Great Depression.
1914 Major League Baseball debut of Babe Ruth
George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr., one of the world's most well-known professional baseball player started his major league baseball career with the Boston Red Sox.
1804 A duel between two leading American politicians claims the life of one
United States Vice President Aaron Burr and former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton ended a life-long feud with a duel. Hamilton was fatally wounded and died the next day.


Births On This Day – July 11
1986 Yoann Gourcuff
French footballer
1975 Lil' Kim
American rapper, actress
1916 Gough Whitlam
Australian politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia
1767 John Quincy Adams
American politician, 6th President of the United States
1274 Robert the Bruce
Scottish king


Deaths On This Day – July 11
2010 Bob Sheppard
American sportscaster
1998 Panagiotis Kondylis
Greek writer, translator
1989 Laurence Olivier
English actor, director, producer
472 Anthemius
Roman Emperor

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1966 SHATTUCK LEWIS W. VAN COUVER WA 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1966 WILKINS GEORGE H. GOLDSBORO NC REMAINS RETURNED 10/30/96
1972 CRODY KENNETH L. GRIFFITH IN
1972 HENDRIX JERRY W. WICHITA KS
1972 LESESNE HENRY D. FLORENCE SC 03/29/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1972 MASTERSON FREDERICK J. OAKLAND CA 03/29/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1972 RANDALL ROBERT I. NEPTUNE NJ 03/29/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Appleton Cheshire, England : Bawming the Thorn Day
Dahomey, Ivory Coast, Niger, Upper Volta : Independence Day (1960)
Mongolia : National Day (1921)
North Belgium : Flemish Day
South Africa : Family Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Swaziland : Reed Dance Day - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" He was a bold man that first ate an oyster. "
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 12
1984 Walter F. Mondale Names Geraldine A. Ferraro as Running Mate in Presidential Elections
New York Congressperson, Geraldine A. Ferraro, became the first woman to run for office on a major party ticket in the United States.
1975 São Tomé and Príncipe gains independence from Portuguese rule
The island nation was discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century. For over 200 years, its economy was run by African slaves who cultivated sugar, coffee, and cocoa. Manuel Pinto da Costa became the first president of the newly independent country.
1967 Race riots break out in Newark, New Jersey, killing 26 people and injuring several others
The violence began when two white policemen arrested a black cab driver.
1962 First performance of the Rolling Stones
The British rock band performed for the first time as a group at the Marquee Club in London.
1920 Moscow Peace Treaty is signed
Also known as the Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty, the treaty was signed between Lithuania and the Soviet Union. It recognized Lithuanian sovereignty in exchange for its neutrality and for safe passage for Russian troops to Poland.


Births On This Day – July 12
1997 Malala Yousafzai
Pakistani activist
1937 Bill Cosby
American comedian, actor, producer, author
1904 Pablo Neruda
Chilean poet, Nobel Prize laureate
1884 Amedeo Modigliani
Italian painter, sculptor
1817 Henry David Thoreau
American writer, philosopher


Deaths On This Day – July 12
2013 Amar Bose
American sound engineer, entrepreneur
2010 Harvey Pekar
American author
1926 Gertrude Bell
British government administrator, writer, spy, archaeologist
1804 Alexander Hamilton
Nevisian/American economist, politician, philosopher, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury
1536 Desiderius Erasmus
Dutch theologian, priest

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
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1967 ALMENDARIZ SAMUEL MC ALLEN TX
1967 DOVE JACK PARIS SR. BLUEFIELD VA REMAINS RETURNED/IDENTIFIED 07/25/95
1967 FRANK MARTIN S. 03/05/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98
1967 HENRY NATHAN B. FRANKLIN NC 03/05/73 RELEASED BY PRG INJURED ALIVE IN 98
1967 MC MURRAY CORDINE DETROIT MI 03/05/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 00
1967 NEWELL STANLEY A. PEKIN IL 03/05/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE & WELL 12/95-98
1967 PERRICONE RICHARD R. UNIONDALE NY 03/05/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98
1967 SCHIELE JAMES F. GRANGER UT
1967 SQUIRE BOYD EDWIN SACRAMENTO CA REMAINS RETURNED/IDENTIFIED 07/25/95
1967 SULLIVAN ROBERT J. EAST ALSTEAD NH
1967 VAN BENDEGOM JAMES L. KENOSHA WI WOUNDED DIED SEVERAL DAYS AFTER CAPTURE
1969 BANNON PAUL W. HUEYTOWN AL
1969 PIKE PETER X. NEW YORK NY
1972 SHIMKIN ALEX
1972 HUARD JAMES L. DEARBORN MI REMAINS IDENTIFIED THROUGH DNA 01/27/97
1972 O'DONNELL SAMUEL JR. DEARBORN MI

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Central African Republic, Chad, Congo : Independence Day (1960)
Northern Ireland : Orangeman's Day (1690) (7/1 OS)
Rhodesia : Thodes Day
South Africa : Family Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Swaziland : Reed Dance Day - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion. "
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 13
1985 Live Aid benefit concert
Held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, the concert raised millions in benefit of those affected by famine in Ethiopia. Over a billion people tuned in around the world to watch the show.
1977 Ethiopian-Somali War begins
The Somali National Army invaded the disputed Ogaden region between Somalia and Ethiopia. The war lasted for 9 months and ended with a Somalian retreat
1977 Kinney, Minnesota declares its secession from the U.S.
Frustrated by its failing water system, Kinney, Minnesota declared the creation of the Republic of Kinney and sent a letter of secession to the U.S. Secretary of State.
1937 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is founded
The now-international doughnut company was founded by Kentuckian Vernon Rudolph.
1814 National military police of Italy created
The Carabinieri was established by the Royal Patents as a policing force with jurisdiction over the military and civilians.


Births On This Day – July 13
1979 Craig Bellamy
Welsh footballer
1950 Ma Ying-jeou
Taiwanese politician
1942 Harrison Ford
American actor
1940 Patrick Stewart
English actor
1821 Nathan Bedford Forrest
American army officer


Deaths On This Day – July 13
2010 George Steinbrenner
American businessman
1976 Joachim Peiper
German SS officer
1954 Frida Kahlo
Mexican painter
1946 Alfred Stieglitz
American photographer
1024 Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1963 SAM TRINH A VIETNAM COMMANDO RELEASED 03/27/83 ALIVE AND WELL 98
1965 GALLANT HENRY J. TAMPA FL WOUNDED AIR GND SEARCH NEG
1965 TAYLOR FRED CASTLEWOOD VA ARVN AIR GND SEARCH NEG
1968 HURST JOHN CLARK LUFKIN TX

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
France : La Retraite aux Flambeaux/Night Watch-« day
Japan : Bon Festival starts
Rhodesia : Founder's Day/Rhode's Day
South Africa : Family Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Swaziland : Reed Dance Day - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" Learning music by reading about it, Is like making love by mail. "
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 14
2016 Terrorist Attack in Nice, France Kills 85 and Injures More than 300 People
The attack took place during Bastille Day Celebrations, when a 19-tonne truck was driven into the crowd. The attacker was eventually shot by the police.

1965 Mars flyby of Mariner 4
The American spacecraft became the first to take pictures of another planet and send them back to Earth.

1958 Coup in Iraq
Abd al-Karim Qasim, a brigadier in the Iraqi Army staged a military coup in Iraq, overthrowing the Hashemite monarchy. The Iraqi King Faisal II, the Crown Prince Abd al-Ilah, and Prime Minister Nuri al-Said were assassinated during the coup. Qasim took over the position of Prime Minister, which he held until 1963. The coup also led to the dissolution of the Arab Federation of Jordan and Iraq.

1957 First female parliamentarian in the Arab world is elected to office
Egyptian Rawya Ateya became the first woman to be elected to the National Assembly.

1789 Storming of the Bastille
Bastille, a prison housing only 7 prisoners at the time, was stormed by a crowd calling for the closure of the prison. The storming became the central event of the French Revolution.


Births On This Day – July 14
1918 Ingmar Bergman
Swedish director

1913 Gerald Ford
American politician, 38th President of the United States

1912 Woody Guthrie
American singer-songwriter, musician

1911 Terry-Thomas
British actor

1862 Gustav Klimt
Austrian painter, graphic artist


Deaths On This Day – July 14
2001 Guy de Lussigny
French painter

1965 Adlai Stevenson
American politician, 31st Governor of Illinois

1910 Marius Petipa
French/Russian dancer, choreographer

1881 Billy the Kid
American criminal

1223 Philip II of France

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
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1962 BLEWETT ALAN L. NO CONTACT AIR/GND SEARCH NEG
1962 PARKS RAYMOND F. DENNISON OH NO CONTACT AIR/GND SEARCH NEG
1966 KIPINA MARSHALL F. CALUMET MI
1966 NOPP ROBERT SALEM OR
1967 FULLER ROBERT B. JACKSONVILLE FL 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1969 BUTLER DEWEY R. WASHINGTON DC

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
France, Guiana, Polynesia, Guadel, Martinique : Bastille Day (1789)
Iran : Appointment of the Prophet
Iraq : Republic Day (1958)
Senegal : African Community Day
South Africa : Family Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Swaziland : Reed Dance Day - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" Think you've got influence? Try commanding someone else's dog. "
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 15
1996 MSNBC is launched
The American news television channel was created by Microsoft and General Electric's NBC unit. The first show of the channel was hosted by Jodi Applegate.
1994 Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 collides with Jupiter
The Jupiter orbiting comet collided with Jupiter. It was the first time in recorded history that Astronomers had observed a collision between two celestial objects.
1983 Orly Airport attack
A Turkish Airlines check-in counter was bombed at the Orly Airport in Paris, killing 8 people and injuring more than 50 people. The Armenian militant organization ASALA took responsibility for the attack.
1955 Mainau Declaration is signed by 18 Nobel laureates
The declaration against the use of nuclear weapons was initiated by German scientists Otto Hahn and Max Born.
1799 The Rosetta Stone is found
The ancient Egyptian rock inscribed with a decree by King Ptolemy V was found in the Egyptian port city of Rashid (Rosetta) by French Captain Pierre Bouchard.


Births On This Day – July 15
1951 Jesse Ventura
American wrestler, actor, politician, 38th Governor of Minnesota
1950 Arianna Huffington
Greek/American author, columnist, founded The Huffington Post
1930 Jacques Derrida
French philosopher
1858 Emmeline Pankhurst
British political activist, suffragette
1606 Rembrandt
Dutch painter


Deaths On This Day – July 15
1961 John Edward Brownlee
Canadian politician
1948 John J. Pershing
American general
1904 Anton Chekhov
Russian physician, author
1857 Carl Czerny
Austrian pianist, composer
1521 Juan Ponce de León
Spanish explorer, 1st Governor of Puerto Rico

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
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1966 CONNELL JAMES JOSEPH WILMINGTON DE 03/06/74 REMAINS RETURNED
1966 DENNIS MARK V. OH NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST. LOST IN DONG HA AREA
1967 CASSELL ROBIN B. FORT HUACHUCA AZ
1968 BIRD LEONARD ADRIAN WILMINGTON DE
1968 JAMES GOBEL D. FAIRLAND OK 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1968 MARTIN LARRY E. WAKEFIELD KS "REMAINS RETURNED 7/31/89, ID 11/08/89"
1969 POLSTER HARMON CLEVELAND OH
1969 WALKER MICHAEL S. COLUMBIA LA
1971 TAYLOR TED J. LANCASTER SC

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Brunei : Sultan's Birthday
Japan : Bon Festival/Feast of Lanterns/Black Ship Day (1853)
Pakistan : Mohammed's Ascension

Thought for the day :
" It is better to live rich than to die rich. "
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 16
1995 Amazon.com Sells its First Book
The e-commerce website was first founded in 1995 by Jeff Bezos as an online bookstore. The first book sold by the Internet giant was Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought by Douglas Hofstadter.
1994 Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 collides with Jupiter
The Jupiter orbiting comet collided with Jupiter. It was the first time in recorded history that astronomers had observed a collision between two celestial objects.
1981 Mahathir bin Mohamad takes office for the first time
Mohmad, took office as the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia and remained in the position until 2003, becoming Malayasia's longest serving prime minister and Asia's longest serving politician.
1979 Iraqi president, Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns
The fourth president of Iraq resigned from his post citing health reasons and promoted his Vice President, Saddam Hussein to the post of President.
1951 The Catcher in the Rye is published
The book, written by J.D. Salinger is considered to be one of the top 100 works of fiction of the 20th century.


Births On This Day – July 16
1967 Will Ferrell
American comedian, actor
1947 Assata Shakur
American activist, criminal
1907 Orville Redenbacher
American farmer, businessman
1872 Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer
1862 Ida B. Wells
American civil rights activist


Deaths On This Day – July 16
1960 Albert Kesselring
German field marshal
1915 Ellen G. White
American author, co-founder of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church
1882 Mary Todd Lincoln
American wife of Abraham Lincoln, 17th First Lady of the United States
1747 Giuseppe Crespi
Italian painter
1557 Anne of Cleves

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
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1968 NECO-QUINONES FELIX V. RIO PIEDRAS PR 02/12/73 RELEASED BY PRG
1969 DAWSON JAMES V. ASHLAND KY

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Bolivia : La Paz Day (1548)
Wash DC : District of Columbia Day (1790)

Thought for the day :
" Two wrongs do not make a right, it usually takes three or more. "
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 17
1998 The Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC) is adopted
The ICC is the first international judicial body that has the power to try individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
1989 The Stealth Bomber makes its debut
The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit made its first public flight from Palmdale, California.
1976 Indonesia annexes East Timor and declares it its 27th province
This was the culmination of a 8-month long Indonesian invasion and occupation of the Southeast Asian country that began just after East Timor declared its independence from Portugal in November, 1975.
1955 Disneyland opens its doors for the first time
The popular theme park (“The Happiest Place on Earth”) was opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
1945 The Potsdam Conference begins
The heads of the US, the UK, and USSR met in Potsdam to discuss the terms of the German and Japanese surrenders, and to make post-war plans.


Births On This Day – July 17
1954 Angela Merkel
German politician, Chancellor of Germany
1952 David Hasselhoff
American actor, singer
1947 Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
1939 Ali Khamenei
Iranian politician, 2nd Supreme Leader of Iran
1899 James Cagney
American actor


Deaths On This Day – July 17
2009 Walter Cronkite
American journalist
1967 John Coltrane
American saxophonist, composer
1959 Billie Holiday
American singer-songwriter, actress
1912 Henri Poincaré
French mathematician, physicist, engineer
1790 Adam Smith
Scottish philosopher, economist

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
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1965 COPELAND H C PLAINVIEW TX 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1968 CROSS ARIEL L. DES MOINES IA
1968 CASSELL HARLEY M. DANVILLE VA 12/20/68 RELEASED REFNO 1228
1968 CHEVALIER JOHN R. JERSEY CITY NJ 12/19/68 RELEASED
1968 CROWE WINFRED D. BUFORD GA 12/20/68 RELEASED ALIVE IN 98
1968 GRIGSBY DONALD E. SPRINGFIELD OH 12/20/68 RELEASED
1968 HENRY LEE D. SICILY ISLAND LA 12/19/68 RELEASED
1968 KRAMER TERRY L. STUEBEN WI 12/19/68 RELEASED
1968 MC CULLOUGH RALPH COLUMBUS GA 12/19/68 RELEASED DECEASED
1968 PARRA LIONEL JR. SACRAMENTO CA
1968 PRICE DONALD E. COLUMBUS OH 12/19/68 RELEASED
1968 SIMMS HAROLD D. 12/19/68 RELEASED
1968 WILMOTH FLOYD A. BOONEVILLE NC 12/20/68 RELEASED ALIVE 98
1968 ZUPP KLAUS H. WHITE PLAINS NY 12/19/68 RELEASED
1972 BROWN WAYNE G. II TACOMA WA
1972 HAAS LEON F. NEWTON NJ

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Iraq : Revolution Day/National Day (1968)
Korea : Constitution Day
Puerto Rico : Mu¤oz Rivera Day (1859)
South Korea : Constitution Day (1948)
Mexico : Day of National Mourning (Alvaro Obreg¢n, Benito Ju rez)

Thought for the day :
" Lost interest? It`s so bad Iv'e lost apathy. "
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 18
2013 Government of Detroit declares bankruptcy
The city, which was up to $20 billion in debt, became the largest municipal entity in the United States to declare bankruptcy.
1993 Agathe Uwilingiyimana elected as Prime Minister of Rwanda
Rwanda's only female prime minister's tenure was cut short when she was assassinated at the outset of the Rwandan genocide.
1968 Intel is founded
Founded in Santa Clara, California, the Intel corporation is the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer.
1925 Mein Kampf is published
Adolf Hitler's autobiographical book was written while he served his sentence for treason in prison.
1870 The first Vatican Council, also known as Vatican I, decrees the doctrine of Papal infallibility
The doctrine claims that the Pope cannot err when speaking on issues of morality and/ or faith.


Births On This Day – July 18
1980 Kristen Bell
American actress
1950 Jack Layton
Canadian politician
1950 Richard Branson
English businessman, founded Virgin Group
1921 John Glenn
American astronaut, politician
1918 Nelson Mandela
South African politician, President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate

Deaths On This Day – July 18
1988 Nico
German singer-songwriter, model, actress
1918 Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine
1872 Benito Juárez
Mexican lawyer, politician, 25th President of Mexico
1817 Jane Austen
English author
1792 John Paul Jones
American navy commander

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
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1965 AVORE MALCOLM A. HALLWELL ME AFT SANK AFTER LAUNCH FROM CVA 34
1965 DENTON JEREMIAH A. MOBILE AL 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1965 TSCHUDY WILLIAM M. HIGHLAND IL 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1967 HARTMAN RICHARD D. CLARK NY 03/06/74 REMAINS RETURNED
1968 SEABLOM EARL F. ISHPEMING MI
1971 ASTON JAY S. ROCKY RIVER OH

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Spain : Labor Day/National Day
Uruguay : Constitution Day/Jura de la Constituci¢n (1951)

Thought for the day :
" The greatest programming project of all took six days; on the seventh day the programmer rested. "
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 19
1903 The first Tour de France comes to an end
Maurice Garin became the first person to win the debut of the now annual bike race.

1900 Paris Metro opens
One of the densest metros in the world and the second largest metro in Europe, the first line of the Paris Metro opened during the World's Fair.

1870 Franco-Prussian War starts
The war involving France, under Napoleon and the Kingdom of Prussia began with French declaration of war. The war lasted for 9 months and ended with a German victory.

1848 Seneca Falls Convention begins
One of the first women's rights convention to be held in American history, the two-day convention attracted 300 women and men who protested the social, economic, and political discrimination American women faced.

1553 Mary I replaces Lady Jane Grey as Queen of England
Also known as Bloody Mary due to her brutal persecution of Protestants, Mary I was the only child of Catherine of Aragon and Henry III.


Births On This Day – July 19
1922 George McGovern
American politician, historian, author

1921 Harold Camping
American broadcaster, author

1834 Edgar Degas
French painter

1827 Mangal Pandey
Indian freedom fighter

1814 Samuel Colt
American inventor, industrialist, founded the Colt's Manufacturing Company


Deaths On This Day – July 19
2012 Omar Suleiman
Egyptian politician, Vice President of Egypt

2002 Alan Lomax
American historian, author, scholar

1980 Hans Morgenthau
German philosopher

1543 Mary Boleyn
English sister of Anne Boleyn

1374 Petrarch
Italian scholar, poet

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
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1966 DIAMOND STEPHEN WHITMAN ROSLYN HEIGHTS NY 03/18/77 SRV RETURNED REMAINS TO PCOM
1966 DENNISON TERRY A. COSMOPOLIS WA 03/06/74 REMAINS RETURNED
1966 WINTERS DARRYL G. SAN FRANCISCO CA
1967 FRYE DONALD P. LOS ANGELES CA REMAINS RETURNED 10/14/82
1967 JACKSON WILLIAM B. STOCKDALE TX REMAINS RETURNED 10/14/82
1967 MC GRANE DONALD P. WAVERLY IA REMAINS RETURNED 10/14/82
1967 PETERSON DENNIS W. HUNTINGTON PARK CA "CRASH, NO SURV OBS"
1969 MARTIN AUBREY GRADY BEEVILLE TX 07/74 REMAINS RECOVERED
1969 SIKKINK ROY DEAN TULSA OK 07/69 REMAINS RECOVERED

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Burma : Martyrs' Day
Laos : Independence Day (1949)

Thought for the day :
" Every noble work is at first impossible. "
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 20
2012 Aurora shooting
A gunman, James Holmes, opened fire in a movie theater during the premier of the Dark Night Rises in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others.
1976 Viking I lands on Mars
Part of the Viking program, Viking I became the first American spacecraft to succesfully land on MArs and to complete its mission.
1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus
Also known as Cyprus Peace Operation or Operation Attila, the invasion was a response to a coup in Cyprus.
1969 Apollo 11 lands on the Moon
Carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, who would become the first humans to walk on the Moon, the spacecraft safely landed on the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon.
1969 Football War ends
A ceasefire came into effect between Honduras and El Salvador after the two countries fought a brief war over immigration El Salvador to Honduras. The hostilities occurred during North American trials of the FIFA World Cup.


Births On This Day – July 20
1978 Elliott Yamin
American singer-songwriter
1966 Enrique Peña Nieto
Mexican politician
1947 Carlos Santana
Mexican/American singer-songwriter, guitarist
1919 Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer, explorer
1304 Petrarch
Italian scholar, poet


Deaths On This Day – July 20
2013 Helen Thomas
American journalist
2011 Lucian Freud
English painter
1973 Bruce Lee
American actor, martial artist
1937 Guglielmo Marconi
Italian businessman, inventor, developed Marconi's law, Nobel Prize laureate
1923 Pancho Villa
Mexican general

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1966 TIFFIN RAINFORD SANTA CRUZ CA
1967 FLORA CARROLL E. BRUNSWICK MO 03/05/73 RELEASED BY PRG INJURED
1968 FLANAGAN SHERMAN E. JR. WESTMINSTER MD
1968 WILLING EDWARD A. WILMINGTON DE
1970 SCHULTZ RONALD J. HILLSBORO KS

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Belgium : Independence Day (1831)
Bhutan : 3rd King of Bhutan's Death
Bolivia : Martyr's Day
Guam : Liberation Day (1944)

Thought for the day :
" Character is what you know you are, Not what others think you are. "
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 21
2011 STS-135 lands
This space shuttle was the 135th and the last space shuttle flight of American Space Shuttle program.
1983 Lowest temperature ever measured on Earth
Vostok Station, a Russian station on Antarctica experienced the lowest temperatures ever measured in recorded human history. The temperatures fell to −128.6 °F (−89.2 °C)
1980 Mary Eugenia Charles is elected as PM of Dominica
Her election to office made her the first female and the longest PM of the Commonwealth of Dominica. She is also the first elected female head of state in the Americas.
1977 Libyan–Egyptian War begins
This short war between Libya and Egypt started with Libya striking Egyptian cities. The war lasted for 2 days with a ceasefire on July 24.
1969 First person walks on the Moon
Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. He stepped on the Moon's surface almost 7 hours after Apollo 11, the space craft that carried them, landed on the Sea of Traquility on the Moon. After stepping on the Moon, Armstrong uttered his famous words, "one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."


Births On This Day – July 21
1948 Cat Stevens
English singer-songwriter, musician
1946 Ken Starr
American lawyer, judge
1911 Marshall McLuhan
Canadian author, theorist
1899 Ernest Hemingway
American writer, Nobel Prize laureate
1693 Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom


Deaths On This Day – July 21
2004 Jerry Goldsmith
American composer, conductor
2001 Sivaji Ganesan
Indian actor
1982 Dave Garroway
American journalist
1944 Claus von Stauffenberg
German army officer, member of the 20 July plot
1796 Robert Burns
Scottish poet

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1966 BARBAY LAWRENCE BATON ROUGE LA 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1966 DILLON DAVID A. SPRING VALLEY CA
1966 HUBBARD EDWARD L. SHAWNEE MISSION KS 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1966 LEWIS MERRILL R. INDIANOLA IA POSS EJECT NO PARA BEEP REMAINS RETURNED 08/29/89
1966 MC DANIEL NORMAN A. FAYETTEVILLE NC 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1966 MEANS WILLIAM H. TOPEKA KS 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV DECEASED
1966 NELSON WILLIAM HUMPHREY FILION MI 09/30/77 REMAINS RETURNED BY SRV
1966 NOBERT CRAIG R. AVON CT POSS DIC
1966 PERKINS GLENDON W. ORLANDO FL 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1969 SMILEY STANLEY K. SIDNEY NE

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Columbia-1819, Tunisia-1956 : Independence Day/D¡a de la Independencia
US : Moon Day (1969)

Thought for the day :
" The only red menace in America is the sunburn. "
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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What Happened On This Day – July 22
2011 Lone wolf extremist goes on a massacre in Norway
Anders Behring Breivik an anti-Islamist extremist placed a car bomb in front of the Norwegian Prime Minister's office in Oslo. A few hours after the bomb exploded, killing 8 people and injuring about 200 others, Breivik opened fire at a youth summer camp at the island of Utøya killing 69 participants. This was the deadliest incident of violence in the Scandinavian country since the Second World War.
2003 Raid in Mosul
A raid on a compund near Mosul, Iraq by United States Army 101st Airborne Division ended with the deaths of killing Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay and Qusay's 14-year old son.
1983 First solo helicopter flight around the world
Australian Dick Smith became the first person to fly a helicopter around the world solo. He started his trip in August, 1982 and it took him around a year to finish his trip.
1933 American aviator Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly solo around the Earth
Post landed on Floyd Bennett Field in New York 7 days after he departed alone from the same airfield in a Lockheed Vega aircraft known as Winnie Mae.
1894 World's first competitive motor race
The Paris–Rouen, Le Petit Journal Competition for Horseless Carriages was the world's first city to city motoring competition. Staring in Paris and ending in Rouen, the race was organized by the newspaper Le Petit Journal.


Births On This Day – July 22
1992 Selena Gomez
American actress, singer
1969 Despina Vandi
German/Greek singer, actress
1965 Shawn Michaels
American wrestler
1946 Danny Glover
American actor
1923 The Fabulous Moolah
American wrestler


Deaths On This Day – July 22
2007 Ulrich Mühe
German actor
1995 Harold Larwood
English cricketer
1950 William Lyon Mackenzie King
Canadian politician, 10th Prime Minister of Canada
1934 John Dillinger
American bank robber, murderer
1916 James Whitcomb Riley
American poet

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1966 WELLS ROBERT J. PHILADELPHIA PA
1972 PAIGE GORDON C. LOS ALTOS CA 03/29/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Pakistan : Bank Holiday
Poland : Liberation Day (1944)
Swaziland : King's Birthday
Virgin Islands : Hurricane Supplication Day - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up. "
duc, sequere, aut de via decede
"frapper fort, frapper vite, frappée souvent-- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
“We’re not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we’re going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.”--Gen George Patton
"Our Liberty is insured by four "Boxes", the Ballot box, the Jury box, the Soap box and the Cartridge box"

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