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Gravdigr · 07-24-2016, 02:36 PM

July 24

Today, the U.S. state of Utah celebrates Pioneer Day, commemorating the arrival of Brigham Young and the first group of Mormon pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley, in north-central Utah, in 1847.

Today is Parents' Day in the United States.

1411 – Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place.

1487 – Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands strike against a ban on foreign beer.

1701 – Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit, Michigan.

1847 – After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City, Utah.

1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Kernstown: Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union troops led by General George Crook in an effort to keep them out of the Shenandoah Valley.

1866 – Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.

1911 – Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".

1915 – The passenger ship S.S. Eastland capsizes while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. A total of 844 passengers and crew are killed in the largest loss of life disaster from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.

1935 – The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109 °F (43 °C) in Chicago and 104 °F (40 °C) in Milwaukee.

1937 – Alabama drops rape charges against the so-called "Scottsboro Boys".

1943 – World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings.

1959 – At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate".

1963 – The ship Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol.

1967 - All four Beatles and their manager Brian Epstein signed a petition printed in The Times newspaper calling for the legalization of marijuana.

The Beatles meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, whose lecture on Transcendental Meditation (TM) they had gone to hear at the Hilton Hotel in London.

1978 - The Robert Stigwood film Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released, featuring The Bee Gees and Peter Frampton. The film received extremely negative reviews from most critics and barely broke even at the box office.

1983 – George Brett batting for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident".

1990 – Iraqi forces start massing on the Kuwait–Iraq border.

1998 – A gunman bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial.

Births

1468 – Catherine of Saxony; 1783 – Simón Bolívar; 1802 – Alexandre Dumas; 1895 – Robert Graves; 1897 – Amelia Earhart; 1899 – Chief Dan George (Little Big Man, The Outlaw Josey Wales); 1920 – Bella Abzug; 1934 – Sante Kimes (criminal); 1936 – Ruth Buzzi; 1940 – Dan Hedaya('Carla's husband, 'Nick Tortelli' on Cheers); 1942 – Chris Sarandon; 1946 – Gallagher

; 1949 – Michael Richards; 1951 – Lynda Carter; 1952 – Gus Van Sant; 1957 – Pam Tillis♪ ♫; 1963 – Karl 'The Mailman' Malone; 1964 – Barry Bonds; 1965 – Kadeem Hardison; 1968 – Kristin Chenoweth; 1969 – Jennifer Lopez♪ ♫; 1975 – Eric Szmanda (CSI); 1979 – Rose Byrne; 1979 – Jerrod Niemann♪ ♫; 1981 – Summer Glau

Deaths

1862 – Martin Van Buren (8th POTUS); 1980 – Peter Sellers; 2012 – Chad Everett, Sherman Hemsley

07-24-2016, 02:36 PM	#176
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	July 24 Today, the U.S. state of Utah celebrates Pioneer Day, commemorating the arrival of Brigham Young and the first group of Mormon pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley, in north-central Utah, in 1847. Today is Parents' Day in the United States. 1411 – Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place. 1487 – Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands strike against a ban on foreign beer. 1701 – Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit, Michigan. 1847 – After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City, Utah. 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Kernstown: Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union troops led by General George Crook in an effort to keep them out of the Shenandoah Valley. 1866 – Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War. 1911 – Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas". 1915 – The passenger ship S.S. Eastland capsizes while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. A total of 844 passengers and crew are killed in the largest loss of life disaster from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes. 1935 – The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109 °F (43 °C) in Chicago and 104 °F (40 °C) in Milwaukee. 1937 – Alabama drops rape charges against the so-called "Scottsboro Boys". 1943 – World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings. 1959 – At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate". 1963 – The ship Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol. 1967 - All four Beatles and their manager Brian Epstein signed a petition printed in The Times newspaper calling for the legalization of marijuana. The Beatles meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, whose lecture on Transcendental Meditation (TM) they had gone to hear at the Hilton Hotel in London. 1978 - The Robert Stigwood film Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released, featuring The Bee Gees and Peter Frampton. The film received extremely negative reviews from most critics and barely broke even at the box office. 1983 – George Brett batting for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident". 1990 – Iraqi forces start massing on the Kuwait–Iraq border. 1998 – A gunman bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial. Births 1468 – Catherine of Saxony; 1783 – Simón Bolívar; 1802 – Alexandre Dumas; 1895 – Robert Graves; 1897 – Amelia Earhart; 1899 – Chief Dan George (Little Big Man, The Outlaw Josey Wales); 1920 – Bella Abzug; 1934 – Sante Kimes (criminal); 1936 – Ruth Buzzi; 1940 – Dan Hedaya('Carla's husband, 'Nick Tortelli' on Cheers); 1942 – Chris Sarandon; 1946 – Gallagher; 1949 – Michael Richards; 1951 – Lynda Carter; 1952 – Gus Van Sant; 1957 – Pam Tillis♪ ♫; 1963 – Karl 'The Mailman' Malone; 1964 – Barry Bonds; 1965 – Kadeem Hardison; 1968 – Kristin Chenoweth; 1969 – Jennifer Lopez♪ ♫; 1975 – Eric Szmanda (CSI); 1979 – Rose Byrne; 1979 – Jerrod Niemann♪ ♫; 1981 – Summer Glau Deaths 1862 – Martin Van Buren (8th POTUS); 1980 – Peter Sellers; 2012 – Chad Everett, Sherman Hemsley __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.