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Gravdigr · 07-31-2016, 12:49 PM

July 31

Today is Ka Hae Hawai'i Day (Flag Day) in the U.S. state of Hawaii.

30 BC – Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian's forces, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to his suicide.

781 – The earliest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: July 6, 781).

1498 – On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to discover the island of Trinidad.

1588 – The Spanish Armada is spotted off the coast of England.

1703 – Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers.

1790 – The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.

1930 – The radio mystery program The Shadow airs for the first time.

1970 – Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.

1971 – Apollo program: Apollo 15 astronauts on the moon become the first to ride in a lunar rover.

2006 – Fidel Castro hands over power to brother Raúl Castro.

2007 – Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland, and the longest-running British Army operation ever, comes to an end.

2012 – Michael Phelps breaks the record set in 1964 by Larisa Latynina for the most medals won at the Olympics.

Births

1837 – William Quantrill (Quantrill's Raiders); 1847 – Ignacio Cervantes; 1867 – S. S. Kresge (Kresge's, K-Mart); 1886 – Fred Quimby; 1916 – Bill Todman; 1919 – Curt Gowdy; 1929 – Don Murray; 1931 – Kenny Burrell; 1932 – Ted Cassidy ('Lurch'); 1935 – Geoffrey Lewis; 1944 – Geraldine Chaplin; 1946 – Gary Lewis; 1952 – Alan Autry; 1956 – Michael Biehn; 1958 – Bill Berry; 1958 – Mark Cuban; 1962 – Wesley Snipes; 1965 – J. K. Rowling; 1970 – Ben Chaplin; 1977 – Tim Couch

Deaths

1886 – Franz Liszt; 1964 – Jim Reeves; 2012 – Gore Vidal; 2013 – Michael Ansara; 2015 – Roddy Piper

07-31-2016, 12:49 PM	#189
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	July 31 Today is Ka Hae Hawai'i Day (Flag Day) in the U.S. state of Hawaii. 30 BC – Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian's forces, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to his suicide. 781 – The earliest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: July 6, 781). 1498 – On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to discover the island of Trinidad. 1588 – The Spanish Armada is spotted off the coast of England. 1703 – Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers. 1790 – The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process. 1930 – The radio mystery program The Shadow airs for the first time. 1970 – Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy. 1971 – Apollo program: Apollo 15 astronauts on the moon become the first to ride in a lunar rover. 2006 – Fidel Castro hands over power to brother Raúl Castro. 2007 – Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland, and the longest-running British Army operation ever, comes to an end. 2012 – Michael Phelps breaks the record set in 1964 by Larisa Latynina for the most medals won at the Olympics. Births 1837 – William Quantrill (Quantrill's Raiders); 1847 – Ignacio Cervantes; 1867 – S. S. Kresge (Kresge's, K-Mart); 1886 – Fred Quimby; 1916 – Bill Todman; 1919 – Curt Gowdy; 1929 – Don Murray; 1931 – Kenny Burrell; 1932 – Ted Cassidy ('Lurch'); 1935 – Geoffrey Lewis; 1944 – Geraldine Chaplin; 1946 – Gary Lewis; 1952 – Alan Autry; 1956 – Michael Biehn; 1958 – Bill Berry; 1958 – Mark Cuban; 1962 – Wesley Snipes; 1965 – J. K. Rowling; 1970 – Ben Chaplin; 1977 – Tim Couch Deaths 1886 – Franz Liszt; 1964 – Jim Reeves; 2012 – Gore Vidal; 2013 – Michael Ansara; 2015 – Roddy Piper __________________ 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.