TODAY’S HISTORY LESSON – JULY 21
356 BC Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
1711 Russia and Turkey sign the Treaty of Pruth, ending the year-long Russo-Turkish War.
1773 Pope Clement XIV abolishes the Jesuit order.
1798 Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Arab Mameluke warriors at the Battle of the Pyramids.
1846 Mormons found 1st English settlement in Calif (San Joaquin Valley)
1861 Confederate forces won victory at Bull Run in the first major battle of the Civil War.
1865 Wild Bill Hickok kills gunman Dave Tutt in Springfield, Missouri, in what is regarded as the first formal quick-draw duel.
1898 Spain cedes Guam to US
1904 After 13 years, the 4,607-mile Trans-Siberian railway is completed
1925 John Scopes is found guilty for teaching evolution in Dayton, Tenn., and is fined $100.
1930 US Veterans Administration established
1949 The U.S. Senate ratified the North Atlantic Treaty.
1950 Food prices and prices for other commodities have been increasing at alarming rate and a government investigation has blamed a number of factors causing the increases – Hoarding due to concerns over the Korean War, Profiteering by companies, and Increased costs of raw materials.
1972 In New York, 57 murders occur in 24 hours
1976 1st outbreak of “Legionnaire’s Disease” kills 29 in Phila
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.
1980 All 19 and 20 year old men are required to register for the Draft, this followed Proclamation 4771, Registration Under the Military Selective Service Act signed by President Jimmy Carter re-establishing the Selective Service registration requirement for all 18-26 year old male citizens born on or after January 1st, 1960.
1984 1st documented case of a robot killing a human in US
2002 WorldCom filed for bankruptcy, then the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.
2011 STS-135 lands This space shuttle was the 135th and the last space shuttle flight of American Space Shuttle program.
2011 The US state of Texas executed Mark Stroman, who was convicted of killing two people he thought were Arab after going on a rampage after the 9/11 attacks.
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