Tuesday, July 19, 2016

History for July 19

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History for July 19 - On-This-Day.com:
Samuel Colt 1814, Edgar Degas 1834, Lizzie Borden 1860


Charles Horace Mayo 1865, Philip Agee 1935, George Hamilton IV 1937


1799 - The Rosetta Stone, a tablet with hieroglyphic translations into Greek, was found in Egypt.


1848 - The Women's Rights Convention took place in Seneca Fall, NY. Bloomers were introduced at the convention.


1939 - Dr. Roy P. Scholz became the first surgeon to use fiberglass sutures.


1943 - During World War II, more than 150 B-17 and 112 B-24 bombers attacked Rome for the first time.


1971 - In New York, the topping out ceremony for Two World Trade Center (South Tower) took place. The ceremony for One World Trade Center had taken place on December 23, 1970.
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1982 - The U.S. Census Bureau reported that 14% of the population had an income below the official poverty level in 1981.


1984 - Geraldine Ferraro was nominated by the Democratic Party to become the first woman from a major political party to run for the office of U.S. Vice-President.


1985 - Christa McAuliffe of New Hampshire was chosen to be the first schoolteacher to ride aboard the space shuttle. She died with six others when the Challenger exploded the following year.

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