Friday, July 14, 2023

History for July 14

History for July 14 - On-This-Day.com 
Gerald Rudolph Ford (U.S.) 1913
  • 1789 - French Revolution began with Parisians stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners inside.
  • 1798 - The U.S. Congress passed the Sedition Act. The act made it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the U.S. government.
  • 1868 - Alvin J. Fellows patented the tape measure.
  • 1914 - Robert H. Goddard patented liquid rocket-fuel.
  • 1933 - All German political parties except the Nazi Party were outlawed.
  • 1946 - Dr. Benjamin Spock’s "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" was first published.

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