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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Today in History - 16 July
2007 Earthquake in Japan damages nuclear power plan releasing 300 gallons of radioactive water
1990 Ukraine declares independence
1945 1st atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico
1936 1st x-ray photo of arterial circulation, Rochester, New York
1935 1st automatic parking meter in U.S. installed, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1926 National Geographic takes 1st natural-color undersea photos
1661 1st banknotes in Europe were issued by Bank of Stockholm
1439 Kissing is banned in England (to stop germs from spreading)
1990 Ukraine declares independence
1945 1st atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico
1936 1st x-ray photo of arterial circulation, Rochester, New York
1935 1st automatic parking meter in U.S. installed, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1926 National Geographic takes 1st natural-color undersea photos
1661 1st banknotes in Europe were issued by Bank of Stockholm
1439 Kissing is banned in England (to stop germs from spreading)
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Today in History - 15 July
1968 Commercial air travel begins between U.S. and U.S.S.R.
1954 1st coml jet transport plane built in U.S. tested (Boeing 707)
1952 1st transatlantic helicopter flight begins
1948 Alcoholic Anonymous founded in Britain
1929 1st airport hotel opens - Oakland, California
1783 1st steamboat, Pyroscaphe, 1st run in France
1954 1st coml jet transport plane built in U.S. tested (Boeing 707)
1952 1st transatlantic helicopter flight begins
1948 Alcoholic Anonymous founded in Britain
1929 1st airport hotel opens - Oakland, California
1783 1st steamboat, Pyroscaphe, 1st run in France
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Today in History - 14 July
1993 Aeroflot starts non-stop flights between Moscow and NY
1959 1st atomic powered cruiser, Long Beach, Quincy Massachusetts
1951 1st color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race)
1949 U.S.S.R. explodes their 1st atom bomb
1927 1st commercial airplane flight in Hawaii
1914 1st patent for liquid-fueled rocket design granted, Dr. Robert Goddard
1853 1st U.S. World's fair opens, Crystal Palace New York
1850 1st public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration
1845 1st postmasters' provisional stamps issued, New York City
1959 1st atomic powered cruiser, Long Beach, Quincy Massachusetts
1951 1st color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race)
1949 U.S.S.R. explodes their 1st atom bomb
1927 1st commercial airplane flight in Hawaii
1914 1st patent for liquid-fueled rocket design granted, Dr. Robert Goddard
1853 1st U.S. World's fair opens, Crystal Palace New York
1850 1st public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration
1845 1st postmasters' provisional stamps issued, New York City
Monday, July 13, 2009
Today in History - 13 July
1974 India's 1st one-day international (v England, Headingley)
1970 Building begins of Amsterdam metro
1945 1st atom bomb explodes in New Mexico
1930 1st-ever soccer World Cup competition began in Uruguay
1970 Building begins of Amsterdam metro
1945 1st atom bomb explodes in New Mexico
1930 1st-ever soccer World Cup competition began in Uruguay
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Today in History - 12 July
1977 1st free flight test of space shuttle Enterprise
1962 1st time 2 manned crafts in space (U.S.S.R.)
1957 1st President to fly in helicopter - Dwight Eisenhower
1957 U.S. Surgeon General Leroy Burney connects smoking with lung cancer
1948 1st jets to fly across Atlantic, 6 RAF de Havilland Vampires
1933 Congress passes 1st minimum wage law (33 cents per hour)
1928 1st televised tennis match
1912 1st foreign feature film exhibited in U.S. - "Queen Elizabeth" - New York
City
1859 Paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Massachusetts
1817 1st flower show held, Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland
1785 1st manned flight by gas balloon in Netherlands
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1962 1st time 2 manned crafts in space (U.S.S.R.)
1957 1st President to fly in helicopter - Dwight Eisenhower
1957 U.S. Surgeon General Leroy Burney connects smoking with lung cancer
1948 1st jets to fly across Atlantic, 6 RAF de Havilland Vampires
1933 Congress passes 1st minimum wage law (33 cents per hour)
1928 1st televised tennis match
1912 1st foreign feature film exhibited in U.S. - "Queen Elizabeth" - New York
City
1859 Paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Massachusetts
1817 1st flower show held, Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland
1785 1st manned flight by gas balloon in Netherlands
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
Today in History - 11 July
1962 1st transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I)
1801 French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons discovers his 1st comet
1801 French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons discovers his 1st comet
Today in History - 10 July
2005 Luxembourg accepts a referendum on the E.U. constitution
1981 CERN achieves 1st proton-antiproton beam collision (570 GeV)
1966 U.S. launches Orbiter 1 to the Moon
1962 Telstar, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, launched
1958 1st parking meter installed in England (625 installed)
1956 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island
1949 1st practical rectangular TV tube announced-Toledo, Oh
1933 1st police radio system operated, Eastchester Township, New York
1892 1st concrete-paved street built, Bellefountaine, Ohio
1797 1st U.S. frigate, the "United States," is launched in Philadelphia
1629 1st non-Separatist Congregational Church in U.S. founded (Salem, MA)
552 Origin of Armenian calendar
1981 CERN achieves 1st proton-antiproton beam collision (570 GeV)
1966 U.S. launches Orbiter 1 to the Moon
1962 Telstar, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, launched
1958 1st parking meter installed in England (625 installed)
1956 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island
1949 1st practical rectangular TV tube announced-Toledo, Oh
1933 1st police radio system operated, Eastchester Township, New York
1892 1st concrete-paved street built, Bellefountaine, Ohio
1797 1st U.S. frigate, the "United States," is launched in Philadelphia
1629 1st non-Separatist Congregational Church in U.S. founded (Salem, MA)
552 Origin of Armenian calendar
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Today in History - 09 July
1991 South Africa readmitted to Olympics
1957 Discovery of element 102 (Nobelium) announced
1955 1st black executive on White House staff, E. Frederic Morrow
1953 1st helicopter passenger service, New York City
1944 World's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Brother's - Barnum and Bailey 2nd performance, 168 die (Hartford Conn)
1916 1st cargo submarine to cross Atlantic arrives in U.S. from Germany
1877 1st Wimbledon tennis championship is held
1815 1st natural gas well in U.S. is discovered
1815 King Louis XVIII leaves Ghent for France
1957 Discovery of element 102 (Nobelium) announced
1955 1st black executive on White House staff, E. Frederic Morrow
1953 1st helicopter passenger service, New York City
1944 World's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Brother's - Barnum and Bailey 2nd performance, 168 die (Hartford Conn)
1916 1st cargo submarine to cross Atlantic arrives in U.S. from Germany
1877 1st Wimbledon tennis championship is held
1815 1st natural gas well in U.S. is discovered
1815 King Louis XVIII leaves Ghent for France
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Today in History - 08 July
2007 Boeing launches it's newest aircraft, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
1933 Public Works Administration becomes effective
1900 1st night baseball, league game (Zanesville at Grand Rapids)
1889 Wall Street Journal begins publishing
1870 Congress authorizes registration of trademarks
1797 1st U.S. senator, William Blount of Tennessee, expelled by impeachment
1796 U.S. State Department issues 1st American passport
1654 1st Jewish colonist arrive in U.S. (Jacob Barsimson in Manhattan)
1497 Vasco da Gama departs for trip to India
951 Paris is founded
1933 Public Works Administration becomes effective
1900 1st night baseball, league game (Zanesville at Grand Rapids)
1889 Wall Street Journal begins publishing
1870 Congress authorizes registration of trademarks
1797 1st U.S. senator, William Blount of Tennessee, expelled by impeachment
1796 U.S. State Department issues 1st American passport
1654 1st Jewish colonist arrive in U.S. (Jacob Barsimson in Manhattan)
1497 Vasco da Gama departs for trip to India
951 Paris is founded
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Today in History - 07 July
1986 IBM-PC DOS Version 3.2 (updated) released
1981 1st solar-powered aircraft, Solar Challenger, crosses English Channel
1972 1st women FBI members sworn in (Susan Lynn Roley and Joanne E Pierce)
1923 University of Delaware invents "junior year abroad" (at Sorbonne)
1891 Travelers checks patents
1802 1st comic book "The Wasp," is published
1550 Chocolate introduced
1981 1st solar-powered aircraft, Solar Challenger, crosses English Channel
1972 1st women FBI members sworn in (Susan Lynn Roley and Joanne E Pierce)
1923 University of Delaware invents "junior year abroad" (at Sorbonne)
1891 Travelers checks patents
1802 1st comic book "The Wasp," is published
1550 Chocolate introduced
Monday, July 6, 2009
Today in History - 06 July
1954 Elvis Presley records his 1st hit, "That's All Right"
1924 1st photo sent experimentally across Atlantic by radio, U.S. - England
1924 1st photo sent experimentally across Atlantic by radio, U.S. - England
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Photo Speaks - Branches of a Date Palm Tree
Photo Speaks - Branches of a Date Palm Tree
A signal break - i.e. a short wait at the traffic signal gave me an opportunity to take these photos. Ever ready as they as, like the 007 of the James Bond, my Sony T series camera comes handy many times. The photos below are the results of a sleek camera and an interest to explore the nature.
A signal break - i.e. a short wait at the traffic signal gave me an opportunity to take these photos. Ever ready as they as, like the 007 of the James Bond, my Sony T series camera comes handy many times. The photos below are the results of a sleek camera and an interest to explore the nature.
Today in History - 05 July
1983 Woman gives birth to baby 84 days after brain death in Roanoke, Virginia
1935 1st "Hawaii Calls" radio program is broadcast
1922 1st general election in Netherlands
1922 Women 1st vote in Dutch elections, Christian parties win
1841 Thomas Cook opens 1st travel agency
1643 1st recorded tornado in U.S. (Essex County, Massachusetts)
1935 1st "Hawaii Calls" radio program is broadcast
1922 1st general election in Netherlands
1922 Women 1st vote in Dutch elections, Christian parties win
1841 Thomas Cook opens 1st travel agency
1643 1st recorded tornado in U.S. (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Today in History - 04 July
1997 U.S. space probe Pathfinder lands on Ares Vallis Mars
1996 HotMail, a free internet E-mail service begins
1959 Cayman Islands separated from Jamaica, made a crown colony
1946 Philippines gains independence from U.S.
1931 1st fireworks are held at Cleveland Stadium
1931 1st trailside museum opens in Cleveland Metroparks
1914 1st U.S. motorcycle race (300 miles, Dodge City Ks)
1886 1st scheduled transcontinental passenger train reaches Pt Moody, BC
1884 1st U.S. bullfight held (Dodge City Ks)
1884 Statue of Liberty presented to U.S. in Paris
1876 1st public exhibition of electric light in San Francisco
1865 1st edition of "Alice in Wonderland" is published
1789 1st U.S. tariff act
1996 HotMail, a free internet E-mail service begins
1959 Cayman Islands separated from Jamaica, made a crown colony
1946 Philippines gains independence from U.S.
1931 1st fireworks are held at Cleveland Stadium
1931 1st trailside museum opens in Cleveland Metroparks
1914 1st U.S. motorcycle race (300 miles, Dodge City Ks)
1886 1st scheduled transcontinental passenger train reaches Pt Moody, BC
1884 1st U.S. bullfight held (Dodge City Ks)
1884 Statue of Liberty presented to U.S. in Paris
1876 1st public exhibition of electric light in San Francisco
1865 1st edition of "Alice in Wonderland" is published
1789 1st U.S. tariff act
Today in History - 03 July
1987 2 men became 1st hot-air balloon travelers to cross Atlantic
1939 Ernst Heinkel demonstrates 800-kph rocket plane to Hitler
1929 Dunlop Latex Development Laboratories made foam rubber
1928 1st color TV broadcast in London (John Logic Baird)
1886 1st New York Tribune printing using 1st commercial linotype machine
1886 In Germany, Karl Benz drives 1st automobile
1884 Dow Jones published it's 1st stock avg
1839 1st state normal school in U.S. opens, Lexington, Massachusetts, with 3 students
1819 1st savings bank in U.S. (Bank of Savings in New York City) opens its doors
1939 Ernst Heinkel demonstrates 800-kph rocket plane to Hitler
1929 Dunlop Latex Development Laboratories made foam rubber
1928 1st color TV broadcast in London (John Logic Baird)
1886 1st New York Tribune printing using 1st commercial linotype machine
1886 In Germany, Karl Benz drives 1st automobile
1884 Dow Jones published it's 1st stock avg
1839 1st state normal school in U.S. opens, Lexington, Massachusetts, with 3 students
1819 1st savings bank in U.S. (Bank of Savings in New York City) opens its doors
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Today in History - 2 July
1976 Formal reunification of North and South Vietnam
1972 India and Pakistan sign peace accord
1970 1st Boeing 747 to land in Amsterdam and Brussels
1957 1st submarine designed to fire guided missiles launched, Grayback
1867 1st U.S. elevated railroad begins service, New York City
1972 India and Pakistan sign peace accord
1970 1st Boeing 747 to land in Amsterdam and Brussels
1957 1st submarine designed to fire guided missiles launched, Grayback
1867 1st U.S. elevated railroad begins service, New York City
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Today in History - 01 July
1997 U.K. returns Hong Kong to China
1993 1 second is added to the clock
1967 1st British color TV broadcast, on BBC 2
1967 BBC starts their World Radio Club
1960 Ghana becomes a republic
1957 International Geophysical Year begins, ends December 31, 1958
1941 1st coml TV licenses granted-W2XBS-WNBT (NBC) and WCBW (CBS), New York City
1934 1st x-ray photo of entire body, Rochester, New York
1929 U.S. Immigration law of 1924 in effect
1923 1st permanent radio network-AT&T (WEAF New York and WMAF Mass)
1907 World's 1st air force established in the U.S. Army
1903 1st Tour de France bicycle race begins
1881 1st international telephone conversation, Calais, ME-St. Stephen, NB
1877 1st edition of "Amsterdammer" published
1875 Universal Postal Union established
1874 1st Chamber accept law against child labor
1874 1st U.S. kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000
1874 1st U.S. zoo opens in Philadelphia
1847 1st U.S. postage stamps go on sale, 5 cents Franklin and 10 cents Washington,
New York City
1820 1st edition of newspaper "Courrier de la Meuse" published"
1200 In China, sunglasses are invented
1993 1 second is added to the clock
1967 1st British color TV broadcast, on BBC 2
1967 BBC starts their World Radio Club
1960 Ghana becomes a republic
1957 International Geophysical Year begins, ends December 31, 1958
1941 1st coml TV licenses granted-W2XBS-WNBT (NBC) and WCBW (CBS), New York City
1934 1st x-ray photo of entire body, Rochester, New York
1929 U.S. Immigration law of 1924 in effect
1923 1st permanent radio network-AT&T (WEAF New York and WMAF Mass)
1907 World's 1st air force established in the U.S. Army
1903 1st Tour de France bicycle race begins
1881 1st international telephone conversation, Calais, ME-St. Stephen, NB
1877 1st edition of "Amsterdammer" published
1875 Universal Postal Union established
1874 1st Chamber accept law against child labor
1874 1st U.S. kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000
1874 1st U.S. zoo opens in Philadelphia
1847 1st U.S. postage stamps go on sale, 5 cents Franklin and 10 cents Washington,
New York City
1820 1st edition of newspaper "Courrier de la Meuse" published"
1200 In China, sunglasses are invented
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