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Birthday July 08, 1838 Count Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, inventor |
Birthday July 08, 1839 John D Rockefeller, financier |
Birthday July 08, 1907 George W. Romney, Mich gov, housing secretary. |
Birthday July 08, 1908 Nelson A. Rockefeller, (R-NY-gov) 41st VP (1974-77). |
Birthday July 08, 1913 Walter Kerr, NY drama critic. |
Birthday July 08, 1914 Billy Eckstein, Singer |
Birthday July 08, 1931 Jerry Vale, singer. |
Birthday July 08, 1931 Roone Arledge, TV executive (ABC). |
Birthday July 08, 1935 Steve Lawrence |
Birthday July 08, 1935 Vitali I. Sevastyanov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 9, 18). |
Birthday July 08, 1937 Barbara Ann Loden |
Birthday July 08, 1940 Marcia Rodd |
Birthday July 08, 1946 Cynthia Gregory, LA, Ballerina |
Birthday July 08, 1948 Kim Darby, in North Hollywood |
Birthday July 08, 1949 Official Oscars chef Wolfgang Puck born |
History July 08, 1663 King Charles II of England granted a charter to Rhode Island |
History July 08, 1709 Battle of Poltava; Russians defeat Swedes. |
History July 08, 1776 Col. John Nixon gave 1st public reading of Dec of Ind |
History July 08, 1776 The Liberty Bell rings |
History July 08, 1776 Liberty Bell tolls to announce Declaration of Independence |
History July 08, 1777 Vt becomes 1st state abolishing slavery adopts male sufferage |
History July 08, 1796 1st American Passport issued by US State Dept |
History July 08, 1835 Liberty Bell cracks (again). |
History July 08, 1853 Commodore Perry sails into Tokyo Bay |
History July 08, 1863 Confederates surrender Port Hudson, Louisiana |
History July 08, 1889 John L. Sullivan wins by KO in 75 rounds in last bareknuckle bout. |
History July 08, 1889 Vol 1 # 1 of "The Wall Street Journal" published |
History July 08, 1891 Future president Harding marries Florence K. DeWolfe in Marion Ohio |
History July 08, 1891 Warren Harding marries Florence Mabel Kling DeWolfe |
History July 08, 1896 William Jennings Bryan 'cross of gold' speech at Dem convention |
History July 08, 1897 Harbor Hospital formally opens |
History July 08, 1898 Soapy Smith killed in Skagway, Alaska |
History July 08, 1905 Part of Angel Island allocated for Immigration Detention Center |
History July 08, 1907 Florenz Ziegfeld staged 1st `Follies' on NY Theater roof |
History July 08, 1909 1st pro baseball game (minor league) played under lights. |
History July 08, 1912 Pitcher Rube Marquard loses after winning 19 straight games |
History July 08, 1918 Hemingway is wounded |
History July 08, 1918 Ernest Hemingway wounded on the Italian front |
History July 08, 1928 A spiteful son kills four in a fit of rage |
History July 08, 1941 Splendid Splinter homers to win All-Star Game |
History July 08, 1941 German general's diary reveals Hitler's plans for Russia |
History July 08, 1947 Demolition began in NYC for new permanent headquarters of UN |
History July 08, 1950 Leroy Deans awarded 1st Order of Purple Heart in Korea |
History July 08, 1950 MacArthur named Korean commander |
History July 08, 1950 Gen. Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief UN forces in Korea |
History July 08, 1954 Colonel Castillo Armas takes power in Guatemala |
History July 08, 1959 Maj. Dale & Master Sgt Ovnand 1st American fatalities in Vietnam War |
History July 08, 1959 First Americans killed in South Vietnam |
History July 08, 1960 Pilot Francis Gary Powers charged with espionage |
History July 08, 1965 Taylor resigns Saigon post |
History July 08, 1972 Lean On Me begins its first stay at #1 |
History July 08, 1974 Yank Shortstop Jim Mason ties record with 4 doubles in 9 innings |
History July 08, 1975 Pres Ford announced he'd seek Republican nomination for pres |
History July 08, 1977 Sabra Starr finishes longest recorded belly dance (100 hrs). |
History July 08, 1978 Pioneer-Venus 2 Multi-probe launched to Venus. |
History July 08, 1994 North Korea's Great Leader dies |
History July 08, 1997 Torrential rains cause flooding in Europe |
History July 08, 2004 Suzuki settles Consumer Reports lawsuit after eight-year legal battle |