On This Day In History July 8th: 2011: The orbiter Atlantis was launched on the last space shuttle mission. 1994: Kim Il-sung, the communist leader of North Korea (1948–94) whose invasion of South Korea in 1950 launched the Korean War, died on this day in 1994 in Pyongyang and was succeeded by his son Kim Jong Il. 1970: American singer-songwriter Beck, who brought Bob Dylans embodiment of the hipster folk minstrel into the age of hip-hop and sampling, was born in Los Angeles. 1950: Douglas MacArthur was appointed commander of United Nations forces in the Korean War. 1906: Philip C. Johnson, an architect and critic known for his promotion of the International style and, later, for his role in defining postmodernist architecture, was born in Cleveland, Ohio. 1896: William Jennings Bryan delivered his “Cross of Gold” speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. 1889: Journalist Charles Henry Dow published the first issue of The Wall Street Journal. 1889: John L. Sullivan beat Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds to defend his title in the last heavyweight championship bout held under London Prize Ring rules. 1833: The Treaty of Hünkâr Iskelesi, a defensive alliance between the Ottoman Empire and Russia, was signed at the village of Hünkâr Iskelesi, near Istanbul. 1815: Louis XVIII returned to Paris following the Hundred Days. 1497: Vasco da Gamas first voyage to India On this day in 1497, Vasco da Gama sailed from Lisbon with a fleet of four vessels, and he ultimately opened a sea route from western Europe to Asia by way of the Cape of Good Hope, ushering in a new era in world history.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 23:47:20 +0000
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