On this day in history: July 11: 1274—Scottish king Robert the Bruce is born (d. 1329) 1576—Martin Frobisher sights Greenland 1767—John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the U.S., is born (d. 1848) 1789—Jacques Necker is dismissed as France’s finance minister sparking the storming of the Bastille 1798—the U.S. Marine Corps is reestablished…it had been disbanded after the Revolutionary War 1801—French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons discovers his 1st of 36 comets, more than anyone else in history 1804—Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounds former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in a duel (which is how political disputes should STILL be settled) 1834—painter James Abbott McNeill Whistler is born (d. 1903) 1859—Big Ben chimes for the first time 1892—actor Thomas Mitchell is born (Gone With the Wind) (d. 1962) 1899—author E.B. White is born (Charlotte’s Web) (d. 1985) 1914—Babe Ruth makes his debut in major league baseball 1920—actor Yul Brynner is born (The King and I) (d. 1985) 1921—former President William Taft is sworn in as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the only person to hold both offices 1931—actor Tab Hunter is born 1934—fashion designer Giorgio Armani is born 1937—pianist/composer George Gershwin dies (b. 1898) 1953—boxer Leon Spinks is born 1955—U.S. Air Force Academy is dedicated at Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado Springs 1959—singer/guitarist Richie Sambora is born (Bon Jovi) 1960—“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is first published 1967—wildlife expert Jeff Corwin is born 1975—rapper Lil’ Kim is born 1977—Martin Luther King, Jr. is posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom 1979—the abandoned Skylab is destroyed as it reenters the Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean 1989—actor Laurence Olivier dies (b. 1907) 2007—Lady Bird Johnson dies (b. 1912) 2012—astronomers announce the discover of Styx, the fifth moon of Pluto
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 22:36:14 +0000
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