#onthisday 1789 – French Revolution: citizens of Paris storm the Bastille. 1790 – French Revolution: citizens of Paris celebrate the unity of the French people and the national reconciliation in the Fête de la Fédération. 1798 – The Sedition Act becomes law in the United States making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government.. 1881 – Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner.. 1900 – Armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance capture Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion. 1911 – Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright Brothers lands his airplane at the South Lawn of the White House. He is later awarded a Gold medal from U.S. President William Howard Taft for this feat. 1916 – Start of the Battle of Delville Wood as an action within the Battle of the Somme, which was to last until 3 September 1916.. 1928 – New Vietnam Revolutionary Party is founded in Huế amid providing some of the communist partys most important leaders in its early years.. 1933 – Gleichschaltung: in Germany, all political parties are outlawed except the Nazi Party. 1933 – The Nazi eugenics begins with the proclamation of the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring that calls for the compulsory sterilization of any citizen who suffers from alleged genetic disorders. 1950 – Korean War: North Korean troops initiate the Battle of Taejon.. 1957 – Rawya Ateya takes her seat in the National Assembly of Egypt, thereby becoming the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world.. 1958 – Iraqi Revolution: in Iraq the monarchy is overthrown by popular forces led by Abdul Karim Kassem, who becomes the nations new leader.. 1965 – The Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet.. 1969 – Football War: after Honduras loses a soccer match against El Salvador, riots break out in Honduras against Salvadoran migrant workers.. 1969 – The United States $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills are officially withdrawn from circulation.. 1976 – Capital punishment is abolished in Canada.. 1987 – Montreal, Canada, is hit by a series of thunderstorms causing the Montreal Flood of 1987.. 1992 – 386BSD is released by Lynne Jolitz and William Jolitz beginning the Open Source Operating System Revolution. Linus Torvalds releases his Linux soon afterwards.. 2002 – French President Jacques Chirac escapes an assassination attempt unscathed during Bastille Day celebrations.. 2003 – In an effort to discredit U.S. Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson, who had written an article critical of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Washington Post columnist Robert Novak reveals that Wilsons wife Valerie Plame is a CIA operative”..
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