1806 ~ Birthday of John Stuart Mill, English philosopher.

1873 ~ Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.

1883 ~ The eruption of Krakatoa began, leading ultimately to the volcano's destruction three months later.

1896 ~ Death of Clara Schumann, German Pianist and Composer.

1901 ~ Birthday of Max Euwe, Dutch world chess champion.

1927 ~ Charles Lindbergh took off from Long Island, New York, on the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, arriving in Paris the next day.

1940 ~ The first prisoners arrive at the Auschwitz concentration camp.

1961 ~ U.S. marshals were sent to restore order in Montgomery, Alabama.

2000 ~ Death of Jean Pierre Rampal, French flutist.

2002 ~ Death of Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist.

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1873 ~ Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.

1883 ~ The eruption of Krakatoa began, leading ultimately to the volcano's destruction three months later.

1896 ~ Death of Clara Schumann, German Pianist and Composer.

1901 ~ Birthday of Max Euwe, Dutch world chess champion.

1927 ~ Charles Lindbergh took off from Long Island, New York, on the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, arriving in Paris the next day.

1940 ~ The first prisoners arrive at the Auschwitz concentration camp.

1961 ~ U.S. marshals were sent to restore order in Montgomery, Alabama.

1989 ~ Death of Gilda Radner, American comedian and actress.

2000 ~ Death of Jean Pierre Rampal, French flutist.

2002 ~ Death of Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist.

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1772 ~ Birthday of Sir William Congreve, English inventor (“By the rockets’ red glare”).

1806 ~ Birthday of John Stuart Mill, English philosopher.

1873 ~ Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.

1883 ~ The eruption of Krakatoa began, leading ultimately to the volcano's destruction three months later.

1927 ~ Charles Lindbergh took off from Long Island, New York, on the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, arriving in Paris the next day.

1940 ~ The first prisoners arrive at the Auschwitz concentration camp.

1961 ~ U.S. marshals were sent to restore order in Montgomery, Alabama.

1977 ~ Birthday of Tiger Tyson, Porn actor.

2000 ~ Death of Jean Pierre Rampal, French flutist.

2002 ~ Death of Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist.

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Whoops.... only just made it for today's!!

"When his brakes failed on a mountain road in 2001, Marco Vincento bailed out without warning. One of his eight passengers was able to stop the car...Marco, however, struck his head on the roadway and was killed!"

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At the GOP Convention 43 years ago tonight, Oregon Governor Mark Hatfield nominated Vice President Richard Nixon for the Presidency; 29 years ago today, the US House drew up articles of impeachment against President Nixon for obstructing justice in the Watergate case.

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1933,

The singing telegram started when the first person to receive one, singer Rudy Vallee, got it for his 32nd birthday.

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Born July 28, Terry Fox 1958-1981,

marathoner, was born on this day at Winnipeg in 1958. Terry lost a leg to bone cancer in 1977 and started his cross-Canada 'Marathon of Hope' in St. John's on April 12, 1980 to raise money to fight the disease. Before he had to end the marathon Sept 1 in Thunder Bay, when cancer was discovered in his lungs, he had run almost 5400 km, and raised over $1.7 million. He gave up his fight on June 28, 1981 in New Westminster, BC, but thousands of Canadians run every year in his memory.

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"In my sex fantasy, nobody ever loves me for my mind."
Nora Ephron

“Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks or where he lives, but he never forgets oral sex, no matter how bad it is.”
Barbara Bush

"You know that look women get when they want sex? Me neither!"
Drew Carey

1981: Charles and Diana marry

Thousands line the streets of London to glimpse Prince Charles and Lady Diana on their wedding day.

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July 29 in 1907 London England

- Sir Robert Baden-Powell forms the Boy Scout movement, with assistance from Canadian financier Lord Strathcona.

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"In my sex fantasy, nobody ever loves me for my mind."
Nora Ephron

“Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks or where he lives, but he never forgets oral sex, no matter how bad it is.”
Barbara Bush

"You know that look women get when they want sex? Me neither!"
Drew Carey

In 1579 on August 8, the cornerstone was laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory. Now there's a bit of trivia for ya'.

48 BC ~ Roman Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar defeated Pompey decisively at Pharsalus and Pompey fled to Egypt.

117 ~ Death of Trajan, Roman Emperor.

378 ~ Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens was defeated by the Visigoths in present-day Turkey. Valens was killed along with 2/3 of his army.

1842 ~ Webster-Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.

1896 ~ Birthday of Jean Piaget, Child Psychologist.

1945 ~ World War II: An atomic bomb nicknamed "Fat Man" was detonated over the city of Nagasaki, Japan at 11:02 AM (local time), killing about 75,000.

1962 ~ Death of Hermann Hesse, Author.

1969 ~ Members of a cult led by Charles Manson murdered five people including Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring and, Abigail Folger.

1975 ~ Death of Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer.

1995 ~ Death of Jerry Garcia, guitarist: Grateful Dead.

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1519 ~ Ferdinand Magellan's 5 ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe.

1792 ~ French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace. Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody.

1809 ~ Ecuador declares independence from Spain.

1900 ~ Birthday of Wolfgang Pauli, physicist.

1920 ~ World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives signed the Treaty of Sevres which divided up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies. (note to self – don’t lose wars)

1945 ~ Death of Robert Goddard, Rocket Scientist.

1948 ~ ”Candid Camera” makes its television after being on radio for a year as “Candid Microphone”.

1954 ~ At Messena, New York, the ground breaking ceremony for the St. Lawrence Seaway was held.

1988 ~ Japanese American Internment: US President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese-Americans who were either interned or relocated by in the United States during World War II.

1990 ~ The Magellan space probe reaches Venus.

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480 B.C. ~ Persians under Xerxes defeated Spartans under King Leonidas in the Battle of Thermopylae. The Spartans fight to the last man. The Persian and Greek fleets also fight the indecisive Battle of Artemisium.

The Battle of Thermopylae has served as an example to officers and soldiers alike of what courage and self-sacrifice could achieve. It is still remembered, almost 2,500 years later, as a classic example of virtue.

1905 ~ Birthday of Erwin Chargaff, biochemist.

1933 ~ Birthday of Jerry Falwell, Christian preacher and politician.

1934 ~ Federal prison opened at Alcatraz Island.

1948 ~ Olympic games opened in London.

1900 ~ Death of Andrew Carnegie, Industrialist.

1966 ~ John Lennon held a press conference in Chicago excusing himself from the "Jesus affair".

2003 ~ NATO took over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.

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1966: England win football's World Cup for the first time since the tournament began in 1930.

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July 31...

The British Government announces a total ban on landmines, a month before the first anniversary of the death of Princess Diana.

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