July
July
July 1 1991 – The Warsaw Pact, the Communist answer to NATO in Europe, is dissolved in Prague
In 1955, when the United States and other NATO members decided to include West Germany as a member of the organization and made way for the nation to remilitarize, the…
July 1, 69 CE – Vespasian Declared Emperor by His Egyptian Legions
In the wake of Nero’s death in 68 CE, the Roman Empire became a free-for-all. The Year of the Four Emperors – a civil war by another name – saw…
July 10, 1962 CE – Telstar, the World’s First Communications Satellite, launched into Orbit
Once solely the realm of competitors in the Space Race, Earth’s atmosphere took on a whole different purpose when Telstar 1 left the surly bonds of gravity atop a Thor-Delta…
July 11, 1895 CE – Auguste and Louis Lumiere Demonstrate Film Technology to Scientists
A pair of French brothers, standing with a group of researchers, turned the crank on a cinematographe – a special machine capable of recording and projecting images. The screening, believed…
July 12, 1799 CE – Ranjit Singh Becomes Maharaja of Punjab After Conquering Lahore
Daring and courageous beyond his 18 years, Ranjit Singh began one of the most successful reigns in Indian history on July 12, 1799 when he drove Lehna Singh Majitha, Gujjar…
July 13, 1923 CE – An Icon Rises Over Hollywood
*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons High upon Mount Lee in the Santa Monica Mountains, a group of thirteen 45-foot-tall letters were dedicated as an advertisement on July 13, 1923. Reading “Hollywoodland,”…
July 14, 1881 CE – Billy the Kid Shot and Killed by Pat Garrett Near Fort Sumner
The American West is filled with romantic figures, each adding to the legend of the lawless frontier perpetuated by historians and banked on by Hollywood. Perhaps the brightest star of…
July 15, 1099 CE – The First Crusade Ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons The first of several religious wars in the Middle East among Christians and Muslims, the First Crusade created a rift between two cultures that continues to…
July 16, 1683 CE – Shi Lang Eliminates the Last Competitor of the Qing Dynasty at the Battle of Penghu
*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Two massive armies and navies gathered to decide the fate of Penghu on July 16, 1683 – a battle with implications in the present day, as…
July 17, 1762 CE – Catherine II Becomes Tsarina of Russia After the Assassination of Her Husband Peter III
*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Few would have expected Russia to be eager to have a woman with strong Prussian ties at the helm after the assassination of Peter III –…
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