This Day In History...

[rchurchward]

July 23, 1914 - Austria-Hungary's Ultimatum to Serbia

On this date in history, the Austrian-Hungary empire issued an ultimatum to Serbia following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. On June 28 of that year, the heir to the Austrian-Hungary throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were on a tour through Sarajevo when he was assassinated by a young Bosnian assassin named Gavrilo Princip. The event is said to be one of the main precipitating events leading up to the start of World War I.

Other significant events...
July 23, 1798 - Napoleon captures Alexandria, Egypt.
July 23, 1866 - Cincinnati Baseball club (The Reds) established.
July 23, 1967 - 43 people are killed in violent race riots in Detroit, Michigan.
July 23, 1984 - Vanessa Williams became the first Miss America to resign her title, because of nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine.
July 23, 2000 - Tiger Woods won the British Open at St. Andrews, Scotland, becoming the youngest player (24 years old) to win a grand slam in golf.

[angel0430]

Thanks for the info. Those are some pretty good facts

[rchurchward]

Thanks for the read, Angel!

[rchurchward]

July 24, 1911 - Machu Picchu Discovered

On July 24, 1911, American archeologist Hiram Bingham gets his first look at Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca settlement in Peru that is now one of the world's top tourist destinations.

Other significant events...
July 24, 1847 - Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in present-day Utah.
July 24, 1866 - Tennessee became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the Civil War.
July 24, 1969 - Apollo 11, the first manned mission to the moon, splashed down safely in the Pacific.
July 24, 1990 – Iraqi forces start massing on the Kuwait-Iraq border.

[angel0430]

I thought that Machu Picchu was discovered way before 1911. Thanks for the info.

[rchurchward]

I thought that Machu Picchu was discovered way before 1911. Thanks for the info.

Well it was locally known, but it's impact wasn't known on the international scene until 1911.

[rchurchward]

Sorry for skipping one day. I was on the road back home to Texas!

July 26, 1775 - US Postal System Established

On this day in 1775, the U.S. postal system is established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster general. Franklin (1706-1790) put in place the foundation for many aspects of today's mail system.

Other significant events...
July 26, 1945 - Winston Churchill resigned as Britain's prime minister after his Conservatives were soundly defeated by the Labor Party.
July 26, 1953 - Fidel Castro began a revolt against Fulgencio Batista with an unsuccessful attack on an army barracks in eastern Cuba.

[rchurchward]

July 27, 1974 - House Begins Impeachment of Richard Nixon

On this day in 1974, the House Judiciary Committee recommends that America's 37th president, Richard M. Nixon, be impeached and removed from office. The impeachment proceedings resulted from a series of political scandals involving the Nixon administration that came to be collectively known as Watergate.

Other significant events...
July 27, 1794 - French revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre was overthrown and placed under arrest; he was executed the following day.
July 27, 1866 - After two failures, Cyrus W. Field succeeded in laying the first underwater telegraph cable between North America and Europe.
July 27, 1953 - Korean War armistice was signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting.
July 27, 1996 - A pipe bomb exploded at a public park during the Olympic games in Atlanta, killing one person and injuring more than 100.

[rchurchward]

July 28, 1868 - 14th Amendment Adopted

Following its ratification by the necessary three-quarters of U.S. states, the 14th Amendment, guaranteeing to African Americans citizenship and all its privileges, is officially adopted into the U.S. Constitution.

Other significant events...
July 28, 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason.
July 28, 1794 - Maximilien Robespierre, a leading figure of the French Revolution, was sent to the guillotine.
July 28, 1821 - José de San Martín declares the independence of Peru from Spain.
July 28, 1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. World War I began as declarations of war by other European nations quickly followed.

[FootballCardFreak]

Hey, I just wanted to let you know that i have been following this thread the whole time, but I have been on vacation almost the whole time, so i didn't post. Great information for these past 3 weeks. Thanks!