This day in history for July 31st;
1498 -- Christopher Columbus discovers island of Trinidad
1790 -- 1st US patent granted, to Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.
1792 -- The cornerstone of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, PA, was laid. It was the first building to be used only as a U.S. government building.
1809 -- 1st practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila.
1912 -- US government prohibits movies & photos of prize fights (censorship)
1922 -- 18-year-old Ralph Samuelson rides world's 1st water skis (Minn)
1925 -- Unemployment Insurance Act passed in England
1928 -- MGM’s Leo the lion roared for the first time. He introduced MGM’s first talking picture, "White Shadows on the South Seas."
1932 -- Enzo Ferrari retired from racing. In 1950 he launched a series of cars under his name.
1949 -- Lightning strikes a baseball field in Fla, kills the Short-Stop & 3rd baseman.
1953 -- Dept of Health, Education & Welfare created
1955 -- Marilyn Bell of Toronto, Canada, at age 17, became the youngest person to swim the English Channel.
1964 -- Al Parker glides 644 miles without any motor
1964 -- US Ranger 7 takes 4,316 pictures before crashing on Moon
1966 -- Alabamans burn Beatle products due to John Lennon's anti-Jesus remark
1966 -- Charles Whitman wounds 46 & kills 5 at University of Texas
1970 -- Chet Huntley retires from NBC, ends "Huntley-Brinkley Report"
1971 -- Men rode in a vehicle on the moon for the first time in a lunar rover vehicle (LRV).
1973 -- Delta Airlines DC-9 crashes in fog at Logan Airport, Boston, killing all but one of 89 aboard. Lone survivor dies 6 months later
1978 -- Gunman shoots his way into the Iraqi Embassy in Paris
1981 -- Arnette Hubbard installed as 1st woman president of the Natl Bar Assn.
1997 -- In New York City, NY, police seized five bombs believed to be bound for terrorist attacks on city subways
1998 -- More than 50 people died in Kashmir due to crossfire between India and Pakistan.
1999 -- The spacecraft Lunar Prospect crashed into the moon. It was a mission to detect frozen water on the moon's surface. The craft had been launched on January 6, 1998.
Me hope everyone enjoys this day in history!!
MsPriss *PrissieHuggzz* :)
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