Today:
1789: The storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France, which marked a pivotal moment and the beginning of the French Revolution.
1798: The Sedition Act was passed in the United States, making it a federal crime to publish “false or malicious” content against the government.
1881: American outlaw Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
1913: Gerald R. Ford, who would later become the 38th President of the United States, was born in Omaha, Nebraska.
1918: Quentin Roosevelt, the youngest son of former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, was killed in action as a pilot during World War I over the Marne River in France.
1946: Dr. Benjamin Spock published his influential book, “The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care.”
1957: Rawya Ateya was elected to the National Assembly of Egypt, becoming the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world.
1958: A military coup in Iraq overthrew the Hashemite monarchy.
1965: NASA’s Mariner 4 spacecraft performed the first successful flyby of Mars, sending back close-up images of the planet.
2016: A terrorist attack occurred in Nice, France, when a truck was driven into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day, killing more than 80 people.