On this day ......

[ScottishBiTeen]

July 11th 1979 - America's first space station, Skylab, re-enters the atmosphere near Perth, Australia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylab

 

[unloadonme]

10 July 138 – Death of Emperor Hadrian

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian

 

[Pickwick]

july 11 472 – After being besieged in Rome by his own generals, Western Roman Emperor Anthemius is captured in the St. Peter's Basilica and put to death.

 

[ScottishBiTeen]

July 11th 1848 - The UK's busiest railway station, London Waterloo, opens to passengers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Waterloo_station

 

[ScottishBiTeen]

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[Pickwick]

12 July 927 – Æthelstan, King of England, secures a pledge from Constantine II of Scotland that the latter will not ally with Viking kings, beginning the process of unifying Great Britain. This is considered the closest thing that England has to a foundation date.

 

[unloadonme]

12 July 1543 – King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Parr

 

[ScottishBiTeen]

12th July 1986 - The Homosexual Law Reform Act became law in New Zealand, decriminalizing consensual homosexual sex.

 

[unloadonme]

12 July 1801 – French Revolutionary Wars: British Royal Navy ships inflict heavy damage against Spanish and French ships in the Second Battle of Algeciras. Did the French ever win anything?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Algeciras

 

[unloadonme]

13 July 1903 – Birth of Kenneth Clark, Baron Clark, OM, CH, KCB, FBA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Clark

 

[MassRuss]

Did the French ever win anything?

Guess not. Have another defeat

July 13, 1558 - Battle of Gravelines - Spanish forces defeat the French!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gravelines_(1558)

 

[unloadonme]

14 July 1610 – Birth of Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinando_II_de'_Medici,_Grand_Duke_of_Tuscany

 

[MassRuss]

Just can't get away from it

July 15, 1815 - Napoleon surrenders to the British aboard HMS Bellophron

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Bellerophon_(1786)

 

[unloadonme]

15 July 1685 – Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth is executed at Tower Hill, England after his defeat at the Battle of Sedgemoor on 6 July 1685.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Scott,_1st_Duke_of_Monmouth

 

[MassRuss]

July 20, 1944 - Assassination attempt on Hitler @ Rastenburg, East Prussia, led by Count von Stauffenberg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_July_plot

 

[ScottishBiTeen]

21st July 1919 - The dirigible, Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 13 people.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingfoot_Air_Express_crash

 

[MassRuss]

July 21, 1949 - US Senate ratifies North Atlantic Treaty, establishing NATO

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Atlantic_Treaty

 

[MassRuss]

July 24, 1567 - Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate, being replaced by her 1 year old son, James VI (later James I of England)

Mary depicted with her son.....She last saw him when he was 10 months old

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Queen_of_Scots

 

[ScottishBiTeen]

July 24th 1915 - The SS Eastland capsizes on the Chicago River while tied to a dock, killing 844 people.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Eastland

 

[MassRuss]

July 25, 1759 - French & Indian War - British capture Fort Niagara from the French

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Niagara