On This Day In History
On this day in 1829, officials in Cincinnati, Ohio, enforced laws to drive out Black residents—forcing hundreds of Black people to seek asylum in Canada. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/YqKPVRmROn
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) June 30, 2022
30 June 1859. French born, Charles Blonden, became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope, a feat that made him an international celebrity and which he repeated on many occasions. pic.twitter.com/LD0kEAWJja
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 30, 2022
30 June 1894. London’s Tower Bridge was officially opened to traffic. The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become a world-famous feature of the London skyline. pic.twitter.com/bp07RtistA
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 30, 2022
30 June 1905. Albert Einstein had a paper published in the scientific journal, Annalen der Physik, which set out his landmark theory of Special Relativity, which explains the relationship between space and time and between energy and mass. pic.twitter.com/R1BSMIaYgm
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 30, 2022
30 June 1936. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (pictured), was published. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and became a Hollywood film starring Clark Cable and Vivien Leigh. Set in the Civil War, it focuses on Scarlett O’Hara’s relationship with Rhett Butler. pic.twitter.com/iusWJ9xN4L
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 30, 2022
30 June 2017. Britain’s leading film critic, Barry Norman, died (aged 83). He presented the Film series on BBC1 from 1972 to 1998. The film critic Derek Malcolm said that Norman “perfected a flair for talking beguilingly about cinema to a mass television audience”. pic.twitter.com/lOgOaAOFWn
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 30, 2022
July 1st
1689 Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu, Japan
1858 The joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society
1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Lee's northward advance halted
1867 The Dominion of Canada is formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario & Quebec, with John A. Macdonald serving as the first Prime Minister
1916 First day of the Battle of the Somme: the British Army suffers its worst day, losing 19,240 men (WWI)
1921 The Communist Party of China is founded and Chen Duxiu elected its leader
1941 Bulova Watch Co pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial
1997 United Kingdom returns Hong Kong and the New Territories to the People's Republic of China
Did You Know?
"SOS" (· · · – – – · · ·) distress signal becomes the worldwide standard for help
Today in History in 1908
Would You Believe?
1st of 4 fatal Jersey Shore shark attacks occur at Beach Haven when Charles Vansant (25) bled to death, challenging previous scientific belief that sharks never hurt humans, and sparking popular fear over sharks which persists today
Today in History in 1916
This day 103 years ago – 1 July 1916 – the Battle of the Somme began.
Almost 2,000 men from the 36th (Ulster) Division died on the first day, and by its end, an estimated 3,500 soldiers from the island of Ireland had been killed, including 1,167 from the 16th (Irish) Division. pic.twitter.com/jKTi1ud3pG
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) July 1, 2019
Pandrosion of Alexandria, a Greek mathematician in the first half of the 4th century, developed an approximate method for doubling the cube. We know of her from works by Pappus, who criticises her, probably because he considered her a rival. #WomenInSTEM https://t.co/WeFAuNbPNz pic.twitter.com/sKVLAvYCee
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) July 1, 2022
On this day in 1965, a white Alabama sheriff padlocked the doors to a Black church to prevent discussion of civil rights, even though he did not have the authority to do so. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/4HQAlmafy6
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) July 1, 2022
1 July 1867. Canada became an independent self-governing dominion within the British Empire. Sir John Macdonald was sworn in as the first Prime Minister. This date is commemorated as Canada Day, a national holiday, every year. pic.twitter.com/VaK6jWzIEX
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 1, 2022
1 July 1903. The first Tour de France cycle race began. It was sponsored by the newspaper, L’Auto, predecessor of the current daily, L’Équipe. The first race ran from 1 to 19 July in six stages and covered 1,509 miles. The winner was Italian born, Maurice Garin (pictured). pic.twitter.com/MNRXx49Cbd
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 1, 2022
1 July 1912. US pilot, Harriet Quimby, was killed in a plane crash (aged 37), at the 3rd Annual Boston Aviation Meeting at Squantum, Massachusetts, USA. On 16 April 1912, she had become the first woman to pilot a plane across the English Channel. pic.twitter.com/QFErMRjayp
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 1, 2022
1 July 1931. American pilot, Wiley Post, and Australian navigator, Harold Gatty, became the first people to circumnavigate the world in a single-engined monoplane aircraft. They had travelled 15,474 miles in the record time of 8 days and 15 hours and 51 minutes. pic.twitter.com/x6ZwPxWnLg
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 1, 2022
1 July 1967. Colour television came to Europe, when BBC2 broadcast live coverage from the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships. Initially, only 5 hours a day were colour broadcasts, but by December 1967, 80% of BBC programmes were in colour. pic.twitter.com/Eh7HjKwSvh
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 1, 2022
1 July 1972. The first official Gay Pride march in England took place in London. Marchers followed a route from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square, London. Many gay rights organisations took part, with the crowd estimated at 500 people. pic.twitter.com/nugwMTabTk
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 1, 2022
1 July 2015. Popular Irish singer, Val Doonican, died (aged 88). He was the host of The Val Doonican Show, which featured his singing and a variety of specially knitted jumpers. The series ran on BBC TV from 1965 to 1986. pic.twitter.com/2TZA1Csb2P
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 1, 2022
1 July 1945. Debbie Harry, lead singer of the new wave band, Blondie, was born in Miami, Florida, USA. Hits include: Heart of Glass, Call Me, Sunday Girl, Picture This, Don’t Leave Me Hanging on the Telephone, Atomic and The Tide is High. pic.twitter.com/0aopGATYIs
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 1, 2022
Also born on 1st July
1st July 1967 - Pamela Anderson
1st July 1961 - Princess Diana
1st July 1977 - Liv Tyler
1st July 1952 - Dan Aykroyd
1st July 1961 - Carl Lewis
1st July 19XX - Forrest Hump