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Monthly Archives: July 2019
July 21, 356 BCE
On July 21, 356 BCE, a sad, pathetic man by the name of Herostratus set fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus and burnt it to the ground. This temple was one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World. Why did he do it? Was it because he was against religion? Had one … Continue reading
Posted in BCE, Historical Facts
Tagged arson, arsonists, Ephesus, Greece, Herostratus, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Temple of Artemis
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July 20, 2015
On July 20, 2015, the hacker group called, “Impact Team” announced that they had hacked the extramarital dating site Ashley Madison. The hacker group threatened to release the data of all of the users, which included names and addresses, if the site did not immediately shut down. The site didn’t, and the info was released. … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Ashley Madison, bots, catfishing, hackers, Impact Team, internet, internet sex, lonely men, Skynet winning
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July 19, 1985
On July 19, 1985, American George Bell won first place in a biggest feet competition with a shoe size of 28-1/2, which measured out at 17 inches in total barefoot length. Mr. Bell, who was 28 at the time, also was 7 feet 8 inches tall. It was quickly ruled that Mr. Bell was not … Continue reading
July 18, 1970
On July 18, 1970, major league baseball player Ron Hunt of the San Francisco Giants was hit by a pitched ball for the 119th time in his career, breaking the major league record for baseball played after 1900. He played until 1974 and finished with a record of 243 times hit by a pitched ball. … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Baseball, baseball records, Don Baylor, Elton John, innuendo, Ron Hunt
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July 17, 1917
On July 17, 1917 King George V, King of England decided it would be a good idea to change his family’s last name. It was Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and extremely German, and since England was currently at war with Germany and its allies, King George thought a name change might be conducive to keeping his throne. He … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged England, European Monarchy, Germany, Hanover, King George V, name change, Queen Victoria, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, World War I
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July 16, 1935
On July 16, 1935, the first parking meters were installed in the Oklahoma City business district. Patent-holder of the parking meters and member of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce traffic committee, Carl C. Magee, used the parking meters to solve a problem that the business district was experiencing. Workers in the business district were … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Carl C. Magee, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Parking Meters, shopping
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July 15, 1834
On July 15, 1834, after 356 years, the Spanish Inquisition was officially disbanded. This was totally unexpected.
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Spanish Inquisition, was not expected
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July 14, 1868
On July 14, 1868, Alvin J. Fellows of New Haven, Connecticut, patented the spring-click tape measure. This is the one that with a push of a button will return the measuring length back into a circular case. It was recommended that Fellows make two separate types of tape measures. One for men and one for … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Alvin J. Fellows, Connecticut, inventions, inventors, men, New Haven, tape measures, women
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July 13, 1871
On July 13, 1871, Harrison Weir organized the first championship cat show, also known as a Cat Fancy. The show was held at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London, England. The cats were judged on several criteria, including overall catness and catness as exhibited by Breed. Some of the athletic events included speed of climbing to … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged cat competition, Cat Fancy, Cat show, cats, England, London
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July 12, 1870
On July 12, 1870, William W. Lyman of Meriden, Connecticut patented the first rotating wheel can-opener. At his death on November 15, 1891, Fluffy, his large calico cat gave the eulogy. Fluffy explained how Provider of the Moist Food, which is what he called Lyman, would be eternally canonized by the cat-faithful and how human’s … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged cats, Connecticut, dogs, funerals, inventions, inventors
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