History

Some notable history on todays date include:

1789- French revolutionaries stormed the Bastille

1853- the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations opened at the Crystal Palace in NYC. President Franklin Pierce attended the opening with thousands of others. The first World's Fair hosted in the US following the London Exhibition from the previous year

1881- Lincoln County New Mexico Sherriff Pat Garrett shoots and kills American outlaw William Bonney (AKA Billy the Kid)

1969- the movie Easy Rider premiered in NYC. Directed by Dennis Hopper and stars Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson.

 

Some notable birthdays include:

1910- William Hanna (of Hanna Barbera cartoons)

1912- Woody Guthrie

1913- Gerald Ford

1918- Ingmar Bergman 

1960- Jane Lynch

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