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1798 - The U.S. Congress passed the Sedition Act. The act made it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the U.S. government.

1868 - Alvin J. Fellows patented the tape measure.

1891 - The primacy of Thomas Edison's lamp patents was upheld in the court decision Electric Light Company vs. U.S. Electric Lighting Company.

1911 - Harry N. Atwood landed an airplane on the lawn of the White House to accept an award from U.S. President William Taft.

1914 - Robert H. Goddard patented liquid rocket-fuel.

1933 - All German political parties except the Nazi Party were outlawed.

1945 - American battleships and cruisers bombarded the Japanese home islands for the first time.

1951 - The first sports event to be shown in color, on CBS-TV, was the Molly Pitcher Handicap at Oceanport, NJ.

1951 - The George Washington Carver National Monument in Joplin, MO, became the first national park to honor an African American.

1956 - Laureen Jeanne Hirschberger was born to Paul and LaVerne Hirschberger of Utica, Michigan.

1965 - The American space probe Mariner 4 flew by Mars, and sent back photographs of the planet.

1966 - In a Chicago dormitory, Richard Speck murdered eight student nurses.

1968 - Hank Aaron, while with the Atlanta Braves, hit his 500th career home run.

1981 - The All-Star Game was postponed because of a 33-day-old baseball players strike. The game was held on August 9.

1998 - Los Angeles sued 15 tobacco companies for $2.5 billion over the dangers of secondhand smoke.

2001 - Beijing was awarded the 2008 Olympics. It was the first time that the China had been awarded the games.

2003 - Jerry Springer officially filed papers to run for the U.S. Senate from Ohio.

On this Day

July 14

1789 ~ French Revolution began with Parisians stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners inside.

1798 ~ The U.S. Congress passed the Sedition Act. The act made it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the U.S. government.

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1868 ~ Alvin J. Fellows patented the tape measure.

1891 ~ The primacy of Thomas Edison's lamp patents was upheld in the court decision Electric Light Company vs. U.S. Electric Lighting Company.

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1900 ~ ‘European Allies retook Tientsin, China, from the rebelling Boxers.

1908 ~ "The Adventures of Dolly" opened at the Union Square Theatre in New York City.

1911 ~ Harry N. Atwood landed an airplane on the lawn of the White House to accept an award from U.S. President William Taft.

1914 ~ Robert H. Goddard patented liquid rocket-fuel.

1933 ~ All German political parties except the Nazi Party were outlawed.

1940 ~ A force of German Ju-88 bombers attacked Suez, Egypt, from bases in Crete.

1945 ~ American battleships and cruisers bombarded the Japanese home islands for the first time.

1951 ~ The first sports event to be shown in color, on CBS-TV, was the Molly Pitcher Handicap at Oceanport, NJ.

1956 ~ Laureen Jeanne Hirschberger was born to Paul and LaVerne Hirschberger in Utica, Michigan. She became their 5th child.

1966 ~ In a Chicago dormitory, Richard Speck murdered eight student nurses.

1967 ~ Eddie Mathews of the Houston Astros hit his 500th career home run.

1968 ~ Hank Aaron, while with the Atlanta Braves, hit his 500th career home run.

1998 ~ Los Angeles sued 15 tobacco companies for $2.5 billion over the dangers of secondhand smoke.

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2001 ~ Beijing was awarded the 2008 Olympics. It was the first time that the China had been awarded the games.

2003 ~ Jerry Springer officially filed papers to run for the U.S. Senate from Ohio.

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