On July 11.1893 ; The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kokichi Mikimoto. source
On July 11.1893 ; The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kokichi Mikimoto.
On July 11.1972 ;The first game of the World Chess Championship 1972 between challenger Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky starts. source
On July 11.1972 ;The first game of the World Chess Championship 1972 between challenger Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky starts.
On July 12.1896 ; Revere Beach, the first public beach in the United States, opens. source
On July 12.1896 ; Revere Beach, the first public beach in the United States, opens.
On July 12.1963 ; Pauline Reade, who was 16 years old, disappears on her way to a dance at the British Railways Club in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders. source
On July 12.1963 ; Pauline Reade, who was 16 years old, disappears on her way to a dance at the British Railways Club in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.
On July 12.1971 ; The Australian Aboriginal Flag is flown for the first time. source
On July 12.1971 ; The Australian Aboriginal Flag is flown for the first time.
On July 14.1865 ; First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent. source
On July 14.1865 ; First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.
On July 14.1957 ; Rawya Ateya takes her seat in the National Assembly of Egypt, thereby becoming the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world. source
On July 14.1957 ; Rawya Ateya takes her seat in the National Assembly of Egypt, thereby becoming the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world.
On July 14.1965 ;The Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet. source
On July 14.1965 ;The Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet.
On July 15.1954 ; First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series. source
On July 15.1954 ; First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.
On July 16.1809 ; The city of La Paz, in what is today Bolivia, declares its independence from the Spanish Crown during the La Paz revolution and forms the Junta Tuitiva, the first independent government in Spanish America, led by Pedro Domingo Murillo. source
On July 16.1809 ; The city of La Paz, in what is today Bolivia, declares its independence from the Spanish Crown during the La Paz revolution and forms the Junta Tuitiva, the first independent government in Spanish America, led by Pedro Domingo Murillo.
On July 16.1910 ; John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia. source
On July 16.1910 ; John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia.
On July 16.1915 ; Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War. source
On July 16.1915 ; Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War.
On July 16.1915 ; First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law. source
On July 16.1915 ; First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law.
On July 16.1927 ; Augusto César Sandino leads a raid on U.S. Marines and Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional that had been sent to apprehend him in the village of Ocotal, but is repulsed by one of the first dive-bombing attacks in history. source
On July 16.1927 ; Augusto César Sandino leads a raid on U.S. Marines and Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional that had been sent to apprehend him in the village of Ocotal, but is repulsed by one of the first dive-bombing attacks in history.
On July 16.1935 ; The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. source
On July 16.1935 ; The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
On July 16.1948 ; The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane. source
On July 16.1948 ; The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane.
On July 16.1969 ; Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida. source
On July 16.1969 ; Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida.
On July 17.1867 ; Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the first dental school in the U.S. that is affiliated with a university. source
On July 17.1867 ; Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the first dental school in the U.S. that is affiliated with a university.
On July 17.1899 ; NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital. source
On July 17.1899 ; NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
On July 17.1902 ; Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York. source
On July 17.1902 ; Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York.
On July 17.1955 ; Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California. source
On July 17.1955 ; Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
On July 18.1862 ; First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps. source
On July 18.1862 ; First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
On July 18.1942 ; World War II: The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time. source
On July 18.1942 ; World War II: The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time.
On July 18.1976 ; Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics. source
On July 18.1976 ; Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
On July 18.1984 ; McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: In a fast-food restaurant, James Oliver Huberty opens fire, killing 21 people and injuring 19 others before being shot dead by police. source
On July 18.1984 ; McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: In a fast-food restaurant, James Oliver Huberty opens fire, killing 21 people and injuring 19 others before being shot dead by police.
On July 19.1843 ; Brunel's steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull and screw propeller, becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world. source
On July 19.1843 ; Brunel's steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull and screw propeller, becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world.
On July 19.1903 ; Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France. source
On July 19.1903 ; Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
On July 20.1807 ; Nicéphore Niépce is awarded a patent by Napoleon for the Pyréolophore, the world's first internal combustion engine, after it successfully powered a boat upstream on the river Saône in France. source
On July 20.1807 ; Nicéphore Niépce is awarded a patent by Napoleon for the Pyréolophore, the world's first internal combustion engine, after it successfully powered a boat upstream on the river Saône in France.
On July 20.1848 ; The first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, a two-day event, concludes. source
On July 20.1848 ; The first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, a two-day event, concludes.
On July 20.1903 ; The Ford Motor Company ships its first car. source
On July 20.1903 ; The Ford Motor Company ships its first car.
