On July 29. 1858 ; United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty. source
On July 29. 1858 ; United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.
On July 29.1921 ; Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party. source
On July 29.1921 ; Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
On July 29.1945 ; The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music. source
On July 29.1945 ; The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
On July 29.1957 ; The International Atomic Energy Agency is established. source
On July 29.1957 ; The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.
On July 29.1959 ; First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union. source
On July 29.1959 ; First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
Horology is the art or science of measuring time.
On July 30.1825 ; Malden Island is discovered by captain George Byron, 7th Baron Byron. source
On July 30.1825 ; Malden Island is discovered by captain George Byron, 7th Baron Byron.
On July 30.1866 ; Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and injuring another 100. source
On July 30.1866 ; Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and injuring another 100.
On July 30.1932 ; Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short. source
On July 30.1932 ; Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.
On July 30.1962 ; The Trans-Canada Highway, the longest national highway in the world, is officially opened. source
On July 30.1962 ; The Trans-Canada Highway, the longest national highway in the world, is officially opened.
On July 30.1971 ; An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka, Iwate, Japan killing 162. source
On July 30.1971 ; An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka, Iwate, Japan killing 162.
On July 31.1913 ; The Balkan States sign an armistice in Bucharest. source
On July 31.1913 ; The Balkan States sign an armistice in Bucharest.
On July 31.1948 ; At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport) is dedicated. source
On July 31.1948 ; At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport) is dedicated.
On July 31.1975 ; The Troubles: three members of a popular cabaret band and two gunmen are killed during a botched paramilitary attack in Northern Ireland. source
On July 31.1975 ; The Troubles: three members of a popular cabaret band and two gunmen are killed during a botched paramilitary attack in Northern Ireland.
On August 1.1798 ; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay): Battle begins when a British fleet engages the French Revolutionary Navy fleet in an unusual night action. source
On August 1.1798 ; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay): Battle begins when a British fleet engages the French Revolutionary Navy fleet in an unusual night action.
On August 1.1834 ; Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force. source
On August 1.1834 ; Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force.
On August 1.1947 ; United Nations Security Council Resolution 27 relating to Indonesia is adopted. source
On August 1.1947 ; United Nations Security Council Resolution 27 relating to Indonesia is adopted.
On August 1.1980 ; A train crash kills 18 people in County Cork, Ireland. source
On August 1.1980 ; A train crash kills 18 people in County Cork, Ireland.
On August2.1830 ; Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri. source
On August2.1830 ; Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri.
On August2.1897 ; Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states. source
On August2.1897 ; Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
On August 2.1922 ; A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China killing more than 50,000 people. source
On August 2.1922 ; A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China killing more than 50,000 people.
On August 2.1923 ; Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding. source
On August 2.1923 ; Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.
On August 2.1943 ; World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. President, saves all but two of his crew. source
On August 2.1943 ; World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. President, saves all but two of his crew.
On August 3.1795 ; Treaty of Greenville is signed. source
On August 3.1795 ; Treaty of Greenville is signed.
On August 3.1860 ; The Second Maori War begins in New Zealand. source
On August 3.1860 ; The Second Maori War begins in New Zealand.
On August 3.1900 ; The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded. source
On August 3.1900 ; The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
On August 3.2004 ; The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks. source
On August 3.2004 ; The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.
On August 4.1854 ; The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships. source
On August 4.1854 ; The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships.
On August 4.1892 ; The father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. source
On August 4.1892 ; The father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home.
On August 4.1924 ; Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established. source
On August 4.1924 ; Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established.