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JULY 15 — 1806 Pike sets off for travels; 2012 Wash. University sails in 3d milk jug; 1951 Happy Birthday Jesse “The Body” Ventura; 1973 Nolan Ryan throws 2nd no hitter 1806 – Pike sets off for his travels. Zebulon

JULY 13 — Henry Ford fires Iacocca; 2015 Forensic artist Lois Gibson releases 10 Sketches; 1942 Happy Birthday Harrison Ford; 1987 Judge throws out Bette Midler case against Henry Ford; 1972 Rams and Colts switch owners; 1985 Live Aid premieres

JULY 12 — 1979 — Disco dies at Comiskey Park; INVENTION/PATENTS: 1934 R.I.P. Evinrude (outboard motor), Happy Birthday George Eastman (Eastman/Kodak); Reasoner wins 2nd Medal of Honor JULY 12 Comiskey Park …had seen more than its share of oddball promotions,

JULY 11 — 1767 Happy Birthday John Quincy Adams;ELECTIONS: How Cleveland became the only president to serve non-consecutive terms in 1884; 2013 Snowden boows the whistle on U.S. satellite in Australia JULY 11 Happy birthday Old Man Eloquent. .#6, John

JULY 10 — 1913 Death Valley becomes hottest place on Earth; 1925 Monkey trial begins; 2014 Sin City Hustler becomes world’s longest monster truck JULY 10 1913 Death Valley becomes the hottest place on earth. Ever. It was so hot

JULY 8 — 1871 — First reading of Declaration of Independence; 1980 Jumbotron debuts at Dodger Stadium; 1947 Roswell Incident launches UFO conspiracy; 1920 Happy Birthday D.E. Herrick, father of legendary Jackalope JULY 8 1871 – First public reading of

JULY 7 — 1863 Kit Carson starts war with Indians; 1923 Indians beat Red Sox; 1930 Building Hoover Dam begins; 1777 Battle of Hubbardton JULY 7 1863 – Kit Carson’s campaign against the Indians. Christopher Carson was an explorer, scout,

JULY 6 — 1946 Happy Birthday George W. Bush; INVENTION/PATENT: 1858 Blake patents machine to sow shoes together; 1990 Wyeth dies (plastic soda can); 1960 Happy Divorcery Bette Davis/Gary Merrill JULY 6 1946 — Happy birthday Dubya. …George W. Bush

JULY 5 — 1872 Happy belated Birthday Calvin Coolidge (July 4); 1892 Weaver nominated for president in the Populist Party; 1986 Janet Jackson becomes 2nd youngest since Stevie Wonder to top album charts 1872 – Since I didn’t get a

INDEPENDENCE DAY — Declaration of Independence; 4th of July celebrations 4TH OF JULY Here are some things you may or may not know about the Declaration of Independence, courtesy of constitutionalfacts.com One of the most w widely independence is that