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JULY 18 — 1918 2nd Battle of Marnes; 1921 Happy Birthday aviator John Glenn; 1969 Ted Kennedy loses car in river; 1951 Wilcott becomes oldest to win boxing heavyweight title JULY 18 1918 – Second Battle of Marne. …France, the

JULY 17 — 1955 Disneyland opens; 1744 Happy Birthday Gerry (gerrymandering); 1920Gould invents laser; 1905 Oregon and Steel get their meteorite back;  2011 Casey Anthony released from prison JULY 17 1955 – Disneyland opens. …Walt Disney, born in Chicago in

JULY 16 — 1882 Mary Todd Lincoln passes away; 1907 Happy Birthday Oroville Redenbacher; 1988 Happy Anniversary Michael J. Fox/Tracy Pollan; 2012 Happy Divorcery Russell Brand/Katy Perry JULY 16 1882 — Mary Todd Lincoln passes away. America’s least popular first

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 14 — Happy Birthday Gerald Ford; 1993 Happy Birthday MP3; 1876 News Hits the East Coast about Little Big Horn JULY 14 1913 – Happy birthday Junie. …Gerald Ford, #38 had been the first Vice President chosen under the

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