July 30, 1966, England win football's World Cup for the first time since the tournament began in 1930 - they have yet to win it again
July 29. 1981, Charles and Diana marry - Thousands line the streets of London to glimpse Prince Charles and Lady Diana on their wedding day July 28, 1945, a U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York City's Empire State Building killing 14 people and injuring 26 July 27, 1921, Canadian biochemist Frederick Banting and associates announced the discovery of the hormone insulin July 26, 1952, Senora Eva Peron, wife of the president of the Argentine Republic, dies from cancer, aged 33 July 25, 2000, Concorde crashes minutes after take-off from Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris killing 113 people July 24, 1974, Nixon 'must hand over Watergate tapes'- The US Supreme Court orders President Nixon to surrender tape recordings of White House conversations about the Watergate affair July 23, 1995, Britain sends 1,200 troops to relieve the besieged Bosnian capital, Sarajevo July 22, 2004, the September 11 commission's final report was released. The 575-page report concluded that hijackers exploited "deep institutional failings within our government." The report was released to White House officials the day before July 21, 1969, American Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the Moon July 20, 1974, Turkish forces invade Cyprus July 19, 1984, Geraldine Ferraro was nominated by the Democratic Party to become the first woman from a major political party to run for the office of U.S. Vice-President July 18, 2012, Nelson Mandela celebrates his 94th birthday, Happy Birthday wishes are sent July 17, 1945, U.S. President Truman, Soviet leader Josef Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill began meeting at Potsdam in the final Allied summit of World War II. During the meeting Stalin made the comment that "Hitler had escaped." July 16, 1979, Saddam Hussein becomes president of Iraq after forcing Hasan al-Bakr to resign |
July 15, 1995, thousands of Muslim refugees flee the captured "safe area" of Srebrenica - forced out by the Bosnian Serbs
July 14, 1958, a military revolt in Iraq overthrows the monarchy causing jitters in the Middle East, and prompting King Hussein of Jordan to call for British and US military help to avert a similar rebellion in his country July 13, 1955, convicted murderer Ruth Ellis is hanged at Holloway Prison, London, for killing her lover July 12, 1986, dozens are injured in the second consecutive night of violence in Portadown, County Armagh, in Northern Ireland July 11, 1972, U.S. forces broke the 95-day siege at An Loc in Vietnam July 10, 1679, the British crown claimed New Hampshire as a royal colony July 9, 1984, a massive fire devastates large parts of York Minster causing an estimated £1m damage July 8, 1099, Christian soldiers on the First Crusade march around Jerusalem - Have times changes at all? July 7, 2005, a series of bomb attacks on London's transport network kills more than 30 people and injures about 700 others July 6, 1988, an out-of-control fire on a North Sea oil rig, Piper-Alpha, is feared to have claimed the lives of most of those on board July 5, 1981, up to 30 police officers are injured by bricks and other missiles as rioting and looting breaks out in Toxteth, Liverpool July 4, 1776, the amended Declaration of Independence, prepared by Thomas Jefferson, was approved and signed by John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress in America July 3, 1988, an American naval warship patrolling in the Persian Gulf shoots down an Iranian passenger jet after apparently mistaking it for a fighter plane July 2, 1976, North Vietnam and South Vietnam are reunited July 1, 1867, Canada becomes an independent dominion. |
