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1730 – An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than 1,000 km (620 mi) of Chile's coastline. 1741 – Reverend Jonathan Edwards preaches to his congregation in Enfield, Connecticut his most famous sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"; an influence for the First Great Awakening. [2]
2003 – Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashed near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board. 2021 – Head of a Bear (pictured) sold at auction in London for a total of £8.8 million, a record for a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.
1837 - The first commercial use of an electric telegraph was successfully demonstrated by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone on 25 July 1837 between Euston and Camden Town in London; 1843 - Death of Charles Macintosh, Scottish chemist and inventor (b. 1766) 1920 - Birth of Rosalind Franklin, English scientist (d. 1958)
Born in Los Angeles in 1980 as Carrie Nile, this July 4 baby is most famous for such shows as "Bravo After Hours with Carrie Keagan," "Big Morning Buzz Live," and appeared on "The Apprentice" in 2004.
We've got 16 famous people and celebrities born on July 4. Tom Cruise may have starred in the Oscar-winning 1989 film Born on the Fourth of July , but he missed it being his actual birthday (July ...
The famous Portuguese soccer star proves that sports can inspire people to rally behind great talent. Ronaldo started his football career early in Lisbon youth leagues. In 2003, he was drafted by ...
16 July 1945 – Trinity test, named by J. Robert Oppenheimer. 16 July 1969 – Apollo 11 launched. 20 July 1969 – Apollo 11 landed on the Moon. 23 July 1995 – Comet Hale-Bopp discovered. 2 July 1876 - Harriet Brooks was born; noted for research in nuclear transmutations and for discovering the Atomic recoil.
1970 – Dan-Air Flight 1903 crashed into the slopes of the Montseny Massif in Catalonia, Spain, killing all 112 people aboard. 1979 – U.S. president Jimmy Carter signed a presidential finding , authorizing covert operations to aid the mujahideen against the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan .