1789
War
The French Revolution was in full swing as citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners inside.
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War
The French Revolution was in full swing as citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners inside.
Politics
Congress passed the Sedition Act, making it a federal crime to publish false, scandalous or malicious writing about the U.S. government.
Politics
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877, sometimes referred to as the Great Upheaval, began in Martinsburg, West Virginia after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad cut wages for the third time in a year.
Other
Outlaw William H. Bonney, Jr., alias “Billy the Kid,” was shot and killed by sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
Sports
St. Louis Brown Ernie Koob pitched all 17 innings in a 0-0 tie against the Boston Red Sox. This game was played at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
Other
Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted in Dedham, Massachusetts, of murdering a shoe company paymaster and his guard. (Sacco and Vanzetti were executed six years later.)
Politics
All German political parties, except the Nazi Party, were outlawed.
Sports
The movie The Pride of the Yankees was released.
Other
Easy Rider premiered at the Beekman Theatre in New York City.
Politics
150 Nigerian women nonviolently shut down Chevron Corporation operations for nearly one-week demanding jobs and electricity. Chevron agreed to the demands.
Birthday
A.B. “Happy” Chandler (Politician, baseball commissioner)
Birthday
William Hanna (Animator, Hanna-Barbera)
Birthday
Woody Guthrie (Singer)
Birthday
Gerald Ford (former U.S. President)
Birthday
Ingmar Bergman (film Director)
Birthday
Roosevelt Rosey Grier (Football player)
Birthday
Jerry Rubin (Social activist, anti-war leader, counterculture icon)
Birthday
Franklin Graham (American evangelist)
Birthday
Jane Lynch (Actress)
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