Good Morning Deplorables
It is Friday 7/21/2017
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
Lead Story
- 1861 The First Battle of Bull Run
American Revolution
- 1775 Battle of Brewster Island
Automotive
- 1960 Germany passes controversial “Volkswagen Law”
Civil War
- 1861 First Battle of Bull Run begins
Cold War
- 1955 Eisenhower presents his “Open Skies” plan
Crime
- 1925 The “Trial of the Century” draws national attention
Disaster
- 365 Tsunami hits Alexandria, Egypt
General Interest
- 1925 Monkey Trial ends
- 1970 Aswan High Dam completed
- 2005 Bombers attempt to attack London transit system
- 2011 NASA’s final space shuttle mission comes to an end
Hollywood
- 2007 Final Harry Potter book released
Literary
- 1899 Ernest Hemingway is born
Music
- 1973 “Soul Makossa” is the first disco record to make the Top 40
Old West
- 1865 Wild Bill Hickok fights first western showdown
Presidential
- 1862 Former President Martin Van Buren lapses into a coma
Sports
- 1959 Pumpsie Green becomes first African-American to play for Red Sox
Vietnam War
- 1965 Johnson considers the options
World War I
- 1911 David Lloyd George delivers Mansion House speech
World War II
- 1944 Hitler to Germany: “I’m still alive.”