On This Day July 16th

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July 16th is the one-hundred-ninety-fifth day of the year, and there are 168 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Events

622 – The Hijrah of Muhammad begins, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar.

1054 – Three Roman legates break relations between Western and Eastern Christian Churches by placing a Papal bull (of doubtful validity) of Excommunication on the altar of Hagia Sophia during Saturday afternoon divine liturgy. Historians frequently describe the event as the formal start of the East-West Schism.

1661 – The Swedish bank Stockholm Banco issued the first banknotes in Europe.

1790 – The District of Columbia was established as the United States's capital after the Residence Act's signature.

1861 – American Civil War: At the order of President Abraham Lincoln, Union troops began a 25-mile march into Virginia for what would become the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the war.

1915 – At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place, and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law.

1941 – Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as an MLB record.

1945 – Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico

1951 – J. D. Salinger publishes his popular yet controversial novel, The Catcher in the Rye.

1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida.

2004 – Millennium Park, considered Chicago's first and most ambitious early 21st-century architectural project, is opened to the public by Mayor Richard M. Daley.

 

Birthdays

1486 – Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter (d. 1530)

1529 – Petrus Peckius the Elder, Dutch jurist, writer on international maritime law (d. 1589)

1796 – Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter and etcher (d. 1875)

1821 – Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader and author, founded Christian Science (d. 1910)

1862 – Ida B. Wells, American journalist and activist (d. 1931)

1887 – Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player and manager (d. 1951)

1903 – Irmgard Flügge-Lotz, German mathematician and engineer (d. 1974)

1907 – Orville Redenbacher, an American farmer and businessman founded Orville Redenbacher's (d. 1995)

1911 – Ginger Rogers, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1995)

1936 – Jerry Norman, American sinologist and linguist (d. 2012)

1952 – Stewart Copeland, American drummer and songwriter.

1967 – Will Ferrell, American actor, comedian, and producer

 

Highlighted Holiday

NATIONAL CHERRY DAY

Cherries have been around for ages, all the way from the Roman Empire to the Chinese dynasties. They made their way to the United States with the early settlers in the 1600s. The cherry production in the US kicked off in 1852 when Peter Dougherty began planting cherry trees on the Old Mission Peninsula in Michigan. The Midwest proved to be perfect for growing cherries, and that's where mass harvesting began. The maraschino cherry, made from sweet cherries, became super popular in the US after merchants in the Balkans and northern Italy added liqueur to a local cherry called the Marasca. The US adopted its own version of the maraschino cherry by 1920, and it took over the market.

 

Holidays And Observance.

Guinea Pig Appreciation Day

Hot Dog Night

Major League Baseball All-Star Game

National Corn Fritters Day

National Fresh Spinach Day

National Personal Chef's Day

World Snake Day

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