Today In History
Today is Friday, July 14, the 195th day of 2017. There are 170 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
› 1789: In an event symbolizing the start of the French Revolution, citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners inside.
ON THIS DATE
› 1798: Congress passed the Sedition Act, making it a federal crime to publish false, scandalous or malicious writing about the United States government.
› 1881: Outlaw William H. Bonney Jr., alias “Billy the Kid,” was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner in present-day New Mexico.
› 1913: Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr., the 38th president of the United States, was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. in Omaha, Nebraska.
› 1933: All German political parties, except the Nazi Party, were outlawed. Cartoon character Popeye the Sailor made his movie debut in the Fleischer Studios animated short, “Popeye the Sailor.”
› 1958: The army of Iraq overthrew the monarchy.
› 1999: Race-based school busing in Boston came to an end after 25 years.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Actor Harry Dean Stanton is 91. Actress Nancy Olson is 89. Former football player and actor Rosey Grier is 85. Actor Vincent Pastore is
71. Music company executive Tommy Mottola is
69. Rock musician Chris Cross (Ultravox) is 65. Actor Jerry Houser is
65. Actor-director Eric Laneuville is 65. Actor Stan Shaw is 65. Movie producer Scott Rudin is 59. Singer-guitarist Kyle Gass is 57. Country musician Ray Herndon (McBride and the Ride) is 57. Actress Jane Lynch is 57. Actor Jackie Earle Haley is 56. Actor Matthew Fox is 51. Rock musician Ellen Reid (Crash Test Dummies) is 51. Rock singer-musician Tanya Donelly is
51. Actress Missy Gold is 47. Olympic gold medal snowboarder Ross Rebagliati is 46. Rhythm and blues singer Tameka Cottle (Xscape) is 42. Country singer Jamey Johnson is 42. Hip-hop musician taboo (Black Eyed Peas) is 42. Actor Scott Porter is 38. Rock singer Dan Smith (Bastille) is 31. Actress Sara Canning (TV: “The Vampire Diaries”) is 30. Rock singer Dan Reynolds (Imagine Dragons) is 30.