SUNDAY IN HISTORY

Today is Sunday, July 23, the 204th day of 2017. There are 161 days left in the year.

Highlight in History:

On July 23, 1967, five days of deadly rioting erupted in Detroit as an early morning police raid on a “blind pig” (an unlicensed bar) at the intersection of 12th Street and Clairmount Avenue resulted in a confrontation with local residents that escalated into violence that spread into other parts of the city; 43 people, mostly blacks, were killed.

On this date:

In 1829, William Austin Burt received a patent for his “typographer,” a forerunner of the typewriter.

In 1914, Austria-Hungary presented a list of demands to Serbia following the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serb assassin; Serbia’s refusal to agree to the entire ultimatum led to the outbreak of WorldWar I.

In 1945, French Marshal Henri Petain, who had headed the pro-Axis Vichy government during World War II, went on trial, charged with treason.

In 1952, Egyptian military officers led by Gamal Abdel Nasser launched a successful coup against King Farouk I.

In 1962, the first public TV transmissions over Telstar 1 took place during a special program featuring live shots beamed from the United States to Europe, and vice versa.

In 1977, a jury in Washington, D.C. convicted 12HanafiMuslims of charges stemming from the hostage siege at three buildings the previous March.

Ten years ago: In the first political debate of its kind, all eight Democratic Party contenders, appearing on CNN, fielded questions submitted by the public on YouTube.

Five years ago: James Holmes, the former doctoral student accused of killing 12 moviegoers at a showing of the new Batman movie in Aurora, Colorado, appeared in court for the first time.

One year ago: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed clothing among a large crowd of demonstrators in the Afghan capital, killing at least 80 people; the Islamic State group claimed responsibility.

Today’s Birthdays: Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is 81. Radio personality Don Imus is 77. Actor Woody H ar rel son is 56. Country singer Alison Krauss is 46. Actor-comedian Marlon Wayans is 45. Rhythm-and-blues singer Michelle Williams is 37. Actor Daniel Radcliffe is 28.

Thought for Today: “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” — Coco Chanel, French fashion designer (1883-1971).