July 15th
Today in America's Present Past
1521 | Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon died.
1779 | War of Independence: Americans under General A. Wayne conquer Fort Stony Point, New York.
1779 | Author Clement Clarke Moore was born.
1796 | Mythologist Thomas Bulfinch was born.
1798 | Admiral Charles H. Bell was born.
1806 | Explorer Zebulon Pike begins his journey to explore the American Southwest.
1819 | SCOTUS: John Marshall publishes a defense of McCulloch v Maryland in the Alexandria Gazette under the pseudonym “A friend of the Constitution.”
1830 Indian Wars: Indian tribes, including the Sioux, Sauk & Fox, sign the Fourth Treaty of Prairie du Chien, ceding most of Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri.
1867 | Entrepreneur Maggie L. Walker was born.
1868 | Dentist William T. G. Morton died.
1892 | Medal of Honor recipient Henry Johnson was born.
1916 | Boeing Company (Pacific Aero) was formed by William Boeing.
1919 | Civil Rights: “Red Summer race riots” in Port Arthur, Texas.
1930 | Mathematician Stephen Smale was born in Flint, Michigan.
1932 | POTUS: Republican President Hoover cuts his salary by 15%.
1933 | Author Irving Babbitt died.
1946 | Entertainer Linda Ronstadt was born.
1948 | General “Black Jack” Pershing died.
1951 | Pro wrestler and politician Jesse Ventura was born.
1951 | Activist and journalist Mary White Ovington died.
1958 | POTUS: Republican President Eisenhower sends troops to Lebanon.
1959 | The national steel strike of 1959 begins, pushing the balance of importation of steel into the country.
1961 | Actor Forest Whitaker was born.
1967 | Civil Rights: A Long, hot summer of riots continues in Fresno, California.
1968 | TV: “One Life to Live" debuted.
1988 | Film: “Die Hard” debuted.
1972 | Actor Scott Foley was born.
1973 | Actor Brian Austin Green was born.
1976 | Novelist Paul Gallico died.
2006 | Entrepreneur Robert H. Brooks died.