CoM Moderators Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1674 - Court of Holland bans books of Hobbes, Spinoza and Meyer1914 - Boston Braves begin drive from last to the NL pennant with a 3-2 win against the 2nd placed Cincinnati Reds1940 - Nazi occupiers in Netherlands forbid anti-nazi films1940 - Adolf Hitler orders Great Britain to surrender - they decline1941 - US President Franklin D. Roosevelt appoints the Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC)1953 - WAKR (now WAKC) TV channel 23 in Akron, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting1975 - New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson's 1st-inning single and RBI are nullified because tar on his bat handle exceeds 18" limit; Minnesota Twins win, 2-11977 - Floods in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kill 761992 - British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Englishman Nick Faldo wins his 3rd Open title, by 1 stroke from American John Cook2019 - UK oil tanker Stena Impero seized by Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the Strait of Hormuz More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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