CoM Moderators Posted July 4 Posted July 4 1534 - Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye 1708 - Battle of Holowczyn: Swedish King Charles XII defeats superior Russian force in surprising vctory 1836 - Wisconsin Territory forms 1838 - Iowa Territory is organised from Wisconsin Territory, lasting until 1846 1879 - Africaner Union forms by Rev SJ du Toit at Cape colony 1882 - Telegraph Hill Observatory opens in San Francisco 1908 - MLB New York Giants pitcher George "Hooks" Wiltse no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0 in 10 inning; missed a perfect game by hitting one batter with a pitch (Polo Grounds, NYC) 1929 - AM radio station WOWO, Indiana's transmitter burns down 1968 - Radio astronomy satellite Explorer 38 launched 2006 - Sri Lanka sets new ODI cricket record score 443-9 in a World Cup win over Netherlands in Amstelveen (Jayasuriya 157, Dilshan 117no) More Historical Events »
Luv2play Posted July 4 Posted July 4 Wasn’t there something else that happened on this day 249 years ago? + Vegas_Millennial 1
mike carey Posted July 5 Posted July 5 1 hour ago, Luv2play said: Wasn’t there something else that happened on this day 249 years ago? Could have been something, but it doesn't come to mind. Luv2play 1
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