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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 24th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 24, 1814, British forces under Phineas Riall marched to the Niagara River to halt an American force from invading Canada. On July 24, 1901, short story writer, William Sydney Porter, was released from prison in Ohio after serving three years for embezzlement. You know him better by his pen name, O. Henry. On July 24, 1915, the SS Eastland, a passenger ship only…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 23rd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 23, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln finally found a replacement for General George B. McClellan as General-in-Chief of the Union Army when he appointed General Henry W. Halleck. On July 23, 1900, the icon of national “niceness” that is Canada turned a cold shoulder to immigrants, instituting a policy forbidding paupers and criminals from entering the country. On July 23, 1903,…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 22nd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 22, 1587, a detachment of English settlers landed at Roanoke Island, in what is now North Carolina, with the intention of establishing a colony. On July 22, 1932, Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. died in Hollywood, California, ending a wonderful career in entertainment, known especially for being the creator of The Ziegfeld Follies. On July 22, 1942, due to wartime demands on gasoline,…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 21st.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 21, 1864, Frances Clara Folsom was born in Buffalo, New York. On July 21, 1865, a real life showdown resulting in face to face gunplay happened for the first time, the first of the classic duels we have come to know as a Wild West gunfight. On July 21, 1904, Frenchman Louis Rigolly became the first person to speed past…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 20th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 20, 1304, the forces of King Edward I of England successfully took Stirling Castle during the First War of Scottish Independence. On July 20, 1304, the forces of King Edward I of England successfully took Stirling Castle during the First War of Scottish Independence.  (NOTE: The link in the date for this entry leads to a different article than the…