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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 9th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 9, 1540, the marriage between Henry VIII and his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, was annulled. On July 9, 1850, US President Zachary Taylor died after consuming mass quantities of fresh fruit and iced milk at a July 4th fund raising and holiday celebration. On July 9, 1903, the future leader of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, was exiled to…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 8th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 8, 1775, the Continental Congress, forerunner of what would become the government of the United States, signed the so called “Olive Branch Petition,” a last ditch effort to prevent a war of independence against Britain by the American Colonies. On July 8, 1874, about 300 newly recruited troopers of the North-West Mounted Police began the trek Westward to the vast…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 7th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 7, 1456, Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc) was acquitted of heresy. On July 7, 1550, chocolate is thought to have been introduced to Europe from the Americas.  In the following article, the author will list the foods native to either the North or South American continents that had the most significance on a culinary scale when finally exported to Europe,…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 6th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 6, 1885, French scientist Louis Pasteur tested his vaccine against Rabies on a boy that had been bitten by a rabid dog. On July 6, 1887, the King of Hawaii, David Kalākaua, was forced to sign off on The 1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, thus ceding his monarchical powers to the legislature, effectively giving power to American and European…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 5th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 5, 1809, the forces of the French Empire (and her allies) fought the forces of the Austrian Empire (and her allies) at Wagram, Austria, an enormous battle that cost both sides a combined 80,000 casualties and was fought between over 300,000 soldiers fielding over 1000 pieces of artillery, making it perhaps the largest battle in European history up to its…