July 14 Events
Happy Republic (Iraq), Bastille (France), Jane Goodall (Tanzania), Open Source Day!!!
July 14, 1969. Jose Hernandez-Rebollar, a Mexican electrical engineer and inventor who devised the AcceleGlove (2003), a glove-like device that translates sign language into written words for deaf individuals, was born.
July 14. 1958. The Iraqi monarchy is overthrown by the Free Officers led by Abd al-Karim Qasim, who then becomes Iraq's new leader. Baghdad Radio announced the Army has liberated the Iraqi people from domination by a corrupt group put in power by "imperialism". From now on Iraq would be a republic that would "maintain ties with other Arab countries". It said some 12,000 Iraqi troops based in neighbouring Jordan have been ordered to return. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14_July_Revolution https://espionart.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/iraqs-modernist-monument-to-the-14-july-revolution/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/14/newsid_3736000/3736391.stm
July 14. 1992. 386BSD is released by Lynne Jolitz and William Jolitz beginning the Open Source operating system revolution. Linus Torvalds releases his Linux soon afterwards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/386BSD
July 14. 1877. The Great Railroad Strike in Defense of Worker Solidarity of 1877 begins in Martinsburg, West Virginia, US, when Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers have their wages cut for the second time in a year.
July 14. 1976. The Death Penalty is abolished in Canada. On July 14, 1976, Bill C-84 was passed by a narrow margin of 130:124 in a free vote, resulting in the de jure abolition of the death penalty, except for certain offences under the National Defence Act. These were removed in 1998. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Canada
July 14. 2015. The Iran Nuclear Deal was signed by Germany, UK, China, Russia, France, US, EU, & Iran in Vienna, Austria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Comprehensive_Plan_of_Action
July 14. 1960. Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her famous study of chimpanzees in the wild.
After obtaining his wife Mary Leakey's approval, Louis sent Goodall to Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, where he laid out his plans. Tanzania was "Tanganyika" at that time and a British protectorate. She began studying the Kasakela chimpanzee community in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, in 1960. Without collegiate training directing her research, Goodall observed things that strict scientific doctrines may have overlooked. Instead of numbering the chimpanzees she observed, she gave them names such as Fifi and David Greybeard, and observed them to have unique and individual personalities, an unconventional idea at the time.[18] She found that, "it isn't only human beings who have personality, who are capable of rational thought [and] emotions like joy and sorrow."[18] She also observed behaviours such as hugs, kisses, pats on the back, and even tickling, what we consider "human" actions.[18] Goodall insists that these gestures are evidence of "the close, supportive, affectionate bonds that develop between family members and other individuals within a community, which can persist throughout a life span of more than 50 years."[18] These findings suggest that similarities between humans and chimpanzees exist in more than genes alone, but can be seen in emotion, intelligence, and family and social relationships. Goodall's research at Gombe Stream is best known to the scientific community for challenging two long-standing beliefs of the day: that only humans could construct and use tools, and that chimpanzees were vegetarians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gombe_Chimpanzee_War
July 14. 1420. The Battle of Vítkov Hill was a decisive victory of Czech Hussite forces commanded by Jan Žižka against Crusade army led by Sigismund, a "Holy Roman Emperor". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_V%C3%ADtkov_Hill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qcFCWF5eLE
July 14. 1789. French peasants break into the Bastille prison, and release 7 prisoners. This was a pivotal event at the beginning of the French Revolution. France became a constitutional monarchy in 1791. Bastille Day is still a holiday celebrated in France. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille_Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Constitution_of_1791
July 14. 1943. In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American.
July 14. 2015. NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, a non-planet, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System.
July 14, 1969. Jose Hernandez-Rebollar, a Mexican electrical engineer and inventor who devised the AcceleGlove (2003), a glove-like device that translates sign language into written words for deaf individuals, was born.
July 14. 1958. The Iraqi monarchy is overthrown by the Free Officers led by Abd al-Karim Qasim, who then becomes Iraq's new leader. Baghdad Radio announced the Army has liberated the Iraqi people from domination by a corrupt group put in power by "imperialism". From now on Iraq would be a republic that would "maintain ties with other Arab countries". It said some 12,000 Iraqi troops based in neighbouring Jordan have been ordered to return. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14_July_Revolution https://espionart.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/iraqs-modernist-monument-to-the-14-july-revolution/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/14/newsid_3736000/3736391.stm
July 14. 1992. 386BSD is released by Lynne Jolitz and William Jolitz beginning the Open Source operating system revolution. Linus Torvalds releases his Linux soon afterwards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/386BSD
July 14. 1877. The Great Railroad Strike in Defense of Worker Solidarity of 1877 begins in Martinsburg, West Virginia, US, when Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers have their wages cut for the second time in a year.
July 14. 1976. The Death Penalty is abolished in Canada. On July 14, 1976, Bill C-84 was passed by a narrow margin of 130:124 in a free vote, resulting in the de jure abolition of the death penalty, except for certain offences under the National Defence Act. These were removed in 1998. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Canada
July 14. 2015. The Iran Nuclear Deal was signed by Germany, UK, China, Russia, France, US, EU, & Iran in Vienna, Austria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Comprehensive_Plan_of_Action
July 14. 1960. Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her famous study of chimpanzees in the wild.
After obtaining his wife Mary Leakey's approval, Louis sent Goodall to Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, where he laid out his plans. Tanzania was "Tanganyika" at that time and a British protectorate. She began studying the Kasakela chimpanzee community in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, in 1960. Without collegiate training directing her research, Goodall observed things that strict scientific doctrines may have overlooked. Instead of numbering the chimpanzees she observed, she gave them names such as Fifi and David Greybeard, and observed them to have unique and individual personalities, an unconventional idea at the time.[18] She found that, "it isn't only human beings who have personality, who are capable of rational thought [and] emotions like joy and sorrow."[18] She also observed behaviours such as hugs, kisses, pats on the back, and even tickling, what we consider "human" actions.[18] Goodall insists that these gestures are evidence of "the close, supportive, affectionate bonds that develop between family members and other individuals within a community, which can persist throughout a life span of more than 50 years."[18] These findings suggest that similarities between humans and chimpanzees exist in more than genes alone, but can be seen in emotion, intelligence, and family and social relationships. Goodall's research at Gombe Stream is best known to the scientific community for challenging two long-standing beliefs of the day: that only humans could construct and use tools, and that chimpanzees were vegetarians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gombe_Chimpanzee_War
July 14. 1420. The Battle of Vítkov Hill was a decisive victory of Czech Hussite forces commanded by Jan Žižka against Crusade army led by Sigismund, a "Holy Roman Emperor". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_V%C3%ADtkov_Hill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qcFCWF5eLE
July 14. 1789. French peasants break into the Bastille prison, and release 7 prisoners. This was a pivotal event at the beginning of the French Revolution. France became a constitutional monarchy in 1791. Bastille Day is still a holiday celebrated in France. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille_Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Constitution_of_1791
July 14. 1943. In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American.
July 14. 2015. NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, a non-planet, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System.
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