History Blog

July 11

Happy Birthday RIP Yuli Bryner(1920–1985) “Tab Hunter”(Arthur Kelm 1931–2018) Patricia “Bonnie” Pointer (1950–2020) Leon Spinks(1953–2021); Giorgio Armani–89 Thomas “Tom” Holland–80 Bruce McGill–73 Sela Ward–67 Suzanne Vega–64 Gregory Grunberg–57 Justin Chambers–53 Michael Rosenbaum–51 Kimberly “Lil Kim” Jones–49 ; 1798 – The U.S. Marine Corps was created by an act of Congress ; 1922 – The Hollywood Bowl opens in Los Angeles formerly known as the ‘Daisy Dell’ in Bolton Canyon

July 10

Happy Birthday RIP Frederick Gwynne(1926–1993) David Brinkley(1920–2003) Ronald Glass(1945–2016) ; Granville “Robert” Pine–82 Arlo Guthrie–76 Alejandro “Alec” Mapa–58 Gale Harold III–54 Sofía Vergara–51 Adrian Grenier–47 Jessica Simpson–43 ; 1925 – Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called “Monkey Trial” begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act

July 9

Happy Birthday RIP Brian Dennehy(1938–2020) ; Richard Roundtree–81 Suzanne “Rogers” Crmpler–80 Dean Koontz–78 Orenthal James “O.J.” Simpson–76 Christopher Cooper–72 Jonathon Tesh–71 Jimmy Smits–68 Thomas “Tom” Hanks–67 Richard Timothy Kring–66 Kelly McGillis–66 James Kerr–64 Courtney “Love” Harrison–59 Scott Grimes–52 Fredrick Savage–47 Kelly Mantle–47 ; 1962 – Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans exhibition opens at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles ; 1981 – Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, is released. The game marks the debut of Nintendo’s future mascot, Mario.

July 8

Happy Birthday RIP “Jerry Vale”(Genaro Vitaliano 1930–2014) Martin Feldman(1933–1982) ; “Steve Lawrence”(Sidney Leibowitz)–88 Jeffrey Tambor–79 Wolfgang “Puck” Topfschnig–74 Anjelica Huston–72 Kevin Bacon–65 Toby Keith Covel–62 Lee Tergesen–58 William “Billy” Crudup–55 Beck Campbell–53 Kathleen Robertson–50 Milo Ventimiglia–46 ; 1889 – The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published

July 7

Happy Birthday Carl “Doc” Severinsen–96 Richard Starkey(“Ringo Starr”)–83 Shelley Duvall–74 William “Billy” Campbell–64 Christian Camargo(Minnick)–52 Troy Garity–50 Barry Reese (“Cassidy”)–41 ; 1928 – Sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri which is Just outside Kansas City Missouri

July 6

Happy Birthday RIP Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón(1907–1954) William “Bill” Haley(1925–1981) “Janet Leigh”(Jeanette Morrison 1927–2004) Mervyn Griffin Jr.(1925–2007) Delloreese Early(1931–2017) Ned Beatty(1937–2021) ; Burt Ward(Gervis Jr.)–78 Michael Sylvester Stallone–77 Shelley Hack–76 Geoffrey Rush–72 Grant Goodeve–71 Alice Tannenberg(“Allyce Beasley”)–69 Jennifer Saunders–65 Christian Meoli–51 Curtis Jackson III(“50 Cent”)–48 Gregory Smith–40; 1785 – The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States ; 1933 – The first Major league Baseball game is played in Chicago’s Comisky Park. The American league defeated the National league 4–2.

July 5

Happy Birthday RIP Phineas Taylor “P.T.” Barnum(1810–1891) Alton “Ben” Powers(1950–2015) Katherine Helmond(1929–2019) Shirley Knight Hopkins 1936–2020) ; Hugh Cregg III(“Huey Lewis”)–73 Edith “Edie” Falco–60 Kathryn Erbe–58 Ryan Hansen–42 ; 1946 – The bikini goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris France

July 4

Happy Birthday RIP John Calvin Coolidge Jr.(1872–1933) Esther “Eppie” Lederer(“Ann Landers” 1918–2002) Pauline Phillips(“Abigail Van Buren” 1918–2013) Gloria Stuart(1910–2010) Marvin Neil Simon(1929–2018) Luigina “Gina” Lollobrigida(1927–2023) ; Eva Marie Saint–99 Geraldo Riviera–80 John Waite–71 Malia Obama–25 ; 1776 – The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

July 3

Happy Birthday RIP Laura Branigan(1957–2004) Timothy O’Connor(1927–2018) ; Gloria Allred(Bloom)–82 Kurtwood Smith–80 Betty Buckley–76 Karin Jan Smithers–74 Montel Williams–67 Thomas Gibson–61 Martha Yeardley Smith–59 Thomas Flanagan–58 Ryan McPartlin–48 Corey Sevier–39 ; 1819 – The Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens ; 1884 – Dow Jones and Company publishes its first stock average (about 25) which contained nine railroads and two industrial companies in The Customer’s Afternoon letter. The first recorded value Feb 16 1885 was 30.92

July 2

Happy Birthday Robert Ito–92 Polly Holliday–86 Saul Rubinek–75 Wendy Schaal–69 Johnny Weir–39 Lindsay Lohan–37 ; 1890 – The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which prohibits certain business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anti-competitive, and requires the federal government to investigate and pursue trusts