July 14 - Deceptive

Deceptive

They look so quiet & peaceful...

This Day In History

1771

Foundation of the Mission San Antonio de Padua in modern California by the Franciscan friar Junípero Serra.

1789

Alexander Mackenzie finally completes his journey to the mouth of the great river he hoped would take him to the Pacific, but which turns out to flow into the Arctic Ocean. Later named after him, the Mackenzie is the second-longest river system in North America.

1853

Opening of the first major US world's fair, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City.

1865

First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.

1911

Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright Brothers lands his airplane at the South Lawn of the White House. He is later awarded a Gold medal from U.S. President William Howard Taft for this feat.

1960

Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her famous study of chimpanzees in the wild.

1965

The Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet.

1992

386BSD is released by Lynne Jolitz and William Jolitz beginning the Open Source Operating System Revolution. Linus Torvalds releases his Linux soon afterwards.

Famous Birthdays

1602

Jules Mazarin, French statesman and cardinal (d. 1661)

1671

Jacques D'Allonville, French astronomer and mathematician (d. 1732)

1785

Mordecai Manuel Noah, American playwright, diplomat, journalist, and utopian (d. 1851)

1858

Emmeline Pankhurst, English suffragette (d. 1928)

1862

Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. 1918)

1868

Gertrude Bell, English archaeologist, writer, spy and administrator (d. 1926)

1910

William Hanna, American animator (d. 2001)

1918

Ingmar Bergman, Swedish film and theatre director (d. 2007)

1932

Roosevelt Grier, American football player and actor

1960

Jane Lynch, American actress, comedian and singer

1961

Jackie Earle Haley, American actor

1973

Adam Quinn, American bagpipe player, instructor, and prolific composer of bagpipe music

1985

Darrelle Revis, American football player