July 15 - Blues

Blues

Happy Anniversary, Gram & Sir!

This Day In History

1149

The reconstructed Church of the Holy Sepulchre is consecrated in Jerusalem.

1741

Alexei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska.

1799

The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign.

1806

U.S. Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins an expedition from Fort Bellefontaine near St. Louis, Missouri, to explore the west.

1916

In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).

1954

First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.

1985

The Nintendo Entertainment System, the best-selling game console of its time, is released in Japan.

2003

AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape Communications Corporation. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.

Famous Birthdays

1573

Inigo Jones, English architect (d. 1652)

1606

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Dutch painter (d. 1669)

1779

Clement Clarke Moore, American educator, author, and poet (d. 1863)

1796

Thomas Bulfinch, American mythologist (d. 1867)

1850

Saint Francesca Xavier Cabrini, Italian-born American Catholic nun and saint (d. 1917)

1905

Dorothy Fields, American librettist and lyricist (d. 1974)

1931

Clive Cussler, American novelist

1933

Julian Bream, English guitarist and lutenist

1944

Jan-Michael Vincent, American actor

1952

Terry O'Quinn, American actor

1956

Joe Satriani, American guitarist

1961

Forest Whitaker, American actor
1967
Adam Savage, co-host of the television series MythBusters
1977
Lana Parrilla, American actress