2000 - A powerful solar flare (the Bastille Day event) causes geomagnetic storm on Earth.
1995 - A revolutionary new technology is christened the "MP3"
1969 - The United States $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills are withdrawn from circulation
1951 - The first color telecast of a sporting event, a horse race, airs on CBS.
1854 - Opening of first major US world's fair, Exhibition of Industry of All Nations in NYC.
This Day In Business
2011 - The FBI launched an investigation to determine if Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid newspaper hacked voicemails of victims of the 9/11 attacks.
1992 - Tony and Emmy Award winner Nell Carter undergoes brain surgery due to an aneurysm.
1769 - Spanish soldier Gaspar de Portola founds a base in California during an expedition.
1970 - At the 41st MLB all star game in Cincinnati, Pete Rose steamrolled over catcher Ray Fosse
July 14th Holiday
Bastille Day (France) - France's National Holiday, which celebrates the storming of the Bastille in 1789, which played a large role in the French Revolution.
Today's Birthday Trivia
He ran a ballroom dancing school in Kent, England. Who is he?
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