Military seizes power in Egypt »  1952

The 12th Street riot »  1967

Johnson urged to declare a state of national emergency » 1965

Austria-Hungary issues ultimatum to Serbia »  1914

1904 – The ice cream cone was invented by Charles E. Menches during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, MO.

1938 – The first federal game preserve was approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The area was 2,000 acres in Utah.

1962 – The “Telstar” communications satellite sent the first live TV broadcast to Europe.

1972 – The U.S. launched Landsat 1 (ERTS-1). It was the first Earth-resources satellite