July 25, 1909 – The world’s first international overseas airplane flight was achieved by Louis Bleriot in a small monoplane. He asked the question, “Where is England?”, took off from France, and landed near Dover, England, where he was greeted by British Police.
July 26, 1953 – The beginning of Fidel Castro’s “26 of July Movement.” Castro declared that Cuba would never again be ruled by a dictator, then proceeded to establish a communist dictatorship.
July 27, 1953 – The Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice by U.S. and North Korean delegates at Panmunjom, Korea.
July 28, 1932 – The Bonus March eviction in Washington, D.C. Under the command of General Douglas MacArthur, Major Dwight D. Eisenhower and Major George S. Patton, U.S. Army troops attacked and burned the encampments of unemployed World War I veterans.
July 29, 1923 – Albert Einstein speaks on pacifism in Berlin.
July 30, 1863 – Automotive Pioneer Henry Ford was born in Dearborn Township, Michigan. “History is bunk,” he once said.
July 31, 1790 – The U.S. Patent Office first opened its doors and issued the first patent to Samuel Hopkins of Vermont for a new method of making pearlash and potash.
