July 30, 200718 yr July 29th, what an interesting day. In the past 50 years... 1957 - The International Atomic Energy Agency is established. 1958 - The U.S. Congress formally creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 1959 - First Congressional elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union. 1965 - Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay. 1966 - Musician Bob Dylan crashes his Triumph motorcycle in upstate New York. He goes into seclusion for over a year before reemerging and reinventing himself artistically. 1966 - American magazine Datebook releases issue with the Beatles article from the London Evening Standard four months ago which includes John Lennon's "more popular than Jesus" statement, setting off a furor resulting the trashing and burning of Beatles records and merchandise and the banning of Beatles songs on radio 1967 - Vietnam War: Off the coast of North Vietnam the USS Forrestal catches on fire in the worst U.S. naval disaster since World War II, killing 134. 1967 - At the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela was shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead. 1976 - In New York City, the "Son of Sam" kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks. 1981 - Lady Diana Spencer marries Charles, Prince of Wales. 1987 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France Fran?ois Mitterrand sign the agreement to build the tunnel under the English Channel (Eurotunnel). 1987 - Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President J. R. Jayawardene sign the Indo-Lankan Pact on ethnic issue. 1993 - The Israeli Supreme Court acquits accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free. 1996 - The controversial child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act (1996) is struck down as too broad by a U.S. federal court. 2005 - Astronomers announce their discovery of Eris.
July 30, 200718 yr Yeah, good times. yeah, i was so full of naive dreams then. they seem so foolish when I look back on them. :'(
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