1789 Bastille Day – the French Revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille Prison in Paris (now celebrated as France’s national day)
1798 US Sedition Act prohibits “false, scandalous & malicious” writing against government
1850 1st public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration by Florida physician John Gorrie
1933 All non-Nazi parties are banned in Germany
1941 6,000 Lithuanian Jews are exterminated at Viszalsyan Camp
1992 386BSD is released by Lynne Jolitz and William Jolitz, starting the open-source operating system revolution. Linus Torvalds release “Linux” soon afterwards
Today in Film & TV
1969 “Easy Rider”, directed by Dennis Hopper, starring himself, Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson, is released
Today in Music
1795 The French National Convention decrees “La Marseillaise” by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle France’s national anthem
Today in Sport
1964 51st Tour de France: Jacques Anquetil of France wins 4th consecutive Tour and is first to claim 5 titles
