Yes, you read right. Nothing of any significance happened on this day in any era of American history. Just to prove it, this is what I had to choose from when doing this blog.# 1943 - In Joplin, Missouri, George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of a black American.
# 1954 - The central region of the United States suffers extremely hot weather, with the temperature reaching 118° F (48° C) in Warsaw and Union, Missouri, and 117° F (47° C) in East St. Louis, Illinois, setting new all-time state record high temperatures.
# 1965 - Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet.
# 1966 - In Chicago, Richard Speck murders eight student nurses in their dormitory.
# 1967 - Eddie Mathews becomes the seventh member of the 500 home run club with a home run at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California off San Francisco Giants pitcher and future fellow Hall of Fame member Juan Marichal.
# 1968 - Exactly one year to the date of teammate Eddie Mathews' 500th carrer home run, Hank Aaron becomes the eighth member of said club with a home run off Mike McCormick of the San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Stadium in the state capital of Georgia.
# 1992 - A major fire consumes an entire city block in tourist destination Gatlinburg, Tennessee, destroying the "Ripley's Believe It Or Not!" Museum and several other local businesses and attractions in the process.
# 1995 - The MP3 format was named.
This is like one night of local news, nothing worth mentioning. To all you law makers and history changers out there, July 14th is wiiide open!
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