Time For The History Recap!
Events That Took Place During
LEO SEASON
Beginning With The First Day Of The Season ...
July 23rd
Pro golfer Tiger Woods won the British Open Golf Tournament. This win made Woods the youngest golfer to ever win the career grand slam, 2000
The ice cream cone was invented by Charles E. Menches, during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, 1904
July 25th
Publisher Earl Graves and basketball star Magic Johnson partner to purchase Pepsi-Cola of Washington, D.C., thus making them the single largest minority controlled franchise in the United States, 1990.
The Central Intelligence Agency was created, 1947
July 26th
Benjamin Franklin became Post-Master General and the Postal Service was established, 1775
July 27th
United States "State Department" was established, 1789
Bugs Bunny made his cartoon debut, 1940
July 29th
First telephone conversation occurred from New York to San Francisco, 1914
July 30th
The City of Baltimore was founded, 1729
First color motion pictures were exhibited, 1928
Medicare bill signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965
August 1st
The first article proposing women's rights in America was written by Thomas Paine for the Pennsylvania Magazine, of which he was the editor, 1775.
The first Olympic games opened in Berlin, Germany, 1936
August 3rd
The National Dance Hall of Fame, which includes the National Museum of Dance, was established in Saratoga, New York, 1984.
August 5th
South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela was imprisoned in South Africa, 1962.
Four L.A. police officers were indicated by a federal grand jury on this date for violating Rodney King's civil rights by using excessive force while arresting him, 1992.
The Statue of Liberty cornerstone was laid, 1884
Actress Marilyn Monroe, was found dead in her home, 1962
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was established, 1985.
August 6th
The first electrocution took place at Auburn Prison, Auburn, New York. The executed prison was William Kemmler of Buffalo, New York, who had been convicted of the hatchet murder of his common-law wife, 1890.
August 7th
San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds breaks Henry Aaron's career homerun. Bonds hit his career 756th homerun surpassing Hall of Famer Henry Aaron on the Major League's all-time career homeruns list, 2007.
August 8th
Publishing giant John H. Johnson, founder of Ebony and Jet passed away, 2005.
August 9th
Comedian and actor Bernie Mac died in Chicago, Illinois at the age of 50, 2008.
August 10th
General Colin Powell was nominated chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff on this date. He became the first and highest military officer in the U.S. Armed Forces, 1989.
August 14th
The Social Security Act was passed by Congress, 1935
The first national Black Theater Festival was held on this date in North Carolina, 1989.
August 15th
The Berlin Wall was created, 1961.
August 16th
"Sports Illustrated" was first published, 1954
Singer Elvis Presley died at his home, "Graceland," in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 42, 1977.
August 17th
Hurricane Camille killed more than 300 people and left 70,000 homeless in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, 1969.
August 18th
The Copyright law was created by Congress, 1856.
August 20th
Golf pro Tiger Woods won the PGA Golf Championship on this date in Louisville, Kentucky. This win was Woods' third major championship of the year, 2000.
We Have come To The End Of The Historical Recap ....
Hopefully you have been intrigued by the events & people
that occurred in the LEO SEASON.