| 1223 |
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In France, Louis VIII succeeds his father, Philip Augustus. |
| 1430 |
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Joan of Arc, taken prisoner by the Burgundians in May, is handed over to Pierre Cauchon, the bishop of Beauvais. |
| 1456 |
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Hungarians defeat the Ottomans at the Battle of Belgrade, in present-day Yugoslavia. |
| 1536 |
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France and Portugal sign the Treaty of Lyons, aligning themselves against Spain. |
| 1789 |
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The Bastille, a fortress in Paris used to hold political prisoners, is stormed by a mob. |
| 1798 |
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The Sedition Act is passed by the U.S. Congress. |
| 1864 |
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At Harrisburg, Mississippi, Federal troops under General Andrew Jackson Smith repulse an attack by General Nathan Bedford Forrest. |
| 1900 |
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European Allies retake Tientsin, China, from the rebelling Boxers. |
| 1933 |
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Nazi Germany promulgates the Law for the Protection of Hereditary Health–the begining of the Euthanasia program. |
| 1940 |
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A force of German bombers attacks Suez, Egypt, from bases in Crete. |
| 1941 |
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Vichy French Foreign Legionaries sign an armistice in Damascus, allowing them to join the Free French Foreign Legion. |
| 1945 |
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American battleships and cruisers bombard the Japanese home islands for the first time. |
| 1951 |
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The George Washington Carver National Monument in Joplin, Missouri becomes the first national park honoring an African American. |
| 1964 |
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The United States sends 600 more troops to Vietnam. |
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Born on July 14 |
| 1858 |
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Emmeline Pankhurst, founder of the Women’s Social and Political Union. |
| 1860 |
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Owen Wister, novelist (The Virginian). |
| 1903 |
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Irving Stone, biographical novelist. |
| 1904 |
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Isaac Singer, Polish-born American writer. |
| 1912 |
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Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie, American folk singer. |
| 1913 |
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Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States (1974-1977). |
| 1916 |
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Natalia Ginzberg, Italian novelist (The Dry Heat, Family Sayings). |
| 1918 |
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Ingmar Bergman, Swedish film director (The Seventh Seal, Fanny and Alexander). |
| 1918 |
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Arthur Laurents, writer and librettist. |
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