What happend on 14th July

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1966

In Chicago, Illinois, Richard Speck murders eight student nurses in their dormitory.

1965

Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet.

1958

Iraqi Revolution: In Iraq the monarchy is overthrown by Arab nationalists and Abdul Karim Kassem becomes the nation's new leader.

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.

1943

In Joplin, Missouri, George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American.

1940

World War II: Andrew George Latta McNaughton takes command of the 7th Army Corps consisting of British, Canadian and New Zealand troops.

1933

Gleichschaltung: In Germany, all political parties are outlawed except the Nazi Party.

1902

The Campanile in St Mark's Square, Venice collapses, also demolishing the logetta.

1827

The first Roman Catholic Mass is celebrated in the Hawaiian Islands by Fathers Abraham Armand and Alexis Bachelot of France and Patrick Short of the United Kingdom, members of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. It would be the foundation of the present-day Diocese of Honolulu.

1798

The Sedition Act becomes United States law making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government.