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On this Wednesday in history: 1192 Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192) 1703 The Edirne Event: Turkish army removes Sultan Mustafa II, lessening the power of the sultans 1772 King Gustav III of Sweden completes a coup d'etat by adopting a new Constitution and installing himself as an enlightened despot, ending 50 years of parliamentary rule 1888 American inventor William Seward Burroughs patents the adding machine 1911 "Mona Lisa" stolen from the Louvre by Vincenzo Perugia (Recovered in 1913) 1959 Hawaii becomes the 50th US state 1991 Conservative coup in the Soviet Union is crushed by popular resistance led by Boris Yeltsin in three days https://www.onthisday.com/day/august/21
On this Wednesday in history: 1281 During Kublai Khan's second Mongol invasion of Japan his invading Chinese fleet of 3,500 vessels disappears in a typhoon near Japan 1842 Second Seminole War declared over by Colonel Worth; Indians go on to be removed from Florida to Oklahoma 1945 V-J Day, Japan surrenders unconditionally to end WW II (also August 15 depending on time zone) 1947 Pakistan gains independence from Great Britain 1969 British Army deploys on the streets of Northern Ireland, marking the beginning of Operation Banner 1980 17,000 workers go on strike at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, marking the beginning of the Solidarity movement https://www.onthisday.com/day/august/14
On this Wednesday in history: 1461 Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor 1714 The Battle of Gangut: the first important victory of the Russian Navy during the Great Northern War against Sweden 1933 The Iraqi Government slaughters over 3,000 Assyrians in the village of Sumail. The day becomes known as Assyrian Martyrs Day. 1955 Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the precursor to Sony, begins selling its first transistor radios in Japan 1990 US deploys troops to Saudi Arabia beginning Operation Desert Shield https://www.onthisday.com/day/august/7
On this Wednesday in history: 30 BC Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves minor victory over Octavian, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to Octavian's invasion of Egypt 1620 Pilgrim Fathers depart Leiden, Netherlands for England on their way to America 1917 World War I: Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) begins, goes on to cause approximately 500,000 casualties 1961 Israel welcomes its one millionth immigrant 2007 Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland, and longest-running British Army operation ever, comes to an end https://www.onthisday.com/day/july/31
On this Wednesday in history: 1534 Jacques Cartier lands in Canada, claims it for France 1567 Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate; her 1-year-old son becomes King James VI of Scots 1832 Benjamin Bonneville leads the first wagon train across the Rocky Mountains by Wyoming's South Pass 1911 American explorer Hiram Bingham discovers Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas 1943 Operation Gomorrah: RAF begins bombing Hamburg (till 3rd August), creating a firestorm and killing 42,600 people https://www.onthisday.com/day/july/24
On this Wednesday in history: 180 6 inhabitants of Carthage, North Africa executed for being Christians. Earliest record of Christianity in this part of the world. 1203 Siege of Constantinople begins during the fourth Crusade, Crusaders aboad a Venetian fleet attack the city 1762 Catherine II becomes tsarina of Russia following the murder of Peter III 1918 The Romanov royal family and several of their retainers are executed by a Bolshevik firing squad in the basement of Ipatiev House, in Yekaterinburg, Siberia 1936 Spanish generals Francisco Franco and Emilio Mola lead a right-wing uprising, starting the Spanish Civil War 1945 Potsdam Conference: Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill hold 1st meeting 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is shot down over Eastern Ukraine by a Buk surface-to-air missile launched from pro-Russian separatist-controlled territory, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board https://www.onthisday.com/day/july/17
On this Wednesday in history: 1778 American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain 1940 Battle of Britain begins as Nazi forces attack shipping convoys in the English Channel 1985 French foreign intelligence agents blow up the Greenpeace boat Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbor, New Zealand to prevent it interfering with French nuclear tests in the South Pacific. Dutch photographer Fernando Pereira is killed. 1991 Boris Yeltsin sworn in as 1st elected President of the Russian Federation 2012 The American Episcopal Church becomes the first to approve a rite for blessing gay marriages https://www.onthisday.com/day/july/10
On this Wednesday in history: 324 Battle of Adrianople: Roman Emperor Constantine I defeats his co-emperor Licinius, who flees to Byzantium 1187 Battle of Horns of Hattin: Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, destroys Jerusalem's crusader army 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, largest battle ever fought on the American continent, ends in a major victory for the Union during the US Civil War 1884 Dow Jones publishes its 1st stock index, the Dow Jones Transportation Average 1996 UK House of Commons announces that the Stone of Scone, aka the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish (and subsequently English and British monarchs), will be returned to Scotland after 700 years in Westminster Abbey https://www.onthisday.com/day/july/3
On this Wednesday in history: 363 Roman Emperor Julian is killed during retreat from the Sassanid Empire. General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by troops on the battlefield. 1794 Battle of Fleurus: major victory by forces of the First French Republic under General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan over the Coalition Army (Great Britain, Hanover, Dutch Republic, and Habsburgs) first use of reconnaissance balloon 1857 The first 62 recipients are awarded the Victoria Cross for valour in the Crimean war by Queen Victoria 1917 1st US troops arrive in France during World War I 2016 Panama Canal's third set of locks opens for commercial traffic, doubling the Canal’s capacity at an estimated cost of $5.25 billion https://www.onthisday.com/
On this Wednesday in history: 1381 Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath 1830 Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: 34,000 French soldiers land 27 kilometers west of Algiers, at Sidi Ferruch 1864 The Battle of Trevilian Station, the bloodiest and largest all-cavalry battle of the American Civil War in Louisa County ends with Confederate tactical victory and Union successful retreat 1931 Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition and perjury 1942 Anne Frank gets her diary as a birthday present in Amsterdam 1964 Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa 2018 Singapore Summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump https://www.onthisday.com/
On this Wednesday in history: 1381 Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath 1830 Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: 34,000 French soldiers land 27 kilometers west of Algiers, at Sidi Ferruch 1864 The Battle of Trevilian Station, the bloodiest and largest all-cavalry battle of the American Civil War in Louisa County ends with Confederate tactical victory and Union successful retreat 1931 Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition and perjury 1942 Anne Frank gets her diary as a birthday present in Amsterdam 1964 Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa 2018 Singapore Summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump https://www.onthisday.com/
On this Wednesday in history: 781 BC Oldest Chinese recording of a solar eclipse 1039 Henry III becomes Holy Roman Emperor 1070 Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France 1133 Rome-Innocentius II crowns Lotharius III Roman-German emperor 1391 Mob led by Ferrand Martinez surounds and sets fire to Jewish quarter of Seville Spain, surviving Jews sold into slavery 1487 Lord Lovell and John de la Pole's army land at Furness, Lancashire 1615 Siege of Osaka: Forces under the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu take Osaka Castle in Japan 1632 Prince Frederick Henry conquers Venlo https://www.onthisday.com/history/
On this Wednesday in history: 334 BC The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus 760 14th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet 1176 Murder attempt by "Assassins" on Saladin near Aleppo 1200 Treaty of Le Goulet signed between France and England 1370 Jews are expelled and massacred in Brussels, Belgium 1377 Pope Gregory XI issues five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of English theologian John Wycliffe 1455 Opening battle in England's 30-year Wars of the Roses. Richard of York takes St Albans, capturing King Henry VI 1526 Pope Clemens VII, France, Genoa, Venice, Florence & Milan form Anti-French League of Cognac https://www.onthisday.com/history/
guywedOn this Wednesday in history: 334 BC The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus 760 14th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet 1176 Murder attempt by "Assassins" on Saladin near Aleppo 1200 Treaty of Le Goulet signed between France and England 1370 Jews are expelled and massacred in Brussels, Belgium 1377 Pope Gregory XI issues five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of English theologian John Wycliffe 1455 Opening battle in England's 30-year Wars of the Roses. Richard of York takes St Albans, capturing King Henry VI 1526 Pope Clemens VII, France, Genoa, Venice, Florence & Milan form Anti-French League of Cognac https://www.onthisday.com/history/
On this Wednesday in history: 1387 Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" characters begin their pilgrimage to Canterbury (according to scholars) 1492 Christopher Columbus signs a contract with the Spanish monarchs to find the "Indies" with the stated goal of converting people to Catholicism. This promises him 10% of all riches found, and the governorship of any lands encountered. 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki is signed ending the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95) 1961 1,400 Cuban exiles land in Bay of Pigs in a doomed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro 1982 Proclamation of the Constitution Act by Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau https://www.onthisday.com/
This Wednesday in history: 1407 Lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing and is awarded the title Great Treasure Prince of Dharma 1516 1st Jewish ghetto established: Venice compels Jews to live in a specific area 1815 Mount Tambora in the Dutch East Indies experiences a cataclysmic eruption, one of the most powerful in history, killing around 71,000 people, causes global volcanic winter 1858 "Big Ben", a 13.76 tonne bell, is recast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry 1972 US, USSR & 70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons 1998 The Good Friday/Belfast Agreement for Northern Ireland is signed by the British and Irish governments https://www.onthisday.com/
This day in history: 1645 English Long Parliament passes the Self-Denying Ordinance, limiting regional armies, significant step toward New Model Army 1922 Joseph Stalin appointed General Secretary of the Russian Communist Party by Vladimir Lenin 1948 US President Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan ($5B aid to 16 European countries) 1973 1st mobile phone call is made in downtown Manhattan, NYC by Motorola employee Martin Cooper to the Bell Labs headquarters in New Jersey 2016 Panama Papers published - 11.5 million confidential documents from offshore law firm Mossack Fonseca expose widespread illegal activities including fraud, kleptocracy, tax evasion and the violation of international sanctions by the world's elite in the world's largest ever data leak
This day in history: 141 6th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet 1345 Saturn, Jupiter and Mars-conjunction: thought "cause of plague epidemic" 1525 Paris' parliament begins pursuit of Protestants 1569 Duke of Alva leads "tenth penning" in Les Ponts de Cé 1598 Governor of Brittany, Philippe Emmanuel the Duke of Mercœur submits to French King Henry IV at Angers 1600 The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden 1602 United Dutch East Indian Company (VOC) forms 1616 Walter Raleigh released from Tower of London to seek gold in Guyana
Will Coinbase Add Additional Assets for Trading By January 1st, 2019?{"longDescription":"Coinbase will add additional coins or tokens to its platform by January 1st, 2018","resolutionSource":"https://www.coinbase.com","tags":["COINBASE"]}
WTI Oil Price Will Exceed 90 USD by July 31st, 2018{"longDescription":"Price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil will be greater than $90 according to Bloomberg.com","resolutionSource":"https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/CL1:COM","tags":["OIL"]}
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The Price of WTI Crude Oil Will Be Above 90 USD by the end of July 31st, 2018{"longDescription":"The price of oil will be about $90 at the end of July 2018 as reported by Bloomberg.com","resolutionSource":"https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/CL1:COM","tags":["OIL"]}