July 14: Bastille Day, Ice via Refrigeration and Open Source Software

On This Day in History July 14, 2020 Historical Events 1789  Bastille Day - the French Revolution begins with the fall of the Bastille Prison 1798  US Sedition Act prohibits "false, scandalous & malicious" writing against government 1850  1st public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration by Florida physician John Gorrie 1933  All non-Nazi parties are banned in Germany 1941  6,000 Lithuanian Jews are exterminated at Viszalsyan Camp 1992  386BSD is released by Lynne Jolitz and William Jolitz, starting the open source operating system revolution. Linus Torvalds release "Linux" soon afterwards More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Gerald Ford (1913 - 2006) Gertrude Bell (1868 - 1926) Ingmar Bergman (1918 - 2007) William Hanna (1910 - 2001) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Adlai Stevenson II (1900 - 1965) Billy the Kid (1859 - 1881) More Famous Deaths Weekly Quiz for July 8-14 Test your knowledge of historical events and famous people in our multi-choice, weekly history quiz for July 8-14. Then challenge your friends! Take the Quiz You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand