July 16th, 2021

Let us have a little bit of fun today and post about what happened on July.16th through history, who celebrates a birthday with you, and couple other categories.

It's National:
National Cherry Day
 
Today in History:
1926 National Geographic takes 1st natural-color undersea photos
1936 1st x-ray photo of arterial circulation, Rochester, NY
1936 NY Giants are 10½ games back in NL, & go on to win pennant
1941 100°F (38°C) highest temperature ever recorded in Seattle, Washington
1941 Joe DiMaggio goes 3 for 4, hitting in his 56th straight game
1957 US Marine Major John Glenn sets transcontinental speed record (03:28:08)
1967 Monkees perform at Forest Hills NY, Jimi Hendrix is opening act
1969 Minnesota Twins' Rod Carew steals home for his career best 7th time of the season, against Chicago
1969 Apollo 11 launched, carrying 1st men to land on Moon
1982 NASA launches Landsat 4 to thematic map the Earth
1994 Baseball Night in America premieres (no Saturday day games)
1994 Comet Shoemaker-Levy 1st collides with Jupiter (collisions continue until 22 July)
2005 "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", the 6th book in the series by J. K. Rowling, is published worldwide. 9 million copies sell in 24 hrs
2011 NASA's Dawn space probe enters orbit around the protoplanet Vesta
2017 BBC announces first ever female Doctor Who will be played by Jodie Whittaker
 
Celebrities Birthdays:
Ginger Rogers [Virginia McMath], American actress, dancer and singer
Michael Flatley, Irish choreographer
Stewart Copeland, American drummer
Margaret Smith Court, Australian tennis player
Jimmy Johnson, American NFL coach
Mikael Pernfors, Swedish Tennis Star
Phil Graham, Canadian rower
Kim Rhode, American double trap and skeet shooter
Edward Earle, Canadian actor
Richard LeParmentier, American actor
Will Ferrell, American comedian
 
Movies Released on this day:
2001 "Jurassic Park III
2012 "The Dark Knight Rises


Songs Released on this day:
The Who's "I'm Free
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