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The Rolling Stones gave their first concert in London (1962). 1,300 miners were illegally deported in Bisbee, Arizona (1917). The Moors murderers began their killing spree (1963). A heat wave in the Midwest killed 1,000 people (1995). Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman to run for a major political party in the US (1984). The Medal of Honor was authorized by Congress and the first US Marine was awarded the medal (1862 and 1965). USS Ronald Reagan was named after a living US president (2003). President Eisenhower became the first president to use a helicopter for transportation (1957). Wild Bill Hickok had his first shooting (1861). Alexander Hamilton died in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr (1804).
The English rock band – The Rolling Stones – gave their first concert. (1962) Concert was held in London at the Marquee Club. At the time, the band was called The Rollin’ Stones—they took their current name in 1963. One of the most successful groups in history, the band sold more than 200 million albums and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.
1,300 miners striking in Bisbee, Arizona were illegally deported. (1917) In what is known as the “Deportation of Bisbee,” 2,000 vigilantes kidnapped striking miners and their supporters and dragged them 200 miles (320 kilometers) to Hermanas, New Mexico, in cattle cars. The vigilantes had been appointed by the sheriff as a posse, one of the largest ever established. The miners were striking against Phelps Dodge, which overlooked the town. Following the deportation, many Phelps Dodge executives and several government officials and law enforcement officers were arrested.
The Moors began their killing spree. (1963) Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, who became known as the “Moors Murderers”, kidnapped and murdered a sixteen-year-old girl named Pauline Reade outside Gorton, England. Over the next two years, the couple would kill four more children: one aged 10, two aged 12, and one aged 17. They were arrested in 1965 and sentenced to life in prison in 1966.
A heat wave began in the Midwest, eventually killing 1,000 people in the Illinois and Wisconsin regions. (1995) A heat alert was reported in Chicago, warning of impending heat. Temperatures reached 106 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius) with a heat index — a combination of temperature and humidity — of 120 degrees Fahrenheit (nearly 49 degrees Celsius). The temperatures were so high that the train tracks buckled. The heat wave lasted for a week, causing at least 1,000 heat-related deaths.
The first woman was chosen to run for a major political party in the United States. (1984) Walter F. Mondale, the Democratic presidential candidate, selected Geraldine A. Ferraro, a Congresswoman from New York, as his candidate. Mondale, the 42nd vice president of the United States, lost in one of the biggest landslides in US presidential election history to incumbent President Ronald Reagan. In the worst electoral college loss in Democratic Party history, and second only to Alf Landon, who lost to Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936, in U.S. election history, Mondale secured just 13 electoral votes to Reagan’s 525.
The US Congress authorized the Medal of Honor, and the first US Marine was awarded the medal. (1862 and 1965) President Abraham Lincoln signed into law allowing a U.S. Army Medal of Honor to be awarded to distinguished military officers and privates. President Lincoln had previously signed similar Medal of Honor laws for the other branches of the military, and in 1963 all were combined into a single Medal of Honor for all branches. In 1965, the first United States Marine was awarded the medal. Lt. Frank Reasoner was awarded the Medal for his leadership in the Vietnam War during a Viet Cong ambush.
The first U.S. airline was named after the appointment of a living U.S. president. (2003) USS Ronald Reagan, a nuclear-powered supercarrier, first deployed in 2006 and continues to carry troops today.
US President Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first president to use a helicopter for transportation. (1957) President Eisenhower suggested using the new technology to travel short distances. The US Secret Service approved the idea, considering it safer than traditional trucking. The first helicopter put into presidential service was the HMX-1 “Nighthawks”.
Wild Bill Hickok had his first shooting. (1861) In an attempt to establish his reputation, Hickok shot three men in Nebraska in a shootout. The media greatly exaggerated the story of the shooting, claiming he killed nine gunmen single-handedly. He was quoted as saying, “I was wild and I hit wild shots,” which led to his nickname of Wild Bill. Hickok, born James Butler Hickok in 1837, was finally murdered in 1876 by Jack McCall while playing poker.
Alexander Hamilton, the US Treasury Secretary, died of wounds sustained the day before in a duel with US Vice President Aaron Burr. (1804) Vice President Burr had grown tired of Hamilton’s criticism and challenged him to a duel. Burr shot Hamilton during the July 11 duel.
