Sliced bread was first sold in the US in 1928. Mary Surratt was the first woman executed by the US federal government in 1865. Frances Xavier Cabrini became the first American saint in 1946. Sandra Day O’Connor was named the first female justice of the Supreme Court in 1981. Construction began on the Hoover Dam in 1930. Elvis Presley’s first recorded song hit the radio in 1954. Martina Navratilova set a new Wimbledon record in 1990. Joan of Arc was absolved of heresy 25 years after her execution in 1456. Canada adopted two official languages in 1969. The western black rhino was hunted to extinction in 2006. Ringo Starr was born in 1940.
Sliced bread was first sold in the United States. (1928) The idea came to the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri. It has been described as the best thing since the days of “packaged bread,” as in packaged bread. The first one-loaf bread slicer was invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder in Iowa, in 1912, but the machine wasn’t ready for production until 1928.
The first woman was executed by the US federal government. (1865) Mary Surratt was executed by hanging for her role in the assassination of US President Lincoln. Her pension was used by John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators to plan the assassination. You also handed over the package containing the firearms used to commit the murder. Three other conspirators, David Herold and George Atzerodt and Lewis Powell, were also hanged on this day.
The first American saint was canonized. (1946) Frances Xavier Cabrini became a naturalized US citizen in 1909. She was canonized by Pope Pius XII as the patroness of immigrants.
Named the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. (1981) US President Ronald Reagan appointed Arizona judge Sandra Day O’Connor. Her nomination was unanimously approved by the US Senate and she was sworn in on September 25. She retired from the court in 2006.
Construction began on Boulder Dam, known today as the Hoover Dam. (1930) At the time, the dam was the largest concrete structure in the world and the largest hydroelectric power generator. The dam was renamed in honor of Herbert Hoover, who was the Secretary of Commerce at the time and later served as the 31st President of the United States.
Elvis Presley’s first recorded song hit the radio. (1954) Presley recorded the song, That’s All Right (Mama), just two days earlier on July 5th.
Martina Navratilova set a new Wimbledon record with nine singles titles. (1990) In her career, Navratilova won an all-time record 31 Grand Slam titles in women’s doubles and shares the record 20 Wimbledon titles with Billy Jean King.
Joan of Arc was absolved of heresy — 25 years after her execution. (1456) Her execution was ordered by Bishop Pierre Cauchon. She was executed by being burned at the stake. Inquisitor General Jean Brehal conducted the investigation during the retrial and declared her matira; he also convicted Cauchon, who was already dead, of heresy for condemning an innocent woman.
Canada has adopted two official languages: English and French. (1969) The Canadian Parliament passed the Official Language Act, which gave French and English equal status in government.
The western black rhino has been hunted to extinction. (2006) It was the rarest species of black rhinoceros. Its extinction is attributed to illegal poaching. One group, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), keeps listing it as “critically endangered” in hopes that someone will discover a small isolated population somewhere.
Ringo Starr is born. (1940) The Beatles’ famed drummer was born as Richard Starkey in Liverpool, England. He joined the Beatles in 1962, replacing drummer Pete Best.
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