Daily Calendar for Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Adlai E. Stevenson Jr. (politician) – 1965
Joaquin Balaguer (Latin American politician) – 2002
Nin (cat who served as the Mount Washington Observatory’s mascot for a dozen years) – 2009

Louis VIII became King of France upon the death of his father – 1223
The Priestley Riots took place in Birmingham, England – 1791
The first World’s Fair to be held in the United States opened in New York City – 1853
Gold discovered in Last Chance Gulch (Helena), Montana – 1864
First ascent of the Matterhorn was completed by Englishman Edward Whymper – 1865
Enclosed tape measure that holds its place patented – 1868
John Smith patented a pure corkboard – 1891
In Germany, the Nazi party declared themselves the only political party – 1933
Mariner 4 delivered close-up photos of Mars – 1965
The International Olympic Committee voted for China to be the host of the 2008 Olympics for the first time – 2001
Kelly Ayotte became New Hampshire’s first female attorney general – 2004
In the Seaport district of Boston, Massachusetts, a 75-foot pile of snow from the winter of 2014-2015 completely melted – 2015
A human chain (a line of people holding hands) rescued a swimmer caught in a rip current in Panama City Beach, Florida – 2019

Orogrande, New Mexico, had a high temperature of 116 degrees F – 1934
113 degrees F in Sac City, Iowa – 1936
In Trinidad, Colorado, 100 soldiers were injured by flying debris and collapsed tents as winds gusted out of control during a thunderstorm – 1989
In the Seaport district of Boston, Massachusetts, a 75-foot pile of snow from the winter of 2014-2015 completely melted – 2015