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