JULY 14 | Birthdays and Events
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Notable Birthdays for July 14
Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861) - The first Union Brigadier General to die in battle.
Frederick Louis Maytag (1857-1937) - Founder of Maytag.
Kate Gordon (1861-1931) - A leading advocate of women's voting rights in the South.
Florence Bascom (1862-1945) - The first woman to earn two degrees (BA - 1882 and BS - 1884) from the University of Wisconsin and the first woman to earn a PhD (Geology) at John Hopkins University.
Tom Carvel (1906-1990) - Inventor of soft serve ice cream.
William Hanna (1910-2001) - Co-founder of the Hanna-Barbera animation studio.
Woody Guthrie (1912-1967) - Considered to be one of the most significant figures in American folk music.
Gerald Ford (1913-2006) - The 38th President of the U.S.
Fred Baur (1918-2008) - Founder of Pringles.
Lee Elder (1934-2021) - First Black person to play in the U.S. Masters.
Bob Casale (1952-2014) - Guitarist and keyboardist for the Devo.
L. Brent Bozell (1955-Still Living) - Founder of the Media Research Center.
Jane Lynch (1960-Still Living) - Multi-award winning actress, comedian, and game show host.
Memorable Events for July 14
1798 - The first federal tax on states is enacted to finance the military, which included tax on homes, land, and slaves.
1853 - The first major U.S. world's fair (Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations) opens in New York City.
1870 - Congress grants Mary Lincoln (wife of President Lincoln) a life pension of $3,000 a year.
1881 - Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in New Mexico.
1911 - Harry Atwood, a pilot for the Wright brothers, lands his "aeroplane" on the South Lawn of the White House.
1943 - The George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first National Monument in honor of an African American.
1987 - The Rookie of the Year Award (formerly J. Louis Comiskey Memorial Award) is renamed to the Jackie Robinson Award in honor Jackie Robinson.
2015 - NASA's New Horizons performs the first flyby of Pluto.