30th July 1916: German agents trigger a major explosion at the Black Tom munitions depot in New Jersey to stop supplies to the Allies
It was later revealed that German agents had infiltrated the site and deliberately ignited the munitions to prevent them from reaching the Allies as part of a broader German campaign of espionage and sabotage on American soil before the U.S. entered the war in ...
30 Juli 0s
29th July 1976: David Berkowitz, known as the Son of Sam, committed his first known murder in the Bronx, New York City
David Berkowitz was responsible for a series of attacks often involving young women with dark hair, and usually while they were in parked cars late at ...
29 Juli 0s
28th July 1939: Ornate Anglo-Saxon helmet uncovered at the Sutton Hoo burial site in Suffolk, England
The Sutton Hoo helmet featured a distinctive full-face design, including a nose, eyebrows, and moustache, as well as decorative panels showing scenes of warriors and ...
28 Juli 0s
27th July 1942: Allied forces in North Africa stop the advancing Axis powers in the First Battle of El Alamein
The First Battle of El Alamein continued for nearly 4 weeks and saw both sides launch attacks and counter-attacks, eventually ending in stalemate with both sides taking time to reorganise and ...
27 Juli 0s
26th July 1945: Britain, the USA, and China issue the Potsdam Declaration demanding the unconditional surrender of Japan
The Japanese government did not immediately respond formally to the declaration. As a result, the United States proceeded with plans to use atomic ...
26 Juli 0s
25th July 1965: American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival
Having come to prominence in the early 1960s with songs that chronicled the social situation in the USA, Dylan’s dramatic shift away from his traditional instruments of acoustic guitar and harmonica was said to have, ‘electrified one half of his audience, and electrocuted the ...
25 Juli 0s
24th July 1847: Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley to begin the foundation of Salt Lake City, Utah
After travelling more than 1,000 miles across the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains, the party of 148 Mormon pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley led by Brigham ...
24 Juli 0s
23rd July 1914: Austria-Hungary issues an ultimatum to Serbia specifically designed to be rejected and lead to war between the two countries
The ultimatum was delivered at 6pm on 23 July by the Austro-Hungarian ambassador to Belgrade, with a deadline of 48 hours within which the Serbian government had to respond. The accepted all but one of the ...
23 Juli 0s
