As we speak in Historical past: July 16, Apollo 11 heads to the moon

As we speak in Historical past

As we speak is Sunday, July 16, the 197th day of 2023. There are 168 days left within the 12 months.

As we speak’s Spotlight in Historical past:

On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Kennedy in Florida on the primary manned mission to the floor of the moon.

On this date:

In 1790, a website alongside the Potomac River was designated the everlasting seat of the US authorities; the world turned Washington, D.C.

In 1862, Flag Officer David G. Farragut turned the primary rear admiral in the US Navy.

In 1945, the US exploded its first experimental atomic bomb within the desert of Alamogordo, New Mexico; the identical day, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis left Mare (mar-AY’) Island Naval Shipyard in California on a secret mission to ship atomic bomb elements to Tinian Island within the Marianas.

In 1951, the novel “The Catcher within the Rye” by J.D. Salinger was first printed by Little, Brown and Co.

In 1957, Marine Corps Maj. John Glenn set a transcontinental velocity document by flying a Vought F8U Crusader jet from California to New York in 3 hours, 23 minutes and eight.4 seconds.

In 1964, as he accepted the Republican presidential nomination in San Francisco, Barry M. Goldwater declared that “extremism within the protection of liberty is not any vice” and that “moderation within the pursuit of justice is not any advantage.”

In 1980, former California Gov. Ronald Reagan gained the Republican presidential nomination on the get together’s conference in Detroit.

In 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr., his spouse, Carolyn, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, died when their single-engine aircraft, piloted by Kennedy, plunged into the Atlantic Ocean close to Martha’s Winery, Massachusetts.

In 2004, Martha Stewart was sentenced to 5 months in jail and 5 months of residence confinement by a federal choose in New York for mendacity a couple of inventory sale.

In 2008, Florida resident Casey Anthony, whose 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, had been lacking a month, was arrested on costs of kid neglect, making false official statements and obstructing a felony investigation. (Casey Anthony was later acquitted at trial of murdering Caylee, whose skeletal stays had been present in December 2008; Casey was convicted of mendacity to police.)

In 2015, a jury in Centennial, Colorado, convicted James Holmes of 165 counts of homicide, tried homicide and different costs within the 2012 Aurora movie show rampage that left 12 individuals useless.

In 2016, Republican presidential nominee-apparent Donald Trump formally launched his operating mate, Mike Pence, throughout an occasion in New York, hailing the Indiana governor as his “first alternative” and his “companion within the marketing campaign” a day after asserting the choice on Twitter.

Ten years in the past: Egypt’s interim chief, Adly Mansour, swore in a Cupboard that included girls and Christians however no Islamists because the military-backed administration moved swiftly to formalize the brand new political order. Twenty-three youngsters between the ages of 5 and 12 had been fatally poisoned by pesticide-contaminated lunches served at a college in jap India. The American League beat the Nationwide League 3-0 in baseball’s All-Star Recreation.

5 years in the past: After assembly with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, President Donald Trump overtly questioned the discovering of his personal intelligence companies that Russia had meddled within the 2016 U.S. election to his profit. (Trump mentioned a day later that he misspoke.) Federal prosecutors mentioned a 29-year-old gun rights activist, Maria Butina, had been arrested on costs that she served as a covert Russian agent whereas residing in Washington, gathering intelligence on American officers and political organizations. (Butina was sentenced to 18 months in jail after admitting gathering intelligence on the NRA and different teams on the path of a former Russian lawmaker.)

One 12 months in the past: President Joe Biden promised “robust government motion” to fight local weather change, regardless of twin setbacks within the weeks earlier than that restricted his means to manage carbon emissions and increase clear power like wind and solar energy. Rapper Kodak Black was arrested in Florida on costs of trafficking in oxycodone and possession of a managed substance. José Ramón Balaguer, a longtime member of Cuba’s communist management who as well being minister despatched hundreds of the island’s docs on missions to win hearts and minds in Venezuela and creating international locations around the globe, died at age 90.

As we speak’s Birthdays: Soul singer William Bell is 84. Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Famer Margaret Courtroom is 81. Faculty Soccer Corridor of Famer and soccer coach Jimmy Johnson is 80. Violinist Pinchas Zukerman is 75. Actor-singer Ruben Blades is 75. Rock composer-musician Stewart Copeland is 71. Playwright Tony Kushner is 67. Actor Faye Grant is 66. Dancer Michael Flatley is 65. Former actor Phoebe Cates is 60. Actor Paul Hipp is 60. Actor Daryl “Chill” Mitchell is 58. Actor-comedian Will Ferrell is 56. Actor Jonathan Adams is 56. Faculty and Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer Barry Sanders is 55. Actor Rain Pryor is 54. Actor Corey Feldman is 52. Rock musician Ed Kowalczyk (koh-WAHL’-chek) (Reside) is 52. Rock singer Ryan McCombs (Drowning Pool) is 49. Actor Jayma Mays is 44. Retired soccer star Carli Lloyd is 41. Actor AnnaLynne McCord is 36. Actor-singer James Maslow is 33. Actor Mark Indelicato is 29. Pop singer-musician Luke Hemmings (5 Seconds to Summer season) is 27.