A bit of July 21st history…
356 - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus - one of the 7 Wonders of the World (pictured)
1542 - Pope Paul III begins inquisition against protestants
1853 - Central Park in NY is created when NY Legislature puts aside more than 750 acres of land on Manhattan Island
1861 - 1st major battle of US Civil War, Battle of Bull Run in Virginia; confederates won
1925 - John T Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in the “Scopes Monkey Trial” in Tennessee; he was fined $100
1970 - Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed; enables human control of the flooding of the Nile
1987 - Guns N’ Roses debut album “Appetite For Destruction” is released and becomes the best selling debut album of all time with more than 30 million copies sold
A bit of July 21st history… 356 - Herostratus sets fire to the...