Cleveland History
Neal Ball Records Baseball’s First Unassisted Triple Play (July 19, 1909): Cleveland Naps (later the Cleveland Indians/Guardians) second baseman Neal Ball completed the first unassisted triple play in Major League Baseball history during a game against the Boston Red Sox at League Park.
World History
New York City Draft Riots Begin (July 13, 1863): Violent protests erupted in opposition to the Civil War draft, becoming the deadliest civil disturbance in American history.
Fall of the Bastille (July 14, 1789): French revolutionaries stormed the Bastille prison in Paris, marking the beginning of the French Revolution.
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project Launches (July 15, 1975): The United States and the Soviet Union began the first joint international space mission, symbolizing improved Cold War relations.
Trinity Test Conducted (July 16, 1945): The first successful detonation of a nuclear weapon ushered in the Atomic Age.
Romanov Family Executed (July 17, 1918): Tsar Nicholas II, his family, and members of their household were executed by Bolshevik forces, ending more than 300 years of Romanov rule in Russia.
