Deanna Hoak

So we’re supposed to punch our birthday (minus the year) into Wikipedia and post the following that happened on that day: three interesting things, two births, and one death.

So for July 10:

1212 – The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground

1913 – Death Valley, California hits 134 °F (~56.7 °C), which is the highest temperature recorded in the United States (as of 2003).

1925 – Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called “Monkey Trial” begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law.

Births:

1509 – John Calvin, French religious reformer (d. 1564)

1832 – Alvan Graham Clark, American telescope maker and astronomer (d. 1897)

Death:

1989 – Mel Blanc, American voice actor (b. 1908)