On this day in history...
Death Vally sees a record 134 degree F temp in 1913.
The Battle of Britain starts in 1940.
Telstar is launched in 1962 and becomes the first communications satellite.
France sinks the GreenPeace's Rainbow Warrior in 1985.
Also On This Day...
the Scopes Monkey Trial starts in 1925. The trial had it's origin in attempt to create a publicity stunt for the city Dayton Tennessee. It soon evolved into a higher form as leading intellectuals, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan had designs of their own.
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