What your coffee knew in July 2024
July 31
On this date in 2006, Cuba’s Fidel Castro handed over power to his brother, Raúl.
Your coffee would like a cigar.
July 30
In Mexico, the last old style Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the assembly line on this date in 2003.
Your coffee wants to be air-cooled.
July 29
On this date in 1567, the infant James VI was crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.
Your coffee wants a change of regime.
July 26
Hillary Clinton became the first female nominee for President of the United States by a major political party on this date in 2016.
Your coffee wants her email address.
July 25
On this date in 1917, the first Canadian income tax was introduced as a temporary measure.
Your coffee thinks that is just loony!!
July 24
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis ended their show business act on this date in 1956.
Your coffee wants to offer them a babka baked by my friend, Irma.
July 23
On this date in 1958, the submarine Nautilus departed from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on a mission to cross the North Pole by ship.
Your coffee wants to play Nemo’s organ.
July 22
The first ever motor race was held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen on this date in 1894.
Your coffee wants a three-horsepower Peugeot.
July 19
On this date in 1983, the first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT scan was published.
Your coffee wants a high resolution DOG scan.
July 18
The forces of the ancient Etruscan city of Veii ambushed and defeated the Roman army in the Battle of the Cremera on this date in 477 BC.
Your coffee does not need any Cremora no matter how you spell it.
July 17
On this date in 1979, Saddam Hussein replaced Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr as President of Iraq.
Your coffee enjoys a good bubble Ba'ath party.
July 16
J.K. Rowling’s sixth book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, was released on this date in 2005.
Your coffee wants to warn Dumbledore to stay away from the Astronomy Tower.
July 15
On this date in 1381, John Ball, a leader in the Peasants’ Revolt, was hanged, drawn, and quartered in the presence of King Richard II of England.
Your coffee wants a less violent home entertainment streaming service.
July 12
President Lincoln signed the bill that authorized the Medal of Honor on this date in 1862.
Your coffee awaits the first Space Force Medal of Honor.
July 11
On this date in 1804, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton was mortally wounded in his duel with U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr.
Your coffee moves that Cabinet meetings be made less violent.
July 10
Liu Yu proclaims himself Emperor of the Liu Song dynasty after having usurped the throne of Emperor Gong of Jin on this date in 420.
Your coffee wants a song with cowbell, no gongs.
July 9
On this date in 1893, American heart surgeon Daniel Hale Williams performed the first successful open-heart surgery in the United States without anesthesia.
Your coffee recommends that one never be anesthetized while performing open-heart surgery.
July 8
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 41.22, its lowest level of the Great Depression, on this date in 1932.
Your coffee wants to help you rise and shine.
July 5
On this date in 1971, U.S. President Nixon formally certified the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years.
Your coffee wants them all to vote this year.
July 4
CERN announced the discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider on this date in 2012.
Your coffee wants you to pay due respect to the boatswain.
July 3
On this date in 1819, the Bank for Savings in the City of New-York, the first savings bank in the United States, opened.
Your coffee wants to leave a deposit in your cup.
July 2
The International Astronomical Union bestowed the names Kerberos and Styx on Pluto’s fourth and fifth moons on this date in 2013.
Your coffee wants more magnification.
July 1
On this date in 1984, the Motion Picture Association of America introduced the PG-13 rating.
Your coffee is too fresh to tell you what that rating means.