#4 July 16 in history #history #shorts
Channel: daily history
Date: 2021-07-16

daily history, July 16. 

July 16, 1439: ban on Kissing in England.

July 16, 1519: Public debate between Martin Luther and theologian Johann Eck at Pleissenburg Castle in Liepzig, during which Luther denies the divine right of the Pope. 

July 16, 1769: US city San Diego was established. 

July 16, 1790: US Congress declared the city of Washington D.C. permanent capital of the United States. 

July 16, 1809: La Paz, capital of Bolivia became independent from  Spain and forms the Junta Tuitiva led by Pedro Domingo Murillo, the 1st independent government in Spanish America. 

July 16, 1926: National Geographic takes 1st natural-color undersea photos.

July 16, 1945: 1st test detonation of an atomic bomb, Trinity Site at Alamogordo, New Mexico as part of the US Manhattan Project. 

July 16, 1956: Karelo-Finnish SSR becomes part of Russian SFSR. 

July 16, 1969: Apollo 11 launched, carrying 1st men to land on Moon.