@rh18bold:Today In History

Today is Wednesday, July 14, the 195th day of 2010. There are 170 days left in the year.

ON THIS DATE

In 1544, King Henry VIII crosses to Calais to join Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in campaign against France's King Francis I in Picardy.

In 1789, the citizens of Paris storm and capture the Bastille prison and release prisoners, marking the start of the French Revolution.

In 1790, France's King Louis XVI accepts the revolutionary constitution.

Thought For Today

"Jealousy is no more than feeling alone among smiling enemies" – Elizabeth Bowen, Irish novelist (1899-1973).