July 14, The fall of the Bastille prison in France

1789 –  The fall of the Bastille prison in France.

1920 – General Commander of the French Forces in Syria Gen. Henri Gouraud warns King Faisal of Syria to accept unconditioned French mandate.

1963 – Israel attacks Jordanian borders following a series of operations carried out by the Palestinian resistance  from Jordan.

1969 – A football match between Salvador and Honduras results in an armed conflict between the two countries and claims more than 1000 lives.

1913 – The 38^th President of the US Jerald Ford was born.

1944 – Syrian Singer Asmahan al-Atrash passes away.

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