July 1920 - July 1999Main Street PierComparison from the 1920s: Looking west from the roof of the Main Street Pier Casino. Historical Events:
– July 1, 2002 - International Criminal Court began.
– July 2, 1909 - The Senate approves a resolution for a 16th Amendment which establishes the income tax.
– July 4, 1776 - Declaration of Independence adopted.
– July 12, 1933 - First minimum wage set.
– July 20, 1969 - Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin become the first men to set foor on the moon.
– July 24, 1974 - U.S. v. Nixon decided.
– July 29, 1958 - National Aeronautic and Space Act signed.
News-Journal photographer Jim Tiller selected 13 classic photographs from an extensive archive collection. He chose popular sites throughout the circulation area that were taken prior to 1940 and then assumed the task of returning to those sites and, where possible, taking new photographs from the exact same angles and locations. The intent was to illustrate how much has changed from then to now. As an added touch, several moments in history that exemplified the diversity of events that made up the past 100 years were included. | |
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