1789: Bastille Day – the French Revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris, now celebrated as France’s national day

1798: US Sedition Act prohibits “any false, scandalous, and malicious writing” about the government

1850: First public demonstration of ice made via refrigeration by Florida physician John Gorrie

1933: All non-Nazi political parties are banned in Germany

1992: 386BSD is released by Lynne Jolitz and William Jolitz, starting the open source operating system revolution. Linus Torvalds releases Linux soon afterwards.

Source: Onthisday.com