July 14 in history: • 1223 – Louis VIII (seal pictured) began his three-year reign as King of France. → go there • 1798 – The Sedition Act became law, making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the U.S. federal government. → go there • 1865 – A seven-man mountaineering team made the first ascent of the Matterhorn, marking the end of the golden age of alpinism. → go there • 1960 – Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11 ditched off Polillo Island in the Philippines, killing one person and injuring 44 others. → go there • 2014 – Lightning strikes started four fires in the Methow Valley in the U.S. state of Washington, collectively known as the Carlton Complex Fire. → go there Born 1752: Andreas Joseph Hofmann Wiki link Born 1825: Georgiana Hill Wiki link Died 1967: Harry Atwood Wiki link Died 2022: Ivana Trump Wiki link Pictured: Seal of Louis VIII of France.