on this date in 1923 russia had a hailstorm with 2 lb. hailstones, john calvin was born in 1509, james whistler artist was born in 1834, arlo guthrie musician was born in 1947, mel blanc voice of bugs bunny died in 1989, in 988 the irish city of dublin was founded on the banks of the liffey river, 1925 scopes monkey trial was held in tennessee banning the teaching of evolution, in 1997 british scientist traced the dna of the human race back to africa, on this date in history july 10,