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 "false, scandalous & malicious" writing against government 1850 1st public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration by Florida physician John Gorrie 1933 All non-Nazi parties are banned in Germany 1941 6,000 Lithuanian Jews are exterminated at Viszalsyan Camp 1992 386BSD is released by Lynne Jolitz and William Jolitz, starting the open source operating system revolution. Linus Torvalds release "Linux" soon afterwards | 
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