THURSDAY, July 06, 2023

1687 ― Newton publishes "Principia"

1785 ― Congress resolves U.S. currency named "dollar" and adopts decimal coinage

1853 ― William Wells Brown publishes “Clotel: The President's Daughter,” first novel by a Black American

1885 ― First inoculation (for rabies) of a human being, by Louis Pasteur

1886 ― Horlick's of Wisconsin offers first malted milk to public

1912 ― 5th Olympic Games in Stockholm opens

1923 ― Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) formed

1928 ― First all-talking motion picture “Lights of NY” shown in NY

1945 ― Nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept U.N. Charter

1945 ― President Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom

1958 ― Alaska becomes the 49th state

1964 ― Malawi (then Nyasaland) gains independence from Britain (Natl Day)

1990 ― "Jetson: The Movie" premiers with Tiffany as voice of Judy Jetson