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FRIDAY, July 07, 2023

1668 ― Isaac Newton receives M.A. from Trinity College, Cambridge1846 ― U.S. annexes California1891 ― Traveler's cheque patented1898 ― U.S. annexes Hawaii1923 ― University of Delaware invents the Junior Year Abroad Program (at Sorbonne)1937 ― Second Sino-Japanese War ignites1941 ― U.S. forces land in Iceland to forestall Nazi invasion1956 ― Seven Army trucks loaded with dynamite explode in the middle of Calif., Colombia killing 1,100-1,200, destroying 2,000 buildings1969 ― Canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English languages1976 ― Viking 2 goes into orbit around Mars1978 ― Solomon Islands gains independence from Britain (National Day)1980 ― AZ Judge Sandra Day O'Connor first female nominated to U.S. Supreme Court

Jul 6, 2023

THURSDAY, July 06, 2023

1687 ― Newton publishes "Principia"1785 ― Congress resolves U.S. currency named "dollar" and adopts decimal coinage1853 ― William Wells Brown publishes “Clotel: The President's Daughter,” first novel by a Black American1885 ― First inoculation (for rabies) of a human being, by Louis Pasteur1886 ― Horlick's of Wisconsin offers first malted milk to public1912 ― 5th Olympic Games in Stockholm opens1923 ― Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) formed1928 ― First all-talking motion picture “Lights of NY” shown in NY 1945 ― Nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept U.N. Charter1945 ― President Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom1958 ― Alaska becomes the 49th state1964 ― Malawi (then Nyasaland) gains independence from Britain (Natl Day)1990 ― "Jetson: The Movie" premiers with Tiffany as voice of Judy Jetson

Jul 5, 2023

WEDNESDAY, July 05, 2023

1643 ― First recorded tornado in U.S. (Essex County, Massachusetts)1687 ― Isaac Newton's “Principia” published by Royal Society in England1808 ― Battle of Buenos Aires1811 ― Venezuela, first South American country to gain independence from Spain1814 ― Americans defeat British & Canadians at Chippewa, Ontario1935 ― First “Hawaii Calls” radio program is broadcast1946 ― Louis Reard's bikini swimsuit debuts at Paris fashion show1950 ― Law of Return passes, guarantees all Jewish people right to live in Israel1962 ― Algeria gains independence after 132 years of French rule1971 ― 26th amendment certified (reduces voting age to 18)1983 ― Woman gives birth to baby 84 days after brain death (Roanoke, VA)1984 ― Supreme Court weakens 70-year-old "exclusionary rule" ― evidence seized with defective court warrants to be used in criminal trials1986 ― Nancy Reagan cuts red, white & blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty

Jul 4, 2023

TUESDAY, July 04, 2023

1054 ― Brightest known super-nova (Crab Nebula) starts shining (23 days)1636 ― City of Providence, Rhode Island founded1776 ― Declaration of Independence ― U.S. gains independence from Britain1827 ― Slavery abolished in NY1832 ― "America" 1st sung publicly1865 ― First edition of "Alice in Wonderland" published1884 ― Statue of Liberty presented to U.S. in Paris1894 ― Republic of Hawaii established1903 ― Pacific Cable (SF, Hawaii, Guam, Phil) opens, Roosevelt sends message1942 ― First American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe in WWII1946 ― Philippines gains independence from U.S.1966 ― LBJ signs Freedom of Information Act1990 ― 2 Live Crew release "Banned in the USA" with lyrics quoting “Star Spangled Banner” and Gettysburg Address

Jul 3, 2023

MONDAY, July 03, 2023

1608 ― City of Quebec founded by Samuel de Champlain1754 ― George Washington surrenders to French, Fort Necessity (Seven Years' War)1775 ― Washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass1806 ― Michael Keens exhibits first cultivated strawberry1886 ― First NY Tribune printing using first commercial linotype machine1890 ― Idaho admitted as 43rd U.S. state1916 ― First of three fatal shark attacks occurred near NJ shore (four die)1930 ― Veterans Administration created1939 ― Ernst Heinkel demonstrates 800-kph rocket plane to Hitler1950 ― First time U.S. & North Korean forces clash in the Korean War1988 ― U.S. Navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 2901989 ― “Batman” sets record for quickest movie earnings with $100M in 10 days1991 ― Donald Trump gives Marla Maples a 7.45 karat diamond ring

Jul 2, 2023

FRIDAY, June 30, 2023

1294 - Jews expelled from Berne, Switzerland1834 - Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)1859 - Charles Blondin becomes first to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope1894 - Korea, under Japanese influence, declares independence from China1914 - Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest, campaigning for Indian rights in South Africa1923 - New Zealand claims Ross Dependency in Antarctica1934 - Night of the Long Knives, Hitler stages bloody purge of Nazi party1934 - NFL's Portsmouth Spartans become Detroit Lions1936 - "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell published1936 - 40-hour workweek law approved (federal)1950 - President Truman orders U.S. troops into Korea1956 - United DC-7 & TWA collide over Grand Canyon killing 1281971 - Ohio becomes the 38th state to approve lowering the voting age to 18, thus ratifying the 26th amendment1981 - China's Communist Party condemns the late Mao Tse-tung's policy

Jun 29, 2023

THURSDAY, June 29, 2023

1613 - Shakespeare's Globe Theater burns down1767 - British pass Townshend Revenue Act levying taxes on America1858 - Treaty of Algun, China cedes north bank of Amur River to Russia1913 - Beginning of the second Balkan War1916 - Boeing aircraft flies for first time1940 - U.S. passes Alien Registration Act requiring non-citizens to register with gov't1946 - British arrest 2,700 Jews in Palestine as alleged terrorists1949 - South Africa begins implementing apartheid; no mixed marriages1949 - U.S. troops withdraw from Korea after WWII1967 - Israel removes barricades, re-unifying Jerusalem1969 - First Jewish worship service at White House1976 - Seychelles gains independence from Britain1977 - Supreme Court rules out death penalty for rapists of adult women1990 - Marla Maples' father sues the National Enquirer for $12M

Jun 28, 2023

WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023

1770-Quakers open a school for Black people in Philadelphia1778-Battle of Monmouth, NJ1820-Tomatoes proven nonpoisonous1838-Britain's Queen Victoria crowned in Westminster Abbey1859-First dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)1894-Labor Day established as a federal employee holiday1918-First flight between Hawaiian Islands1919-Treaty of Versailles signed, ending WWI 1942-Dumont TV network begins (WABD NY)1950-North Korean forces capture Seoul, South Korea1965-First U.S. ground combat forces in Vietnam authorized by President Lyndon Johnson1971-Supreme Court overturns draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali1990-17th annual Daytime Emmy Awards

Jun 27, 2023

TUESDAY, June 27, 2023

1693-First woman's magazine The Ladies' Mercury published (London)1743-English defeated French at Dettingen1806-Buenos Aires captured by British1847-NY & Boston linked by telegraph wires1867-Bank of California opens doors1917-First baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service1922-Newberry Medal first presented for kids literature (Hendrik Van Loon)1929-First color TV demo (NYC)1950-U.N. Security Council calls on members for troops to aid South Korea1950-U.S. sends 35 military advisers to South Vietnam1955-First automobile seat belt legislation enacted (Illinois)1977-Djibouti gains independence from France (National Day)1990-Salman Rushdie, condemned to death by Iran, contributes $8600 to help their earthquake victims

Jun 26, 2023

MONDAY, June 26, 2023

684-St. Benedict II begins his reign as pope1483-Richard III usurps English throne1902-England establishes Order of Merit1917-First American Expeditionary Force arrives in France during WW I1919-First issue of N.Y. Daily News published1924-After 8 years of occupation, U.S. troops leave the Dominican Republic1941-Finland enters WW II against Russia1948-U.S. denounces Soviet blockade of Berlin1959-Queen Elizabeth & President Eisenhower open St. Lawrence Seaway1960-British Somaliland (now Somalia) gains independence from Britain1960-Madagascar gains independence from France (National Day)1968-Iwo Jima & Bonin Islands returned to Japan by U.S.1990-Temperature hits 122 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix Arizona

Jun 25, 2023

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