| July: Today in History |
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1863 - Start of the Battle of Gettysburg, part of the U.S. Civil War. 1898 - The Battle of San Juan Hill, part of the Spanish-American War, was fought by Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt and the Rough Riders. 1945 - The Tapel Massacre took place in the Philippines. 1962 - Burundi became independent. 1962 - Rwanda became independent. 1997 - Great Britain returned Hong Kong to China. |
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1890 - The Sherman Antitrust Act was passed by the U.S. Congress. 1964 - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. |
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1608 - The city of Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain. 1890 - Idaho became a state. 1962 - Algeria became independent. |
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1776 - The American Declaration of Independence, written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, was signed.1939 - Lou Gehrig gave his famous farewell speech at Yankee Stadium. INDEPENDENCE DAY - FOURTH OF JULY (U.S.A.) |
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1811 - Venezuela declared its independence from Spain. 1865 - The Salvation Army was started by William Booth in London, England. 1996 - Dolly, the first cloned sheep, was born. |
| 6 | 1535 - Sir (Saint) Thomas More was beheaded. |
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1898 - Hawaii was annexed by the United States. 2005 - Subway and bus terrorist bombings took place in London. |
| 8 | 1777 - Vermont abolished slavery. |
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1816 - Argentina declared its independence from Spain. 1896 - The famous "Cross of Gold" speech was given by William Jennings Bryan at the Democratic National Convention. 2011 - The African country of South Sudan officially came into existence. |
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1890 - Wyoming became a U.S. state. 1940 - Start of the Battle of Britain. |
| 11 | 1533 - Henry VIII of England was excommunicated by Pope Clement VII. |
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1543 - Henry VIII married Catherine Parr (his sixth and final wife, who survived him). 1690 - Ireland's Battle of the Boyne, in which Catholic James II was defeated by Protestant William of Orange. |
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1793 - Charlotte Corday stabbed Jean-Paul Marat to death in his bathtub. 1863 - Start of the draft riots in New York City. |
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1789 - French revolutionaries stormed the Bastille in Paris. 1933 - The Nazis banned all other political parties in Germany. |
| 15 | 1918 - Start of the Second Battle of the Marne (World War I). |
| 16 | 1918 - The Bolsheviks executed Nicholas II and his family. |
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1821 - Florida was ceded to the United States by Spain. 1898 - End of the Spanish-American War. |
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64 C.E. - Start of a fire which would burn the larger part of ancient Rome. 1936- Start of the Spanish Civil War. |
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1848 - Seneca Falls Convention. 1870 - Start of the Franco-Prussian War. 1993 - U.S. Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy was declared by President William "Bill" Clinton. |
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1810 - Colombia declared its independence from Spain. 1969 - Neil Armstrong's historic moonwalk. |
| 21 | 1970 - Egypt opened the Aswan High Dam. |
| 22 | 1934 - John Dillinger was killed outside of the Biograph Theater in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 23 | 1995 - Discovery of the Hale-Bopp Comet. |
| 24 | 2005 - Seventh win for Lance Armstrong in the Tour de France. |
| 25 | 1952 - Puerto Rico became a United States Commonwealth. |
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1847 - Liberia became a republic. 1952 - Death of Eva "Evita" Peron in Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
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1214 - A decisive French victory at the Battle of Bouvines ended the Angevin-Flanders War of 1202-1214 (also known as the Anglo-French War). 1953 - Armistice ended the Korean War |
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1540 - Execution of Thomas Cromwell. 1540 - Henry VIII married Catherine Howard (fifth of his six wives, later beheaded). 1794 - Maximilien Robespierre guillotined in Paris. 1868 - Ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment. |
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1890 - Suicide of Vincent van Gogh. 1981 - Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer |
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1965 - Medicare signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson. 1975 - James "Jimmy" Hoffa reported missing. |
| 31 | 1498 - Christopher Columbus landed in what is now known as Trinidad. |
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July is notable for several significant historical events. On July 4, 1776, the United States declared its independence from Great Britain with the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, marking the birth of a new nation founded on principles of freedom and democracy. Another pivotal event is the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969, when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon, a monumental achievement in space exploration and human ingenuity.
On July 14, 1789, the storming of the Bastille in France signaled the start of the French Revolution, leading to profound political and social changes in France and influencing revolutionary movements worldwide. Additionally, on July 1, 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg began during the American Civil War, a crucial turning point that significantly impacted the war's outcome. These events highlight July as a month of critical historical milestones that have shaped the course of nations and human achievement. |
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