July
July 1:
-1948 The first Asian American woman wins an Olympic gold medal.
-Victoria Manalo Draves; a Filipino American woman born in the US wins two gold
medals diving in this Olympics.
-1970 Kenneth Gibson becomes the first black mayor of an eastern city
when he becomes the mayor of Newark, New Jersey.
July 2:
-1964 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed by congress. This act bans
discrimination in all public accommodations and by employers.
-1980 President Jimmy Carter reinstates draft registration for males 18
years of age.
July 3:
-1863 The Battle of Gettysburg ends.
-1962 Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted
into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
July 4:
-2005 United church of Christ Backs same- sex marriage
-1776 – U.S. declares independence
July 5:
-1946 the Bikini style of swimsuit is introduced.
-1776 The Declaration of Independence is first printed by John Dunlop in
Philadelphia
July 6:
-1957 Althea Gibson is the first African American woman to win
Wimbledon.
-1854 The Republican Party is officially organized in Jackson Michigan.
July 7:
-1930 The building of the hoover Dam begins.
-1981 Sandra Day O’Connor becomes the first woman to serve on the
Supreme Court.
July 8:
-2003 British Columbia Legalizes Same-sex marriage
-1951 The city of Paris France celebrates its 2,000th birthday.
July 9:
-1968 The fourteenth amendment passes which gives all people born in the
US citizenship regardless of race
-1896 William Jennings Bryan delivered his famous Cross of Gold speech
July 10:
-1925 The Scoped Monkey Trial began in Dayton, Tennessee.
-1890 Wyoming becomes the 44th state
July 11:
-1934 Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani was born
-1804 Aaron Burr fatally shoots Alexander Hamilton.
July 12:
-1937 Bill Cosby was born
-1957 The U.S. surgeon general, Leroy E. Burney, reports that there is a
direct link between smoking and lung cancer
July 13:
-1967 Thurgood Marshall takes his seat as the first African American
Justice on the US supreme court.
-1939 Frank Sinatra records his first song, “From the Bottom of my
Heart,” with the Harry James Band.
July 14:
-2004 Same sex marriage ban fails in US senate
-1917 National Woman’s Party begins picketing White House for suffrage
July 15:
-1958 President Eisenhower sends 5.000 Marines to Lebanon to keep the
peace.
-1960 John F. Kennedy accepts the Democratic nomination for president.
July 16:
-1969 Apollo 11 began
-1945 The US detonates the first atomic bomb in a test at Alamogordo,
N.M.
July 17:
-1955 Disneyland park opened in Anaheim, CA for an invited audience this
day
-2013 England and Wales legalize same sex marriage
July 18:
-1994 The Don Hudson Center, the Green Bay Packers’ new indoor practice
facility is dedicated
-1877 Inventor Thomas Edison records the human voice for the first time.
July 19:
-2011 President Obama supports Dianne Feinstein’s Bill to repeal Defense
of Marriage act
-1848 The first Women’s Rights convention convenes in Seneca Falls, N.Y,
organized by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
July 20:
-2005 Canada legalizes same sex marriage
-1881 Sioux chief Sitting Bull surrenders to the US Army.
July 21:
-1846 Mormons founded the first English settlement in the San Joaquin
Valley of California
-1925 The Monkey Trial ended and John Scopes was found guilty of
teaching Darwinism.
July 22:
-1789 Thomas Jefferson becomes the first head of the US Department of
Foreign Affairs
-1814 Five Indian tribes in Ohio make peace with the US and declare war
on Britain
July 23:
-1997 Green Bay Packers football team establishes their own website,
packers.com
-1865 William Booth founds the Salvation Army
July 24:
-1969 Apollo 11 ended
-2002 Pioneer Day: Mormons commemorate the first settlement in the
Salt Lake area by Brigham Young
July 25:
-1997 Brett Favre signs a 7 year contract, the longest in Green Bay Packers
history, and one making him at the time of signing, the highest-paid player in pro
football history
-1916 Garrett Morgan uses his newly invented gas mask to rescue men
trapped after an explosion in a tunnel 250 feet beneath Lake Erie.
-2000 Norman Mineta was the first Asian American cabinet secretary.
July 26:
-1948 President Harry Truman issues Executive Order 9981 directing the
desegregation of the armed forces.
-1948 In an Executive Order, President Harry Truman calls for the end of
discrimination and segregation in the US armed forces.
July 27:
-1909 Orville Wright sets a world record for staying aloft in an airplate- 1hour, 12 minutes and 40 seconds.
-1964 President Johnson sends and additional 5,000 advisers to South
Vietnam.
July 28:
- 1965 President Johnson sends and additional 50,000 troops to South
Vietnam.
-2005 Irish Republican Army (IRA) announces an end to its 30- year
armed campaign in Northern Ireland.
July 29:
-1775 the American Army began employing chaplains, making theirs the
oldest branch of army after the infantry
-1990 Boston Red Sox hit 12 doubles in a game, setting major league
record.
July 30:
-1863 Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company is born.
-1965 President Lyndon Johnson signs the Medicare Bill into law
July 31:
-1995 Disney agrees to purchase Capital Cities/ABC for $19 billion
-1965 J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series is born.
-1948 The first Asian American woman wins an Olympic gold medal.
-Victoria Manalo Draves; a Filipino American woman born in the US wins two gold
medals diving in this Olympics.
-1970 Kenneth Gibson becomes the first black mayor of an eastern city
when he becomes the mayor of Newark, New Jersey.
July 2:
-1964 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed by congress. This act bans
discrimination in all public accommodations and by employers.
-1980 President Jimmy Carter reinstates draft registration for males 18
years of age.
July 3:
-1863 The Battle of Gettysburg ends.
-1962 Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted
into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
July 4:
-2005 United church of Christ Backs same- sex marriage
-1776 – U.S. declares independence
July 5:
-1946 the Bikini style of swimsuit is introduced.
-1776 The Declaration of Independence is first printed by John Dunlop in
Philadelphia
July 6:
-1957 Althea Gibson is the first African American woman to win
Wimbledon.
-1854 The Republican Party is officially organized in Jackson Michigan.
July 7:
-1930 The building of the hoover Dam begins.
-1981 Sandra Day O’Connor becomes the first woman to serve on the
Supreme Court.
July 8:
-2003 British Columbia Legalizes Same-sex marriage
-1951 The city of Paris France celebrates its 2,000th birthday.
July 9:
-1968 The fourteenth amendment passes which gives all people born in the
US citizenship regardless of race
-1896 William Jennings Bryan delivered his famous Cross of Gold speech
July 10:
-1925 The Scoped Monkey Trial began in Dayton, Tennessee.
-1890 Wyoming becomes the 44th state
July 11:
-1934 Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani was born
-1804 Aaron Burr fatally shoots Alexander Hamilton.
July 12:
-1937 Bill Cosby was born
-1957 The U.S. surgeon general, Leroy E. Burney, reports that there is a
direct link between smoking and lung cancer
July 13:
-1967 Thurgood Marshall takes his seat as the first African American
Justice on the US supreme court.
-1939 Frank Sinatra records his first song, “From the Bottom of my
Heart,” with the Harry James Band.
July 14:
-2004 Same sex marriage ban fails in US senate
-1917 National Woman’s Party begins picketing White House for suffrage
July 15:
-1958 President Eisenhower sends 5.000 Marines to Lebanon to keep the
peace.
-1960 John F. Kennedy accepts the Democratic nomination for president.
July 16:
-1969 Apollo 11 began
-1945 The US detonates the first atomic bomb in a test at Alamogordo,
N.M.
July 17:
-1955 Disneyland park opened in Anaheim, CA for an invited audience this
day
-2013 England and Wales legalize same sex marriage
July 18:
-1994 The Don Hudson Center, the Green Bay Packers’ new indoor practice
facility is dedicated
-1877 Inventor Thomas Edison records the human voice for the first time.
July 19:
-2011 President Obama supports Dianne Feinstein’s Bill to repeal Defense
of Marriage act
-1848 The first Women’s Rights convention convenes in Seneca Falls, N.Y,
organized by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
July 20:
-2005 Canada legalizes same sex marriage
-1881 Sioux chief Sitting Bull surrenders to the US Army.
July 21:
-1846 Mormons founded the first English settlement in the San Joaquin
Valley of California
-1925 The Monkey Trial ended and John Scopes was found guilty of
teaching Darwinism.
July 22:
-1789 Thomas Jefferson becomes the first head of the US Department of
Foreign Affairs
-1814 Five Indian tribes in Ohio make peace with the US and declare war
on Britain
July 23:
-1997 Green Bay Packers football team establishes their own website,
packers.com
-1865 William Booth founds the Salvation Army
July 24:
-1969 Apollo 11 ended
-2002 Pioneer Day: Mormons commemorate the first settlement in the
Salt Lake area by Brigham Young
July 25:
-1997 Brett Favre signs a 7 year contract, the longest in Green Bay Packers
history, and one making him at the time of signing, the highest-paid player in pro
football history
-1916 Garrett Morgan uses his newly invented gas mask to rescue men
trapped after an explosion in a tunnel 250 feet beneath Lake Erie.
-2000 Norman Mineta was the first Asian American cabinet secretary.
July 26:
-1948 President Harry Truman issues Executive Order 9981 directing the
desegregation of the armed forces.
-1948 In an Executive Order, President Harry Truman calls for the end of
discrimination and segregation in the US armed forces.
July 27:
-1909 Orville Wright sets a world record for staying aloft in an airplate- 1hour, 12 minutes and 40 seconds.
-1964 President Johnson sends and additional 5,000 advisers to South
Vietnam.
July 28:
- 1965 President Johnson sends and additional 50,000 troops to South
Vietnam.
-2005 Irish Republican Army (IRA) announces an end to its 30- year
armed campaign in Northern Ireland.
July 29:
-1775 the American Army began employing chaplains, making theirs the
oldest branch of army after the infantry
-1990 Boston Red Sox hit 12 doubles in a game, setting major league
record.
July 30:
-1863 Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company is born.
-1965 President Lyndon Johnson signs the Medicare Bill into law
July 31:
-1995 Disney agrees to purchase Capital Cities/ABC for $19 billion
-1965 J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series is born.