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01 Jul 0069
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Bataafs nobleman Gaius Julius Civilis proclaimed Emperor of Syria
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01 Jul 2069
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Tiberius Julius Alexander orders his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to Vespasian as Emperor. |
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01 Jul 0070
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Titus sets up battering rams to assault the walls of Jerusalem
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01 Jul 0552
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Battle of Taginae: Byzantine forces under Narses defeat the Ostrogoths in Italy. During the fightings king Totila is mortally wounded. |
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01 Jul 0649
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Pope Martinus I elected to succeed Theodore I
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01 Jul 1097
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1st Crusaders defeat Sultan Kilidj Arslan of Nicea
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01 Jul 1097
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Battle of Dorylaeum: Crusaders led by prince Bohemond of Taranto defeat a Seljuk army led by sultan Kilij Arslan I. |
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01 Jul 1200
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In China, sunglasses are invented
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01 Jul 1233
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Earl Otto II van Gelre grants Arnhem state justice
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01 Jul 1253
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Battle at Westkapelle-Floris the Guardian beats Gwijde van Dampierre
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01 Jul 1347
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Engagement of Count Louis of Male to Margaretha to Daughter of Jan III
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01 Jul 1390
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French and Genuese armada sails out against barbarian pirates
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01 Jul 1431
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The Battle of La Higueruela takes place in Granada, leading to a modest advance of the Kingdom of Castile during the Reconquista. |
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01 Jul 1517
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1st burning of Protestants at stake in the Netherlands
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01 Jul 1517
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Inquisitor Adrian Boeyens (pope Adrianus VI) becomes Cardinal
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01 Jul 1523
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Johann Esch and Heinrich Voes become the first Lutheran martyrs, burned at the stake by Roman Catholic authorities in Brussels. |
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01 Jul 1535
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Sir Thomas More goes on trial in England charged with treason
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01 Jul 1543
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England and Scotland sign Peace treaty of Greenwich
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01 Jul 1569
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Latvia Parliament accept Union of Lublin, incorporate into Poland
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01 Jul 1569
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Union of Lublin: The Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania confirm a real union; the united country is called the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth or the Republic of Both Nations. |
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01 Jul 1643
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First meeting of the Westminster Assembly, a council of theologians ("divines") and members of the Parliament of England appointed to restructure the Church of England, at Westminster Abbey in London. |
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01 Jul 1656
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1st Quakers (Mary Fisher / Ann Austin) arrives in Boston (arrested)
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01 Jul 1674
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Spain, France and Netherlands form Triple Alliance
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01 Jul 1689
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Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu Japan
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01 Jul 1690
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Battle of Colors: French beats Spanish / Dutch army
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01 Jul 1690
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Glorious Revolution: Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (as reckoned under the Julian calendar). |
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01 Jul 1747
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Battle at Lafeld: France beat English / Dutch army
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01 Jul 1766
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Jean-François de la Barre, a young French nobleman, is tortured and beheaded before his body is burnt on a pyre along with a copy of Voltaire's Dictionnaire philosophique nailed to his torso for the crime of not saluting a Roman Catholic religious procession in Abbeville, France. |
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01 Jul 1770
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Lexell's Comet passes closer to the Earth than any other comet in recorded history, approaching to a distance of 0.0146 a.u. |
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01 Jul 1776
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1st vote on Declaration of Independence
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01 Jul 1782
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Raid on Lunenburg: American privateers attack the British settlement of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. |
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01 Jul 1795
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John Rutledge becomes 2nd chief justice of Supreme Court
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01 Jul 1810
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Louis Napoleon resigns as King of the Netherlands
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01 Jul 1823
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9th Postmaster General: John McLean of Ohio takes office
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01 Jul 1823
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United Provinces of Central America gain independence from Mexico
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01 Jul 1831
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Admiral James C Ross reaches magnetic North Pole
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01 Jul 1837
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A system of civil registration of births, marriages and deaths is established in England and Wales. |
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01 Jul 1850
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At least 626 ships lie at anchor around SF Bay
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01 Jul 1855
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Signing of the Quinault Treaty: The Quinault and the Quileute cede their land to the United States. |
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01 Jul 1858
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Joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society in London. |
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01 Jul 1859
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1st intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32
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01 Jul 1859
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Balloon covers a record 809 miles over St. Louis
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01 Jul 1861
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1st public schoolhouse opens at Washington and Mason St, San Francisco
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01 Jul 1861
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War Department decrees the KA and TN are to be canvassed for volunteers
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01 Jul 1862
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Battle at Booneville Mississippi: Confederate superior power driven out
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01 Jul 1862
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Congress outlaws polygamy (1st time); bad news for Utah
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01 Jul 1862
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Emperor Alexander II grants Jews right to publish books
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01 Jul 1862
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Internal Revenue Law imposes 1st federal taxes on inheritance, tobacco and on incomes over $600 (progressive rate)
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01 Jul 1862
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Lincoln appoints Isaac Newton Secretary of Agriculture
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01 Jul 1862
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The Russian State Library is founded as The Library of the Moscow Public Museum. |
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01 Jul 1862
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Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, second daughter of Queen Victoria, marries Prince Louis of Hesse, the future Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse. |
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01 Jul 1862
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American Civil War: The Battle of Malvern Hill takes place. It is the final battle in the Seven Days Campaign, part of George B. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign. |
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01 Jul 1863
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Slavery abolished in Suriname and Netherlands Antilles
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01 Jul 1863
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Keti Koti (Emancipation Day) in Suriname, marking the abolition of slavery by the Netherlands. |
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01 Jul 1863
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American Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg begins. |
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01 Jul 1867
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The British North America Act of 1867 takes effect as the Constitution of Canada, creating the Canadian Confederation and the federal dominion of Canada; Sir John A. Macdonald is sworn in as the first Prime Minister of Canada. This date is commemorated annually in Canada as Canada Day, a national holiday. |
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01 Jul 1869
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Dutch newspaper stamp tax repealed
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01 Jul 1870
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James W Smith of SC is 1st black to enter West Point
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01 Jul 1870
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The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence. |
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01 Jul 1871
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The decimal currency system is made uniform in Canada
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01 Jul 1873
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Henry Flipper of Georgia is 2nd black to enter West Point
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01 Jul 1873
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Prince Edward Island becomes 7th Canadian province
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01 Jul 1873
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Prince Edward Island joins the Canadian Confederation. |
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01 Jul 1874
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1st Chamber accept law against child labor
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01 Jul 1874
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1st US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000
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01 Jul 1874
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1st US zoo opens (Philadelphia)
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01 Jul 1874
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The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale. |
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01 Jul 1875
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Universal Postal Union established
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01 Jul 1877
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1st edition of "Amsterdammer" published
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01 Jul 1878
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Treaty of Berlin divide Africa up for colonization
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01 Jul 1878
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Canada joins the Universal Postal Union. |
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01 Jul 1879
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Ex-khedive Ismael Pasha sails from Alexandria to Naples
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01 Jul 1879
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Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower. |
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01 Jul 1881
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1st international telephone conversation, Calais, ME-St Stephen, NB
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01 Jul 1881
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US Assay Office in St. Louis, Missouri opens
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01 Jul 1881
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The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States. |
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01 Jul 1881
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General Order 70, the culmination of the Cardwell and Childers reforms of the British Army, comes into effect. |
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01 Jul 1883
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ANWB forms in Utrecht
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01 Jul 1885
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The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada. |
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01 Jul 1889
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Frederick Douglass named Minister to Haiti
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01 Jul 1889
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US mint at Carson City, Nevada reopens
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01 Jul 1890
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Great-Britain and Germany sign Zanzibar-Helgoland Treaty
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01 Jul 1890
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Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable. |
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01 Jul 1893
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San Francisco Bay City Club opens 1st US bicycle race track, made of wood
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01 Jul 1896
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Harbor of Ymuiden opens
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01 Jul 1896
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Wilfrid Laurel sworn in as 1st French speaking Premier
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01 Jul 1897
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Bronx acquires Hutton Square
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01 Jul 1898
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Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill
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01 Jul 1898
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Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba. |
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01 Jul 1899
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Gideon Society established to place bibles in hotels
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01 Jul 1899
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San Francisco City Hall turned over to city, after 29 years of building
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01 Jul 1902
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Ranji (230) and Newham (153) add 344 for 7th wkt, Sussex vs. Essex
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01 Jul 1902
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Start of Sherlock Holmes "Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax" (BG)
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01 Jul 1903
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1st Tour de France bicycle race begins
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01 Jul 1903
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Start of first Tour de France bicycle race. |
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01 Jul 1908
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SOS is adopted as the international distress signal. |
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01 Jul 1910
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Union of South Africa becomes a dominion
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01 Jul 1910
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White Sox Park (Comiskey Park) opens with 2-0 loss to Browns
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01 Jul 1911
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German boat Panther nears for Agadir Morocco
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01 Jul 1911
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Germany despatches the gunship Panther to Morocco, sparking the Agadir Crisis. |
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01 Jul 1913
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Serbia and Greece declare war on Bulgaria
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01 Jul 1915
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Australia begins Commonwealth Lighthouse Service
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01 Jul 1915
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Australian Survey Corps becomes part of Military Forces
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01 Jul 1915
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Leutnant Kurt Wintgens of the then-named German Fliegertruppe air service achieves the first known aerial victory with a synchronized machine-gun armed fighter plane, the Fokker M.5K/MG Eindecker. |
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01 Jul 1916
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Battle on the Somme: British 4th Army walks to German lines
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01 Jul 1916
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British court martial (Easter uprising)
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01 Jul 1916
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Coca-Cola brings current coke formula to the market
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01 Jul 1916
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Honus Wagner, 42, is oldest to hit an inside-the-park HR
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01 Jul 1916
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World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded. |
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01 Jul 1917
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257cm-mirror for Mount Wilson Observatory mounted
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01 Jul 1917
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Race riots in East St. Louis Illinois (40 to 200 reported killed)
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01 Jul 1917
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Reds Fred Toney pitches completes doubleheader victories over Pirates
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01 Jul 1917
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Robins (Dodgers) play their 1st Sunday game in Brooklyn
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01 Jul 1919
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1st class postage drops from 3 cents to 2 cents
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01 Jul 1919
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Scheveningen soccer team forms in Scheveningen
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01 Jul 1920
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Washingston Senator Walter Johnson no-hits Boston Red Sox, 1-0
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01 Jul 1921
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The Communist Party of China is founded. |
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01 Jul 1922
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The Great Railroad Strike of 1922 begins in the United States. |
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01 Jul 1923
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1st permanent radio network-AT&T (WEAF New York and WMAF Massachusetts)
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01 Jul 1923
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The Canadian Parliament suspends all Chinese immigration. |
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01 Jul 1924
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Light Brigade forms
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01 Jul 1924
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Through regular transcontinental airmail service forms, NYC-SF
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01 Jul 1925
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New York Giant Hack Wilson hits 2 HRs in 3rd inning beating Phillies, 16-7
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01 Jul 1925
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SDAP wins 4 chairs in Second-Parliamentary election
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01 Jul 1925
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Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs created in the UK
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01 Jul 1926
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Canada restores gold standard
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01 Jul 1929
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US cartoonist Elzie Segar creates "Popeye"
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01 Jul 1929
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US Immigration law of 1924 in effect
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01 Jul 1930
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Great-Britain signs accord for Independence of Iraq
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01 Jul 1931
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium is completed
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01 Jul 1931
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Ice vending machines introduced in LA 25 lbs, 15 cents
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01 Jul 1931
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Phillies Chuck Klein hits for cycle vs. Chicago Cubs
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01 Jul 1931
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Trans African Railway in use (Benguela, Angola-Jadotville, Congo)
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01 Jul 1931
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United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport). |
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01 Jul 1932
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45th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (63 61)
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01 Jul 1932
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New York Gov FDR nominated for President at Democratic Convention in Chicago
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01 Jul 1932
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New York newspaper Evening Standard goes bankrupt
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01 Jul 1932
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Australia's national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, was formed. |
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01 Jul 1934
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1st x-ray photo of entire body, Rochester, New York
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01 Jul 1935
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General Neth Persbureau (ANP) forms in Amsterdam
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01 Jul 1935
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Regina, Saskatchewan police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police ambush strikers participating in the On-to-Ottawa Trek. |
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01 Jul 1936
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AVRO radio broadcast studios in Hilversum opens
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01 Jul 1936
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Watchfulness Committee forms in Amsterdam
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01 Jul 1937
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Britian begins using an emergency phone number (999)
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01 Jul 1937
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Spanish bishops support Franco and fascists
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01 Jul 1938
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58th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats Henry Austin (61 60 63)
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01 Jul 1940
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Australia refuses entry to Dutch Jewish refugees
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01 Jul 1941
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1st coml TV licenses granted-W2XBS-WNBT (NBC) and WCBW (CBS), New York City
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01 Jul 1941
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Bulova Watch Co pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial
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01 Jul 1941
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WCBW (now WCBS) TV channel 2 in NY, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Jul 1941
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WNBT TV (W2XBS, Now WNBC) channel 4 in NYC (NBC) begins broadcasting
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01 Jul 1942
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German troops conquer Sebastopol
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01 Jul 1942
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World War II: First Battle of El Alamein. |
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01 Jul 1942
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The Australian Federal Government becomes the sole collector of income tax in Australia as State Income Tax is abolished. |
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01 Jul 1943
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"Pay-as-you-go" - 1st withholding tax from paychecks
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01 Jul 1943
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Tokyo City merges with Tokyo Prefecture and is dissolved. Since this date, no city in Japan has the name "Tokyo" (present-day Tokyo is not officially a city). |
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01 Jul 1944
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2500+ killed in London / SE England by German flying bombs
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01 Jul 1944
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Bretton Woods Conference starts, establishing IMF andWorld Bank
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01 Jul 1944
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Earl Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to Colonel
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01 Jul 1944
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General Eisenhower visits front in Normandy
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01 Jul 1944
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Von Rundstedt against Keitel: "Signs peace, idiots!"
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01 Jul 1945
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1st of the superstars returns from the WWII, Hank Greenberg homers
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01 Jul 1945
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55th Postmaster General: Robert E Hannegan of Mo takes office
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01 Jul 1945
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Allies troop land on Balikpapan
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01 Jul 1946
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Rajah cedes Sarawak to British crown
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01 Jul 1946
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US drops atom bomb on Bikini atoll (4th atomic explosion)
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01 Jul 1947
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192m long passenger ship Willem Ruys (Achille Lauro) launched
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01 Jul 1947
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British Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office
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01 Jul 1947
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The Philippine Air Force is established. |
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01 Jul 1948
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Bradman scores 128 Australia vs. Surrey, 141 mins, 15 fours
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01 Jul 1948
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Quaid-i-Azam) inaugurates Pakistan's central bank, the State Bank of Pakistan. |
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01 Jul 1949
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63rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ted Schroeder beat Drobny (36 60 63 46 64)
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01 Jul 1949
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WBRC TV channel 6 in Birmingham, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting
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01 Jul 1949
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WCCO TV channel 4 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Jul 1949
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The merger of two princely states of India, Cochin and Travancore, into the state of Thiru-Kochi (later re-organized as Kerala) in the Indian Union ends more than 1,000 years of princely rule by the Cochin Royal Family. |
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01 Jul 1950
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"Lost in the Stars" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 281 performances
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01 Jul 1950
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1st 407 US soldiers flown to South Korea
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01 Jul 1950
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WHBF TV channel 4 in Rock Island, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Jul 1951
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Cleveland Indian Bob Feller, 3rd no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 2-1
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01 Jul 1953
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KLAS TV channel 8 in Las Vegas, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Jul 1953
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KTVH (now KWCH) TV channel 12 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (CBS) begins
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01 Jul 1954
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WDBO (now WCPX) TV channel 6 in Orlando, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Jul 1955
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69th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Kurt Nielsen (63 75 61)
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01 Jul 1955
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KOTA TV channel 3 in Rapid City, SD (ABC / NBC) begins broadcasting
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01 Jul 1956
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Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Western Golf Open
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01 Jul 1956
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Elvis Presley wearing a tuxedo appears on Steve Allen Show
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01 Jul 1956
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Ibrahim Hashiroe succeeds Said el-Moefti as Premier of Jordan
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01 Jul 1957
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International Geophysical Year begins (until Dec 31, 1958)
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01 Jul 1957
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WRLP TV channel 32 in Greenfield / Keene / Brat, MA (IND) 1st broadcast
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01 Jul 1957
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The International Geophysical Year begins. |
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01 Jul 1958
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The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave. |
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01 Jul 1958
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Flooding of Canada's St. Lawrence Seaway begins. |
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01 Jul 1959
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Israeli Knesset agrees to weapon sales to West-Germany
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01 Jul 1959
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World Refugee Year begins
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01 Jul 1959
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WVTV TV channel 18 in Milwaukee, WI (IND) begins broadcasting
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01 Jul 1959
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The Party of the African Federation holds its constitutive conference. |
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01 Jul 1959
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Specific values for the international yard, avoirdupois pound and derived units (e.g. inch, mile and ounce) are adopted after agreement between the U.S.A., the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries. |
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01 Jul 1960
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British Somaliland becomes Somalia
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01 Jul 1960
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Fidel Castro nationalizes Esso, Shell and Texaco in Cuba
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01 Jul 1960
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Ghana becomes a Republic
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01 Jul 1960
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Italian Somaliland gains independence, unites with Somali Republic
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01 Jul 1960
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No passports needed inside Benelux
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01 Jul 1960
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USSR shoots down US RB-47 reconnaissance plane
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01 Jul 1960
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Independence of Somalia. |
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01 Jul 1960
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Ghana becomes a Republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President as Queen Elizabeth II ceases to be its Head of state. |
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01 Jul 1961
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Haleakala National Park forms in Hawaii
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01 Jul 1961
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KNDU TV channel 25 in Richland-Pasco-Kennew, WA (NBC) 1st broadcast
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01 Jul 1962
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Algeria votes for independence
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01 Jul 1962
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Burundi and Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days)
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01 Jul 1962
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Independence of Rwanda. |
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01 Jul 1962
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Independence of Burundi. |
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01 Jul 1963
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President Kennedy arrives in Rome
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01 Jul 1963
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US postal service institutes (Zone Improvement Plan) zip code
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01 Jul 1963
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ZIP codes are introduced for United States mail. |
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01 Jul 1963
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The British Government admits that former diplomat Kim Philby had worked as a Soviet agent. |
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01 Jul 1965
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KUID TV channel 12 in Moscow, ID (PBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Jul 1965
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Kinderstraf trial starts
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01 Jul 1966
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80th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: M Santana beats D Ralston (64 11-9 64)
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01 Jul 1966
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Construction crews begin tearing up Market St. to build BART
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01 Jul 1966
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Explorer 33 launched
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01 Jul 1966
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Medicare goes into effect
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01 Jul 1966
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VVV soccer team forms in Venlo
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01 Jul 1966
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The first color television transmission in Canada takes place from Toronto. |
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01 Jul 1967
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"Funny Girl" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 1348 performances
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01 Jul 1967
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1st British color TV broadcast, on BBC 2
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01 Jul 1967
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BBC starts their World Radio Club
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01 Jul 1967
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The European Community is formally created out of a merger with the Common Market, the European Coal and Steel Community, and the European Atomic Energy Commission. |
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01 Jul 1967
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Canada celebrates the 100th anniversary of the British North America Act, 1867, which officially made Canada its own federal dominion. |
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01 Jul 1968
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Fortuna Sittard soccer team forms in Sittard
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01 Jul 1968
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US, Britain, USSR and 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
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01 Jul 1968
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The United States Central Intelligence Agency's Phoenix Program is officially established. |
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01 Jul 1968
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The Nuclear non-proliferation treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., London and Moscow by sixty-two countries. |
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01 Jul 1968
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Formal separation of the United Auto Workers from the AFL–CIO in the United States. |
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01 Jul 1969
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Charles Philip Arthur George invested as Prince of Wales
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01 Jul 1969
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John andYoko are hospitalized after a car crash
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01 Jul 1969
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Shelby Singleton buys Sun Records from Sam Phillips
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01 Jul 1970
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Denny McLain returns, (leaves trailiing) Tigers beat Yankees in 11
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01 Jul 1970
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FC Utrecht soccer team forms in Utrecht
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01 Jul 1970
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Jimi Hendrix 1st recording session (NYC)
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01 Jul 1970
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President General Yahya Khan abolishes One-Unit of West Pakistan restoring the provinces. |
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01 Jul 1971
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British and Argentina sign accord about Falkland Islands
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01 Jul 1971
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State of Washington becomes 1st state to ban sex discrimination
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01 Jul 1972
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Ms. magazine begins publishing
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01 Jul 1972
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The first Gay Pride march in England takes place. |
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01 Jul 1973
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"Jesus Christ Superstar" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 711 performances
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01 Jul 1973
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1st US-China basketball game, US collegiates beats Shanghai 96-61
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01 Jul 1973
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Mary Mills wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic
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01 Jul 1974
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1st Laura Ashley-store in US opens (San Francisco)
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01 Jul 1974
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General Pinochet becomes President of Chile
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01 Jul 1974
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Monmouthshire renamed Gwent and becomes part of Wales
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01 Jul 1975
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Muhammad Ali beats Joe Bugner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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01 Jul 1975
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Ringo Starr and Maureen, divorce
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01 Jul 1975
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WEDway People Mover inaugurated
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01 Jul 1976
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Kenneth Gibson, is 1st black President of US Conference of Mayors
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01 Jul 1976
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Portugal grants autonomy to Madeira. |
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01 Jul 1977
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84th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Virginia Wade beats B Stove (46 63 61)
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01 Jul 1977
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FC Volendam soccer team forms in Volendam Neth
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01 Jul 1978
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"Act" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 233 performances
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01 Jul 1978
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Former President Nixon makes 1st public speech since resigning in 1974
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01 Jul 1978
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Northern Territory of Australia becomes self-governing
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01 Jul 1978
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The Northern Territory in Australia is granted Self-Government. |
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01 Jul 1979
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Stampede Pass, Washington is covered with 6" of snow
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01 Jul 1979
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Sony introduces the Walkman. |
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01 Jul 1980
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Steve Overt runs world record 3:48.8 mile in Oslo
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01 Jul 1980
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"O Canada" officially becomes the national anthem of Canada. |
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01 Jul 1981
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NEC soccer team forms in Nijmegen
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01 Jul 1981
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Prince Willem Alexander opens Willems Bridge in Rotterdam
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01 Jul 1981
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Radio Shack 3rd release of Model III TRSDOS 1.3
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01 Jul 1981
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Laurel Canyon California murders (4 die, 1 wounded)
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01 Jul 1981
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The Wonderland murders occur in the early morning hours in Los Angeles, allegedly masterminded by businessman and drug dealer Eddie Nash. |
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01 Jul 1982
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2,100 Unification church couples wed in New York City
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01 Jul 1982
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ABC national music radio network scheduled premiere (never happened)
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01 Jul 1982
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Challenger moves overland to Dryden
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01 Jul 1982
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General Reynaldo Bignone sworn in as President of Argentina
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01 Jul 1982
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Kosmos 1383, 1st search and rescue satellite, launched
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01 Jul 1983
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A North Korean Ilyushin Il-62M jet en route to Conakry Airport in Guinea crashes into the Fouta Djallon mountains in Guinea-Bissau, killing all 23 people on board. |
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01 Jul 1984
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"Baby" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 241 performances
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01 Jul 1984
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Amy Alcott wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
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01 Jul 1984
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Royals pitcher Paul Splittorff, retires
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01 Jul 1984
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The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA. |
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01 Jul 1987
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Bork nominated to Supreme Court, rejected in October by Senate
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01 Jul 1987
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New York City radio station WFAN-AM becomes 1st 24 hour all sports radio
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01 Jul 1987
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The American radio station WFAN in New York, New York is launched as the world's first all-sports radio station. |
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01 Jul 1989
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Hugh Hefner (Playboy editor) weds playmate Kimberly Conrad
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01 Jul 1989
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NFL owners vote unanimously to form WLAF
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01 Jul 1989
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Yanks beat Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, score is changed to 5-1 after game is over. Umpire rules Roberto Kelly scored before a double-play
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01 Jul 1990
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11th US Seniors Golf Open: Lee Trevino
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01 Jul 1990
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18th du Maurier Golf Classic: Cathy Johnston
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01 Jul 1990
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Despite Andy Hawkins no-hitting White Sox, Yankees lose 4-0
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01 Jul 1990
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FC Swells soccer team forms in Swells
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01 Jul 1990
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German Democratic Republic accepts Deutsche Mark as its currency
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01 Jul 1990
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In Victoria, Australia, helmetless bike riding becomes illegal
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01 Jul 1990
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New York Yankee Andy Hawkins throws no-hitter in Comiskey Park, losing 4-0
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01 Jul 1990
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German reunification: East Germany accepts the Deutsche Mark as its currency, thus uniting the economies of East and West Germany. |
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01 Jul 1991
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The Warsaw Pact is officially dissolved at a meeting in Prague. |
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01 Jul 1992
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6.6 earthquake in Big Bear Valley of Los Angeles
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01 Jul 1992
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Ali Kafi becomes President of Algeria
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01 Jul 1992
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Fox broadcasting adds Wednesday night TV programming
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01 Jul 1993
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1 second is added to the clock
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01 Jul 1993
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Russian manned space craft TM-17, launches into orbit
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01 Jul 1993
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STS-57 (Endeavour) lands
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01 Jul 1994
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Roman Herzog sworn in as German President
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01 Jul 1994
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Soyuz TM-19 launches
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01 Jul 1994
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Yassar Arafat returns to Gaza strip
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01 Jul 1995
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"Kiss of the Spider Woman" closes at Broadhurst NYC after 906 performances
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01 Jul 1996
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Kevan James scores 103 and takes 4 wkts in 4 balls, Hants vs. Ind
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01 Jul 1996
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NHL Winnipeg Jets officially become the Phoenix Coyotes
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01 Jul 1996
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Placido Domingo becomes Art Director of Washington Opera
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01 Jul 1996
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WBSI TV replaces WNYC on channel 31 in New York City
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01 Jul 1997
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Nevada Athletic Commission suspends Mike Tyson for biting Holyfield
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01 Jul 1997
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STS 94 (Columbia 23) launches into orbit
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01 Jul 1997
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UK returns Hong Kong to China
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01 Jul 1997
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China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. |
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01 Jul 1999
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The Scottish Parliament is officially opened by Elizabeth II on the day that legislative powers are officially transferred from the old Scottish Office in London to the new devolved Scottish Executive in Edinburgh. |
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01 Jul 2002
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The International Criminal Court is established to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. |
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01 Jul 2002
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Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 and a DHL (German cargo) Boeing 757 collide in mid-air over Überlingen, southern Germany, killing all 71 on board. |
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01 Jul 2003
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Over 500,000 people protest against efforts to pass anti-sedition legislation in Hong Kong. |
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01 Jul 2004
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Saturn orbit insertion of Cassini–Huygens begins at 01:12 UTC and ends at 02:48 UTC. |
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01 Jul 2006
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The first operation of Qinghai–Tibet Railway in China. |
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01 Jul 2007
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The Concert for Diana is held at the new Wembley Stadium in London and broadcast in 140 countries. |
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01 Jul 2007
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Smoking in England is banned in all public indoor spaces. |
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01 Jul 2008
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Rioting erupts in Mongolia in response to allegations of fraud surrounding the 2008 legislative elections. |
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01 Jul 2013
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Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union. |
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01 Jul 2013
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The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) begins its operative peacekeeping mandate in Mali. |
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01 Jul 2013
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Neptune's moon S/2004 N 1 is discovered. |
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