On This Day In History, 1 July
WW1, the Battle of the Somme started in 1916, Hong Kong was returned from the UK to China in 1997, the 1st Tour de France...
July
The seventh month of the year, is named in honour of the Roman emperor Julius Caesar, July has 31 days
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On This Day In History, 2 July
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam was formed in 1976, Elvis recorded Hound Dog in 1956, Mario Puzo, The Godfather, died in 1999, and more…
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On This Day In History, 3 July
The Battle of Gettysburg ended in 1863, Ronald Reagan rededicated the Statue of Liberty in 1984, Back to the Future was released in 1985, and...
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On This Day In History, 4 July
The Declaration of Independence was ratified in 1776, following WW2 rationing in the UK ended in 1954, David Beckham married Victoria in 1999, and more…
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On This Day In History, 5 July
Britain’s NHS was founded in 1948, the US Secret Service was created in 1865, Dolly The Sheep was “born” in 1996, and more…
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On This Day In History, 6 July
The Piper Alpha Disaster occurred in 1988, Forrest Gump went on general release in the US in 1994, Sylvester Stallone was born in 1946, and...
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On This Day In History, 7 July
Sliced bread was sold for the 1st time in 1928, West Germany won the FIFA World Cup in 1974, Ringo Starr was born in 1940,...
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On This Day In History, 8 July
The Wall Street Journal was published for the 1st time in 1889, Ronnie Biggs escaped from prison in 1965, West Germany won the FIFA World...
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On This Day In History, 9 July
Campbell's Soup Cans by Andy Warhol went on display for the 1st time in 1962, Donkey Kong was released in 1981 by Nintendo, and more…
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On This Day In History, 10 July
WW2, the Battle of Britain started in 1940, after 3 months Coca Cola returned to the old formula in 1985, Parachutes by Coldplay released in...
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On This Day In History, 11 July
Waterloo, London’s busiest railway station, opened in 1948, To Kill a Mockingbird 1st published in 1960, Giorgio Armani was born in 1934, and more…
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On This Day In History, 12 July
The Medal of Honor approved by Congress in 1862, The Rolling Stones played their 1st gig in 1962, Bill Cosby was born in 1937, and...
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On This Day In History, 13 July
Live Aid held in 1985 in London and Philadelphia, Kylie Minogue debut single Locomotion released in 1987, Harrison Ford was born in 1942, and more…
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On This Day In History, 14 July
The Storming of the Bastille in Paris occurred in 1789, Nintendo released Mario Bros in 1983, Billy The Kid died in 1881 aged 21, and...
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On This Day In History, 15 July
The Battle of Grunwald was fought in 1410, the Rosetta Stone found in 1799, Giovanni Versace died in 1997, shot dead, and more…
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On This Day In History, 16 July
Manhattan Project, 1st nuclear bomb exploded in 1945, Apollo 11 launched in 1969, Uruguay won the 4th FIFA World Cup in 1950, and more…
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On This Day In History, 17 July
Disneyland in California opened in 1955, El Chapo sentenced to life in prison in 2019 in the US, Brazil won the 15th FIFA WorldCup in...
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On This Day In History, 18 July
Messerschmitt Me262 flew in 1942, using just jet power, Intel founded in 1968, Kiss from a Rose released in the UK in 1994, Nelson Mandela...
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On This Day In History, 19 July
The Mary Rose sank in 1545, Paris Métro began operation in 1900, Mad Men aired for the 1st time in 2007, Brian May, Queen, was...
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On This Day In History, 20 July
Claus von Stauffenberg Hitler assassination attempt failed in 1944, Moon Landing, 1st walk on the moon, in 1969, Edmund Hillary was born in 1919, and...
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On This Day In History, 21 July
Last Space Shuttle, Atlantis, mission returned to Earth in 2011, Tate Britain art museum in London opened in 1897, Robin Williams was born in 1951,...
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On This Day In History, 22 July
WW2, Palermo liberated in 1943, Jeffrey Dahmer, 17 murders, arrested in 1991, Nick Faldo won his 2nd #Open in 1990 at the Old Course, and...
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On This Day In History, 23 July
Commercial whaling paused in 1982, 1st live transatlantic television signal by Telstar1 in 1962, Tiger Woods won his first Open in 2000, and more…
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On This Day In History, 24 July
Machu Picchu rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911, Apollo 11 returned to Earth in 1969, Careless Whisper was released in 1984, and more…
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On This Day In History, 25 July
Louise Joy Brown, 1st human born by IVF in 1978, Louis Bleriot, 1st to fly the English Channel in 1909, Matt le Blanc, Joey in...
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On This Day In History, 26 July
The Maldives independence in 1965, New Zealand capital moved from Auckland to Wellington in 1865, Mick Jagger was born in 1943, and more…
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On This Day In History, 27 July
Korean Armistice Agreement signed in 1953, Vincent van Gogh shot himself in 1890, he died 2 days later, Bugs Bunny made his official debut in...
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On This Day In History, 28 July
The Great Tangshan Earthquake occurred in China in 1976, Ian Botham made his Test debut in 1977, Beatrix Potter was born in 1866, and more…
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On This Day In History, 29 July
Arc de Triomphe inaugurated in 1836, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer married in 1981, Brad Pitt married Jennifer Aniston in 2000, and more…
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On This Day In History, 30 July
US motto In God We Trust adopted in 1956, Jimmy Hoffa disappeared in 1975, he was never seen again, England won the FIFA World Cup...
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On This Day In History, 31 July
WW1 Battle of Passchendaele started in 1917, summit of K2 conquered for the 1st time in 1954, J K Rowling was born in 1965, and...