CLFalcon2006
07-01-2006, 01:24 AM
Saturday July 1st
251 AD- The battle of Abrittus is won by Goths against Romans. Roman Emperors Decius and Herennius Etruscus are killed.
1862- Battle of Malvern Hill Concludes the Seven Days Battle of the Civil War
1863- First day of the Battle of Gettysburg
1867- The British North America act creates the Canadian Confederation (I believe this means Canada is now a country)
1870- US dept. of Justice is created
1916- First day of the Battle of Somme in WWI
1921- Chinese Communist Party is created
1942- The first battle of El Alamein in Egypt during WWII
1963- ZIP codes are introduced in the US
1968- Nuclear non-Proliferation treaty is signed
1987- Construction begins on the Chunnel
1991- The Warsaw Pact is dissolved
1997- Hong Kong is transfered from the UK to China
Sunday July 2nd
1679- Europeans first visit Minnesota and see headwaters of Mississippi - led by Daniel Greysolon de Du Luth.
1776- The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with Great Britain, though a formal Declaration of Independence is not adopted until later in the week
1777- Vermont becomes the first American state to abolish slavery.
1853- The Russian Army invades Turkey, beginning the Crimean War.
1863- Battle of Gettysburg continues
1881- Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James Garfield, who eventually dies from infection on September 19.
1937- Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappear over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight at the equator.
1947- An object speculated to be a UFO crashes near Roswell, New Mexico, though the United States Air Force claims it is a weather balloon.
1962- The first Wal-Mart store opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas.
1964-U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act into law.
1976- North and South Vietnam, divided since 1954, reunite to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Monday July 3rd
533- Battle of Ad Decimum: Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals near Carthage in essence recapturing North Africa in the name of the Roman Empire
987- Hugh Capet was crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty which ruled France till the French Revolution in 1792.
1754- French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces
1775- American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1863- Final day of fighting at Gettysburg
1884- Dow Jones published its 1st stock average.
1890- Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
1932- First Sunday game at Fenway Park, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 13-2, and John McGraw retires from baseball.
1964- President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits segregation in public places.
1985- Back to the Future debuts in theaters all over the U.S.
Tuesday July 4th
1187- Saladin defeats Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem, at the Battle of Hattin.
1776- The Continental Congress approves a Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. :D
1802- At West Point, New York the United States Military Academy opens.
1803- The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people.
1817- Construction on the Erie Canal begins
1826- Thomas Jeffersona nd John Adams die on the same day
1863- Vicksburg surrenders to General Grant in the Civil War
1892-Western Samoa changes the International Date Line, so that year there were 367 days in this country, with two occurrences of Monday, July 4.
1910- African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match sparking race riots across the United States.
1918-Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family
1939- Lou Gehrig's luckiest man on the face of the earth speech at Yankee Stadium
Wednesday July 5th
1811- Venezuela becomes teh first South American country to declare independence from Spain
1943- Battle of Kursk which would be the largest tank battle in history begins.
1945- The Phillipines are liberated
1954- Elvis Presley has his first commercial recording session. He sang That's All Right (Mama) and Blue Moon of Kentucky. Widely considered to be the birth of Rock and Roll.
1971- US voting age is lowered from 21 to 18
1996- Dolly the sheep, first cloned mammal
Thursday July 6th
1777- American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Ticonderoga, bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne forces American retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.
1785- The US dollar is created
1885- Louis Pasteur develops his rabies vaccine
1908- Robert Perry begins his North Pole expedition
1919- The British dirigible R-34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic by an airship.
1933- The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. The American League defeats the National League, 4 to 2.
Friday July 7th
1456- A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death.
1789- The U.S. Congress rescinds treaties with France sparking the "quasi war" between France and the US
1807- Napoleonic Wars: Peace of Tilsit between France, Prussia and Russia ends the Fourth Coalition.
1846- Mexican War: American troops occupy Monterey and Yerba Buena, thus beginning the United States annexation of California.
1898- President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.
1917- Prince Georgy Yevgenyevich Lvov forms Provisional Government in Russia after the deposing of the tsar.
1930- Construction of the Hoover Dam begins
2005- London's subway and bus system are attacked by terrorists
251 AD- The battle of Abrittus is won by Goths against Romans. Roman Emperors Decius and Herennius Etruscus are killed.
1862- Battle of Malvern Hill Concludes the Seven Days Battle of the Civil War
1863- First day of the Battle of Gettysburg
1867- The British North America act creates the Canadian Confederation (I believe this means Canada is now a country)
1870- US dept. of Justice is created
1916- First day of the Battle of Somme in WWI
1921- Chinese Communist Party is created
1942- The first battle of El Alamein in Egypt during WWII
1963- ZIP codes are introduced in the US
1968- Nuclear non-Proliferation treaty is signed
1987- Construction begins on the Chunnel
1991- The Warsaw Pact is dissolved
1997- Hong Kong is transfered from the UK to China
Sunday July 2nd
1679- Europeans first visit Minnesota and see headwaters of Mississippi - led by Daniel Greysolon de Du Luth.
1776- The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with Great Britain, though a formal Declaration of Independence is not adopted until later in the week
1777- Vermont becomes the first American state to abolish slavery.
1853- The Russian Army invades Turkey, beginning the Crimean War.
1863- Battle of Gettysburg continues
1881- Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James Garfield, who eventually dies from infection on September 19.
1937- Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappear over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight at the equator.
1947- An object speculated to be a UFO crashes near Roswell, New Mexico, though the United States Air Force claims it is a weather balloon.
1962- The first Wal-Mart store opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas.
1964-U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act into law.
1976- North and South Vietnam, divided since 1954, reunite to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Monday July 3rd
533- Battle of Ad Decimum: Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals near Carthage in essence recapturing North Africa in the name of the Roman Empire
987- Hugh Capet was crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty which ruled France till the French Revolution in 1792.
1754- French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces
1775- American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1863- Final day of fighting at Gettysburg
1884- Dow Jones published its 1st stock average.
1890- Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
1932- First Sunday game at Fenway Park, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 13-2, and John McGraw retires from baseball.
1964- President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits segregation in public places.
1985- Back to the Future debuts in theaters all over the U.S.
Tuesday July 4th
1187- Saladin defeats Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem, at the Battle of Hattin.
1776- The Continental Congress approves a Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. :D
1802- At West Point, New York the United States Military Academy opens.
1803- The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people.
1817- Construction on the Erie Canal begins
1826- Thomas Jeffersona nd John Adams die on the same day
1863- Vicksburg surrenders to General Grant in the Civil War
1892-Western Samoa changes the International Date Line, so that year there were 367 days in this country, with two occurrences of Monday, July 4.
1910- African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match sparking race riots across the United States.
1918-Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family
1939- Lou Gehrig's luckiest man on the face of the earth speech at Yankee Stadium
Wednesday July 5th
1811- Venezuela becomes teh first South American country to declare independence from Spain
1943- Battle of Kursk which would be the largest tank battle in history begins.
1945- The Phillipines are liberated
1954- Elvis Presley has his first commercial recording session. He sang That's All Right (Mama) and Blue Moon of Kentucky. Widely considered to be the birth of Rock and Roll.
1971- US voting age is lowered from 21 to 18
1996- Dolly the sheep, first cloned mammal
Thursday July 6th
1777- American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Ticonderoga, bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne forces American retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.
1785- The US dollar is created
1885- Louis Pasteur develops his rabies vaccine
1908- Robert Perry begins his North Pole expedition
1919- The British dirigible R-34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic by an airship.
1933- The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. The American League defeats the National League, 4 to 2.
Friday July 7th
1456- A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death.
1789- The U.S. Congress rescinds treaties with France sparking the "quasi war" between France and the US
1807- Napoleonic Wars: Peace of Tilsit between France, Prussia and Russia ends the Fourth Coalition.
1846- Mexican War: American troops occupy Monterey and Yerba Buena, thus beginning the United States annexation of California.
1898- President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.
1917- Prince Georgy Yevgenyevich Lvov forms Provisional Government in Russia after the deposing of the tsar.
1930- Construction of the Hoover Dam begins
2005- London's subway and bus system are attacked by terrorists