July

July 30 History, Facts and TriviaJuly 30 History Highlights1619 – In Jamestown, Virginia, the first Colonial European representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convened.1975 – Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa disappeared. He was declared dead in 1982.July 30, 1980 Birthday (fictional) Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter #theheroofhogwartsIf you were born on July 30th,You […]

July 31 History, Facts and TriviaJuly 31 History Highlights1790 – The United States Patent Office opened1792 – The cornerstone of the first US Federal Building was laid, the Philadelphia Mint1948 – Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport) was dedicated.July 31, 1980 Birthday (fictional) Harry Potter,

July 29 History, Facts and TriviaJuly 29 History Highlights1945 – The USS Indiana was torpedoed and sank. Only 318 of 1,196 crewmen survived.1954 – The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien was published.1958 – NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) was established.If you were born on July 29th,You were likely conceived the week of…

July 28 History, Facts and TriviaJuly 28 History Highlights1540 – Thomas Cromwell was executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason.1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was certified.1973 – At the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, nearly 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins

July 27 History, Facts and TriviaJuly 27 History Highlights1886 – The Atlantic Telegraph Cable was laid between Ireland and Canada.1921 – Insulin was first isolated by Dr. Frederick Banting.1953 – The Korean War Armistice ended the Korean War.July 27, **** Birthday (fictional) Bugs Bunny, CartoonIf you were born on July 27th,You were likely conceived the

July 26 History, Facts and TriviaJuly 26 History HighlightsJuly 26, 19** Birthday (fictional) Bert, Sesame Street1775 – The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department was established.July 26, 1910 – Krazy Kat 1st appearance in The Dingbat Family, Comic Strip debuted1942 – The US Army ordered ( Executive Order 9981) desegregation

July 25 History, Facts and TriviaJuly 25 History Highlights1909 – Louis Bleriot became the first person to fly over the English Channel between France and England.1956 – The Andrea Doria sank off Nantucket, MA. Although 1,660 passengers were rescued, 46 people were killed in the accident.1965 – Bob Dylan used an electric guitar at the

July 24 History, Facts and TriviaJuly 24 History Highlights1866 – Tennessee became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the American Civil War.1969 – After the successful Moon landing, Apollo 11 splashed down safely in the Pacific OceanJuly 24, 2004 (fiction) Judgment Day occurred in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Film.If

July 23 History, Facts and TriviaJuly 23 History Highlights1827 – Francis Lieber, opened the first swimming school in the United States at the Boston Gymnasium.1962 – Jackie Robinson became the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.1972 – The United States launched Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite from

July 22 History, Facts and TriviaJuly 22 History Highlights1342 – The St. Mary Magdalene’s flood in central Europe killed thousands of people.1376 (?) The Pied Piper of Hamelin musically took the children from the town when they refused to pay a debt. It may have happened in 1284. It probably never happened.1587 – The second

July 21 History, Facts and TriviaJuly 21 History Highlights1861 – Confederate troops defeated the Union at the (1st) Battle of Bull Run.1873 – Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang held the first successful train robbery in the American West.1925 – Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined

July 20 History, Facts and TriviaJuly 20 History Highlights1874 – A plague of locusts swarmed the American Midwest.1944 – Adolf Hitler survived a bombing assassination attempt.1968 – The Special Olympics was started.1969 – American Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon.1969, Micheal Collins, one of the Apollo 11 astronauts, became the

July 19 History, Facts and TriviaJuly 19 History Highlights1848 – Woman’s Rights Convention at Seneca Falls1863 – Suffering 1,515 casualties, the Union soldiers were defeated while trying to capture Fort Wagner in South Carolina.1909 – Baseball’s first unassisted Triple Play was achieved by shortstop Neal Ball.1982 – Geraldine Ferraro was nominated as the first female

July 18 History, Fun Facts, and TriviaJuly 18 ObservancesJuly 18 is Nelson Mandela International Day,National Caviar Day, National Sour Candy Day,Insurance Nerd Day, Perfect Family Day,and World Listening Day. Nelson Mandela International Daywas established by the United Nations in 2009 to honor Mandela’s birthdayand encourage 67 minutes of community service, representing the 67 yearshe devoted

July 17 History, Fun Facts, and TriviaJuly 17 ObservancesJuly 17 is World Emoji Day, National Tattoo Day, National Peach Ice Cream Day, Wrong-Way Corrigan Day, Yellow Pigs Day, and World Day for International Justice, which marks the anniversary of the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court in 1998. World Emoji Day is observed on

July 16 History, Fun Facts, and TriviaJuly 16 ObservancesJuly 16 is Guinea Pig Appreciation Day, World Snake Day, National Corn Fritter Day, National Fresh Spinach Day, and National Personal Chef Day. World Snake Day and Guinea Pig Appreciation Day sharing a calendar date is either ironic or a reminder that the food chain does not

July 15 History, Fun Facts, and TriviaJuly 15 ObservancesJuly 15 is Gummi Worm Day, Saint Swithin’s Day, National Give Something Away Day, National Be a Dork Day, National Tapioca Pudding Day, Orange Chicken Day, I Love Horses Day, National Pet Fire Safety Day, National Respect Canada Day, and Japan’s Bon Festival, also called the Feast

July 14 History, Fun Facts, and TriviaJuly 14 ObservancesJuly 14 is Bastille Day, France’s national holiday; Shark Awareness Day; National Mac and Cheese Day; National Grand Marnier Day; National Tape Measure Day; and Pandemonium Day. Pandemonium Day has no official guidelines, which is probably the point. Bastille Day and Pandemonium Day on the same date are either redundant or historically accurate, depending

July 13 History, Fun Facts, and TriviaJuly 13 ObservancesJuly 13 is Barbershop Music Appreciation Day, National French Fry Day, Embrace Your Geekness Day, Bean ‘n’ Franks Day, National Beef Tallow Day, Fool’s Paradise Day, Go West Day, and Gruntled Workers Day. Gruntled is the antonym of disgruntled, and is a perfectly legitimate word that nobody

July 12 History, Fun Facts, and TriviaJuly 12 ObservancesJuly 12 is Etch A Sketch Day, Simplicity Day (honoring Henry David Thoreau’s birthday), National Pecan Pie Day, National Eat Your Jell-O Day, Paper Bag Day, Different Colored Eyes Day, New Conversations Day, and Orangemen’s Day, a public holiday in Northern Ireland commemorating the 1690 Battle of

July 11 History, Fun Facts, and TriviaJuly 11 ObservancesJuly 11 is World Population Day, National Cheer Up the Lonely Day, National Mojito Day, National Blueberry Muffin Day, Free Slurpee Day at 7-Eleven (because 7/11), Make Your Own Sundae Day, National Swimming Pool Day, All American Pet Photo Day, Bowdler’s Day, International Essential Oils Day, and

July 10 History, Fun Facts, and TriviaJuly 10 ObservancesJuly 10 is Nikola Tesla Day, National Kitten Day, National Pina Colada Day, Don’t Step on a Bee Day, Pick Blueberries Day, and Teddy Bear Picnic Day. The combination of Kitten Day, Pina Colada Day, and Teddy Bear Picnic Day in a single calendar slot suggests someone

July 9 History, Fun Facts, and TriviaJuly 9 ObservancesJuly 9 offers an eclectic mix of things to celebrate: Fashion Day, International Town Criers Day, National Sugar Cookie Day, National Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Omelet Day, National No Bra Day, and Martyrdom of the Bab, a solemn holy day in the Baha’i faith

July 8 History, Fun Facts, and TriviaJuly 8 ObservancesJuly 8 gives you four solid reasons to do absolutely nothing productive: Be a Kid Again Day, Math 2.0 Day, National Milk Chocolate with Almonds Day, and SCUD Day — aka Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama Day. SCUD Day and Be a Kid Again Day on

July 7 History, Facts and TriviaJuly 7 History Highlights1863 – The US had its first military draft. You could be exempted for $300.1907 – Florenz Ziegfeld held his first ‘Follies” on an NYC rooftop.1928 – The Chillicothe Baking Company began selling sliced bread.1930 – Construction of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam began.1954 – WHBQ in

July 6 History, Fun Facts, and TriviaJuly 6 ObservancesJuly 6 is National Fried Chicken Day, International Kissing Day, National Air Traffic Control Day, Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day, Umbrella Cover Day, and Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day — the last of which is either a gesture of appreciation for technology or a sign

July 5 History, Fun Facts, and TriviaJuly 5 ObservancesJuly 5 is Bikini Day, Mechanical Pencil Day, National Apple Turnover Day, and National Graham Cracker Day. It is also, notably, the day after the Fourth of July — a holiday with its own distinct character, defined primarily by leftover potato salad, a vague ringing in the

July 4 — Independence Day: History, Fun Facts, and TriviaJuly 4 ObservancesJuly 4 is Independence Day — the defining American holiday, marked by fireworks, barbecues, parades, and the annual tradition of not reading the Declaration of Independence all the way through. It is also Alice in Wonderland Day (marking Lewis Carroll’s 1862 boat trip that

July 3 History, Fun Facts, and TriviaJuly 3 ObservancesJuly 3 is National Fried Clam Day, American Redneck Day, Disobedience Day, National Chocolate Wafer Day, National Eat Your Beans Day, Stay Out of the Sun Day, Compliment Your Mirror Day, and Plastic Bag Free Day. It also marks the beginning of the Dog Days of Summer

July 2 History, Fun Facts, and TriviaJuly 2 ObservancesJuly 2 is World UFO Day, International Joke Day, Made in the USA Day, National Financial Freedom Day, Freedom From Fear of Speaking Day, National Television Heritage Day, World Sports Journalists Day, Zip Code Day, and I Forgot Day — which exists so that people who forgot