Today in History
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July 6th
- In 1785 the dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States.
- In 1919 the dirigible R34 lands, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
- In 1933 the first MLB All-Star Game is played. The American League beat the National League 4–2.
July 7th
- In 1898 US President McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory.
- In 1928 sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company.
- In 1985 Boris Becker becomes the youngest player ever to win Wimbledon at age 17.
July 8th
- In 1889 the first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
- In 1948 the United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits.
- In 2011 Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
July 9th
- In 1877 the inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins.
- In 1922 Johnny Weissmuller swims 100m freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the 'minute barrier'.
- In 1981 Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, is released.
July 10th
- In 1821 the United States takes possession of its newly bought territory of Florida from Spain.
- In 1890 Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.
- In 1913 Death Valley, California, hits 134 °F, the highest temperature recorded in the US.
July 11th
- In 1735 calculations suggest that Pluto moved inside Neptune's orbit for the last time before 1979.
- In 1895 brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière demonstrate movie film technology to scientists.
- In 1914 Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball.
July 12th
- In 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.
- In 1962 the Rolling Stones perform their first concert, at the Marquee Club in London, England.
- In 1580 the Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.
July 13th
- In 1985 Vice President Bush becomes the Acting President when President Reagan has surgery.
- In 1919 the airship R34 lands in England, completing the first airship journey across the Atlantic.
- In 1923 the Hollywood Sign is dedicated reading "Hollywoodland", but "Land" is dropped in 1949.
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