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*'''July 26'''
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**1603 - [[James VI]] of [[Scotland]] was crowned King James I of England. He then 'authorised' an [[English]] translation of the Scriptures, first published in 1611 and known as the 'Authorised Version', or in America as the 'King James Version' of the [[Bible]].
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** 1775 - [[Benjamin Franklin]] becomes the 1st Postmaster General.
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**1788 - [[New York]] becomes 11th state to ratify the [[United States Constitution|constitution]].
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**1971 - [[Apollo 15]] is launched to the [[Moon]].
  
 
*'''July 25'''
 
*'''July 25'''
 
** 1907 - Sir Robert Baden-Powell took some boys camping, in what was a precursor to the [[scouting]] movement.
 
** 1907 - Sir Robert Baden-Powell took some boys camping, in what was a precursor to the [[scouting]] movement.
  
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** 1948 - The first hijacking of a commercial aeroplane occurred; a Cathay Pacific seaplane flight from Macau to [[Hong Kong]].  
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**1725 - Birth of [[John Newton]]. Newton is remembered today as the author of several enduring hymns, including 'Amazing Grace' and 'Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken.' Read about his amazing life [[John Newton|here]]!
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**1758 - [[George Washington]] admitted to Virginia House of Burgess on this day.  
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**1783 - [[Simon Bolivar]] the [[Liberator]] of [[Venezuela]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Panamá]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] and champion of the union of [[America|American]] countries was born on this day.  
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*'''July 5'''
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**1687 - [[Isaac Newton]] publishes his three-volume ''Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica''.
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**1865 - The [[Salvation Army]] is officially founded by William Booth in [[London]].
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**1935 - [[President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] signs the National Labor Relations Act into law.
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**1948 - Aneurin Bevan unveils the [[Britain|British]] [[National Health Service]].
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**1950 - The Knesset passes the Law of Return granting all [[Judaism|Jews]] the right of immigration to [[Israel]].
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**1954 - [[BBC]] broadcasts its first television news report.
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**1971 - Twenty-sixth Amendment to the [[United States Constitution]] is formally certified by [[President]] [[Richard Nixon]], lowering the voting age from 21 years to 18.
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**1981 - [[Liverpool]] in flames as the Toxteth Riots break out
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**1989 - [[Oliver North]] is sentenced to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service.
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**1991 - The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) is closed down by the Bank of England over allegations of fraud and money laundering. With a deficit of almost £6 billion, it is at the time the largest case of organized fraud ever uncovered.
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**1776 - Second Continental Congress adopts the [[Declaration of Independence]]. '''Happy Birthday [[United States of America]]!'''
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**1802 - The United States Military Academy West Point established.
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**1827 - [[Slavery]] abolished in New York State.
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**1881 - Tuskegee Institute opens in [[Alabama]].
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**1946 - [[Philippines]] granted independence by [[US]]
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**1987 - [[Nazi]] war criminal and former [[Gestapo]] chief Klaus Barbie (the "Butcher of Lyon") is convicted of crimes against humanity and is sentenced to life imprisonment. Justice has a long memory, and longer arms.
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**2004 - Cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid in [[New York City]].
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*'''July 22'''
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**1890 - [[Idaho]] becomes the 43rd U.S. state. 
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**1822 - [[Gregor Mendel]], a monk who became a pioneer in [[heredity]] studies, was born today.
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**1928 - First color [[television]] pictures broadcast 
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**1926 - [[Babe Ruth]] caught a baseball dropped from an airplane.
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**1938 - An English A4 class steam locomotive, ''[[Mallard (locomotive)|Mallard]]'', sets the world speed record for a steam locomotive (126 mph/203 km/h); record still unbroken!
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**1933 - Wiley Post became the first man to fly solo around the world.
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**1976 - ''[[Operation Yonatan]]'': [[Israel]]i commandos rescue 105 hostages in the famous raid on Entebbe Airport; six terrorists meet their maker.
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**1934 - Notorious gangster [[John Dillinger]] was gunned down.
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**1979 - U.S. President [[Jimmy Carter]] approves US$40 billion covert program of secret training for [[Islam]]ic "fundamentalists" in [[Pakistan]] and [[Afghanistan]] to aid in fight against [[Soviet]] invasion.
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**1975 - [[Congress]] restored the citizenship of [[Robert E. Lee]].
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**1986 - President [[Ronald Reagan]] officially relights the [[Statue of Liberty]] following its renovation 
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**1988 - U.S. Navy warship ''USS Vincennes'' accidentally shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf; no survivors.
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**2006 - ''2004 XP14'', a 900m asteroid, passes over the west coast of [[North America]], missing by just 1.1 times the Moon's average distance from Earth.  
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*'''July 2'''
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**1644 - The Battle of Marston Moor
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**1776 - The [[Continental Congress]] adopts a resolution severing ties with [[Great Britain]]; [[John Hancock]] signs [[Declaration of Independence]]
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**1777 - [[Vermont]] abolishes [[slavery]]
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**1853 - Outbreak of the [[Crimean War]]
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**1937 - [[Amelia Earhart|Amelia Mary Earhart]] disappears over the [[Pacific Ocean]]
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**1947 - "Weather balloon" crashes near Roswell, [[New Mexico]]
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**1964 - President [[Lyndon Johnson|Johnson]] signs the Civil Rights Bill.
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**1976 - Socialist Republic of Vietnam formed
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*'''July 1'''
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**[[Canada]] Day - '''Happy Birthday, [[Canada]]!'''
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**1916 - [[Battle of the Somme]] begins
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**1991 - [[Warsaw Pact]] ended
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**1994 - [[Yasser Arafat]] returns to [[Gaza]] after 27 year exile
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**1997 - [[Britain]] returns Hong Kong to Chinese
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Latest revision as of 08:17, July 27, 2007

  • July 26
    • 1603 - James VI of Scotland was crowned King James I of England. He then 'authorised' an English translation of the Scriptures, first published in 1611 and known as the 'Authorised Version', or in America as the 'King James Version' of the Bible.
    • 1775 - Benjamin Franklin becomes the 1st Postmaster General.
    • 1788 - New York becomes 11th state to ratify the constitution.
    • 1971 - Apollo 15 is launched to the Moon.
  • July 25
    • 1907 - Sir Robert Baden-Powell took some boys camping, in what was a precursor to the scouting movement.
  • July 22
    • 1822 - Gregor Mendel, a monk who became a pioneer in heredity studies, was born today.
    • 1926 - Babe Ruth caught a baseball dropped from an airplane.
    • 1933 - Wiley Post became the first man to fly solo around the world.
    • 1934 - Notorious gangster John Dillinger was gunned down.
    • 1975 - Congress restored the citizenship of Robert E. Lee.
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