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July’s Monthly Observances
Anti-Boredom Month
Blueberry Month
Ice Cream Month
National Baked Bean Month
National Hot Dog Month
National Water Gardening Month
Third Week of July
National Independent Retailers Week
Fourth Week of July
National Salad Week
July 1 Canadian Independence Day, 1867
July 2 Halfway point of 2005. Amelia Earhart Disappears, 1937
July 3 Lee Defeated At Gettysburg, 1863
July 3 Idaho becomes 43rd state, 1890
July 4 U.S. Declares Independence, 1776
July 5 Bikini Introduced, 1946
July 6 Women inducted into U.S. Naval Academy, 1976
July 7 Chrysler Plymouth Debuts, 1928
July 8 Macarthur named Korean commander, 1950
July 9 President Taylor dies of cholera, 1850
July 10 Wyoming becomes 44th state, 1890
July 10 Mel Blanc dies, 1989
July 11 Burr Slays Hamilton In Duel, 1804
July 12 The Rolling Stones’ first appearance, 1962
July 14 Bastille Stormed; French Revolution Begins, 1789
July 15 Rembrandt Born, 1506
July 16 JFK Jr. Killed In Plane Crash, 1999
July 17 National Ice Cream Day. Disneyland Opens, 1955
July 18 Spanish Civil War Breaks Out, 1936
July 18 Rosetta Stone found, 1799
July 20 Armstrong Walks On Moon, 1969
July 23 Orson Welles’ first radio drama airs, 1937
July 24 Nixon and Khrushchev have a “kitchen debate”, 1959
July 25 Mata Hari sentenced to die, 1917
July 26 New York becomes 11th state, 1788
July 26 FBI Founded, 1908.
July 28 National Drive-Thru Day. 14th Amendment adopted, 1868
As of July 1, there are only 184 days remaining in 2005