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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

July 1 - The Day in History

July 1 : General Interest
1997: Hong Kong returned to China

At midnight on July 1, 1997, Hong Kong reverts back to Chinese rule in a ceremony attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Prince Charles of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin, and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright... read more


American Revolution
1775 : Congress resolves to forge Indian alliances
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-resolves-to-forge-indian-alliances

Automotive
2005 : Last Ford Thunderbird produced
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/last-ford-thunderbird-produced

Civil War
1863 : The Battle of Gettysburg begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-gettysburg-begins

Cold War
1947 : "Mr. X" article appears in Foreign Affairs
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mr-x-article-appears-in-iforeign-affairsi

Crime
2003 : Kobe Bryant accuser goes to police
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kobe-bryant-accuser-goes-to-police

Disaster
2002 : Two planes collide over Germany
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/two-planes-collide-over-germany

General Interest
1867 : Canadian Independence Day
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/canadian-independence-day
1898 : The Battle of San Juan Hill
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-san-juan-hill
1916 : Battle of the Somme begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-the-somme-begins

Hollywood
1984 : PG-13 rating debuts
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pg-13-rating-debuts

Literary
1804 : George Sand is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-sand-is-born

Music
1979 : The first Sony Walkman goes on sale
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-sony-walkman-goes-on-sale

Old West
1887 : Gunfighter Clay Allison killed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gunfighter-clay-allison-killed

Presidential
1916 : Dwight D. Eisenhower marries "his Mamie"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dwight-d-eisenhower-marries-his-mamie

Sports
1951 : Feller hurls third no-hitter
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/feller-hurls-third-no-hitter

Vietnam War
1965 : Ball recommends compromise in Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ball-recommends-compromise-in-vietnam
1966 : Bombing of North Vietnam continues
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bombing-of-north-vietnam-continues

World War II
1942 : The Battle of El Alamein begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-el-alamein-begins


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