July 2nd

1961
Author Ernest Hemingway, 61, shot himself to death at his home in Ketchum, Idaho.
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1964
President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.
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1997
Actor James Stewart died in Beverly Hills, Calif., he was 89.
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July 3rd

1608
Samuel de Champlain founded the city of Quebec.

1775
Commander in chief George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass.

1863
The Battle of Gettysburg ended.

1890
Idaho became the 43rd state in the United States.

1930
The U.S. Veterans Administration was created by Congress.

1971
Rock singer Jim Morrison of The Doors died in Paris at age 27.

Birthdays
93 John Kundla Basketball Hall of Famer
82 Tim O'Connor Actor
66 Kurtwood Smith Actor ("That 70s Show")
64 Michael Cole Actor ("The Mod Squad")
63 Johnny Lee Country singer
62 Dave Barry Humor writer
62 Betty Buckley Actress ("Eight is Enough," "Cats")
61 Paul Barrere Rock singer, musician (Little Feat)
60 Jan Smithers Actress ("WKRP In Cincinnati")
53 Montel Williams Talk show host
53 Don Vito Viva La Bam castmember
51 Aaron Tippin Country singer
50 Stephen Pearcy Rock singer (Ratt)
49 Vince Clarke Rock musician (Erasure)
47 Tom Cruise Actor
47 Thomas Gibson Actor ("Dharma and Greg")
47 Hunter Tylo Actress ("The Bold and the Beautiful")
46 starmike Cigar Asylum Inmate
45 Connie Nielsen Actress
45 Yeardley Smith Actress ("The Simpsons")
42 Brian Cashman General Manager for the New York Yankees
40 Ishmael Butler Singer
40 Kevin Hearn Rock musician (Barenaked Ladies)
39 Audra McDonald Singer, actress
39 Scumby Cigar Asylum Inmate
36 Patrick Wilson Actor
34 Trent Tomlinson Country singer
33 Shane Lynch Singer (Boyzone)
30 jlaker Cigar Asylum Inmate
29 Sarah Buxton Country singer, songwriter
18 Grant Rosenmeyer Actor
14 Kelsey Batelaan Actress ("Nip/Tuck")

64 Samuel Huntington 7/3/1731 - 1/5/1796 American colonial leader; signed the Declaration of Independence
88 Ace Bailey 7/3/1903 - 4/7/1992 National Hockey League Hall of Famer
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July 4th

1776
The U.S. declared independence from Great Britain.

1802
The U.S. Military Academy opened at West Point, N.Y.

1817
At Rome, New York, United States, construction on the Erie Canal begins.

1826
Former presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died.

1831
Former president James Monroe died.

1862
Lewis Carroll first told the story of Alice's Adventures Underground to the Liddell sisters.

1884
The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States in Paris.

1895
Katharine Lee Bates published America the Beautiful.

1934
Boxer Joe Louis won his first professional fight.

1939
Lou Gehrig, stricken with ALS, made his farewell at Yankee Stadium.

1959
A 49th star was added to the American flag to represent the new state of Alaska.

1960
The number of stars on the American flag was increased to 50 to honor the new state of Hawaii.

1976
The United States celebrated its bicentennial.

1980
Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) got his 3,000th career strikeout.

2003
Singer & song writer Barry White died at the age of 58.

2004
The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower was laid at the World Trade Center site.

Birthdays
99 Gloria Stuart Actress ("Titanic")
85 Eva Marie Saint Actress
82 Gina Lollobrigida Actress
82 Neil Simon Playwright
79 George Steinbrenner Owner of the New York Yankees
72 Ray Pillow Country singer
71 Bill Withers R&B singer
70 Ed Bernard Actor
69 Karolyn Grimes Actress ("It's a Wonderful Life")
68 JohnnyFlake Cigar Asylum Inmate
58 Ralph Johnson Rock musician (Earth, Wind and Fire)
57 Domingo Ortiz Rock musician (Widespread Panic)
54 John Waite Rock singer
51 Kirk Pengilly Rock musician (INXS)
49 Teddy Carr Country musician
47 Pam Shriver Tennis Hall of Famer
46 Matt Malley Rock musician (Counting Crows)
38 Al Madrigal Actor
35 Jenica Bergere Actress
34 John Lloyd Young Actor, singer
31 Becki Newton Actress ("Ugly Betty")
24 JE3146 Cigar Asylum Inmate

59 Nathaniel Hawthorne 7/4/1804 - 5/19/1864 American novelist and short story writer
60 Calvin Coolidge 7/4/1872 - 1/5/1933 American 30th president of the U.S.
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July 5th

1865
William Booth formed the Salvation Army in London, England.

1935
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act, which allowed labor to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining.

1937
Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.

1946
Larry Doby signed with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first African American player in the American League.

1946
The bikini swimsuit made its debut at a Paris fashion show.

1989
The pilot episode of "Seinfeld" aired on NBC.

1996
Dolly, the first sheep cloned from adult cells, was born.

2002
Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams died at age 83.

Birthdays
80 Katherine Helmond Actress ("Soap," "Who's the Boss")
73 Shirley Knight Actress
66 Robbie Robertson Rock singer, musician (The Band)
59 Huey Lewis Rock singer
58 Rich "Goose" Gossage Baseball Hall of Famer
57 Charles Ventre Country musician
53 James Lofton Football Hall of Famer
50 Marc Cohn Rock singer, songwriter
46 Edie Falco Actress ("The Sopranos")
44 Kathryn Erbe Actress ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent")
40 Brent Flynn Country musician (Flynnville Train)
36 Bengt Lagerberg Rock musician (The Cardigans)
34 Dale Godboldo Actor
29 Jason Wade Rock singer (Lifehouse)
28 Ryan Hansen Actor
18 Jason Dolley Actor
?? mikeandshellie2 Cigar Asylum Inmate

80 P. T. Barnum 7/5/1810 - 4/7/1891 American showman
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July 4th

1776
The U.S. declared independence from Great Britain.

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1934
Boxer Joe Louis won his first professional fight.

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July 5th

1989
The pilot episode of "Seinfeld" aired on NBC.

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2002
Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams died at age 83.

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July 6th

1785
The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States.

1885
Louis Pasteur successfully treated a patient with a rabies vaccine.

1928
The first all-talking movie feature, "The Lights of New York," was shown in New York.

1933
The first All-Star baseball game was held in Chicago. The American League beat the National League 4-2.

1942
Anne Frank and her family sought refuge from the Nazis in Amsterdam.

1947
The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.

1957
John Lennon and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) first meet at St. Peter's Church garden fete in Liverpool, England.

1971
American jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong died at age 69.

1998
Singing cowboy star Roy Rogers died at age 86.

2000
In Orlando, FL, the body of Cory Erving was found in his vehicle in a pond near his family's home. Julius "Dr. J" Erving had reported his son missing on June 4, 2000.

Birthdays
88 Nancy Reagan Former First Lady
87 William Schallert Actor ("The Patty Duke Show")
78 Donal Donnelly Actor
78 Della Reese Singer, actress ("Touched by an Angel")
72 Ned Beatty Actor
69 Jeannie Seely Country singer
64 Burt Ward Actor ("Batman")
63 George W. Bush Former President of the United States
63 Fred Dryer Actor
63 Sylvester Stallone Actor
61 Nathalie Baye Actress
58 Geoffrey Rush Actor
57 Grant Goodeve Actor ("Eight is Enough")
56 Nanci Griffith Country singer
55 Allyce Beasley Actress
55 Willie Randolph Baseball player, manager & coach
53 John Jorgenson Country musician
43 Brian Posehn Actor
43 GolfNut Cigar Asylum Inmate
33 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) Rapper
31 Tamera Mowry Actress
31 Tia Mowry Actress
29 Eva Green Actress
27 Brandon Jacobs Football player
26 Gregory Smith Actor ("Everwood")
26 Goz Cigar Asylum Inmate
22 Kate Nash Rock singer
19 Jeremy Suarez Actor ("The Bernie Mac Show")
?? wharfrathoss Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? Diesel Kinevel Cigar Asylum Inmate

82 Merv Griffin 7/6/1925 - 8/12/2007 American television host and media mogul
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July 6th

1957
John Lennon and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) first meet at St. Peter's Church garden fete in Liverpool, England.
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Birthdays

63 Sylvester Stallone Actor
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33 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) Rapper
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July 4th was also the day that Vicksburg Mississippi fell to the Union and pretty much crippled the Confederacy after losing the Battle of Gettysburg the previous day and then losing control of the Mississippi River
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July 7th

1846
Commodore John D. Sloat occupied Monterey and declared California annexed to the United States.

1898
The United States annexed Hawaii.

1928
Sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri. It is described as “the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped".

1930
Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of the Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam).

1930
Arthur Conan Doyle a Scottish author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes dies at age 71.

1981
President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor for the Supreme Court.

2006
Singer, songwriter, guitarist, artist and one of the founding members of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett died at age 60.

Birthdays
96 Pinetop Perkins Blues pianist
82 Charlie Louvin Country singer
82 Doc Severinsen Bandleader
76 David McCullough Author
69 Ringo Starr Rock musician (The Beatles)
65 Warren Entner Singer-musician (The Grass Roots)
64 Jim Rodford Rock musician
63 Joe Spano Actor
62 David Hodo Singer (The Village People)
62 Linda Williams Country singer
60 Shelley Duvall Actress
58 Roz Ryan Actress
50 Billy Campbell Actor
47 Mark White Rock musician (Spin Doctors)
46 Vonda Shepard Singer, songwriter ("Ally McBeal")
43 Jim Gaffigan Actor, comedian
41 Jorja Fox Actress ("C.S.I.")
40 Cree Summer Actress
37 Kirsten Vangsness Actress ("Criminal Minds")
36 Troy Garity Actor
33 Hamish Linklater Actor
29 Michelle Kwan Figure skater
27 Gabbie Nolen Country singer

75 Satchel Paige 7/7/1906 - 6/8/1982 Hall of Fame baseball player
53 Ezzard Charles 7/7/1921 - 5/28/1975 American world heavyweight boxing champion (1950-1)
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I had the pleasure of seeing Pinetop Perkins live in concert earlier this summer! That was a treat! Good blues and good BBQ down at the old train station.

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July 7th

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69 Ringo Starr Rock musician (The Beatles)
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43 Jim Gaffigan Actor, comedian
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July 8th

1680
The first confirmed tornado in America kills a servant at Cambridge, Massachusetts.

1776
The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence was given in Philadelphia, Pa.

1777
Vermont became the first colony to abolish slavery.

1889
The Wall Street Journal began publication.

1889
John L. Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain, in the last championship bare-knuckle fight. The fight lasted 75 rounds.

1932
The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, bottoming out at 41.22.

1947
Reports are broadcast that a UFO has crashed landed in Roswell, New Mexico.

1950
General Douglas MacArthur was named commander-in-chief of the United Nations forces in Korea.

1958
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded the first official gold album. It was for the Oklahoma soundtrack.

1970
"The Everly Brothers Show" was launched on ABC-TV as a summer series.

1990
The final episode of "Mr. Belvedere" aired on ABC.

Birthdays
77 Jerry Vale Singer
74 Steve Lawrence Singer
65 Jeffrey Tambor Actor ("Arrested Development")
62 Kim Darby Actress
61 Raffi Children's performer
60 Wolfgang Puck Celebrity chef
58 Anjelica Huston Actress
57 Jack Lambert Football Hall of Famer
51 Kevin Bacon Actor
48 Andy Fletcher Rock musician (Depeche Mode)
48 Graham Jones Rock musician (Haircut 100)
48 Toby Keith Country singer
47 Joan Osborne Rock singer
44 Corey Parker Actor
41 Billy Crudup Actor
41 Michael Weatherly Actor
39 Beck Rock musician
39 Drew Womack Country singer (Sons of the Desert)
35 icurrie Cigar Asylum Inmate
34 Stephen Mason Rock musician (Jars of Clay)
32 Milo Ventimiglia Actor ("Heroes")
32 Tavis Werts Rock musician
30 Ben Jelen Rock singer
28 Lance Gross Actor
27 Sophia Bush Actress ("One Tree Hill")
24 Jamie Cook Rock musician (Arctic Monkeys)
24 Ace$nyper Cigar Asylum Inmate
23 Jake McDorman Actor ("Greek")
21 Parabola_609 Cigar Asylum Inmate
11 Jaden Smith Actor ("The Pursuit of Happyness")
?? Tikihut27 Cigar Asylum Inmate

97 John D. Rockefeller 7/8/1839 - 5/23/1937 American industrialist and philanthropist
70 Nelson Rockefeller 7/8/1908 - 1/26/1979 American politician; New York governor (1959-73) and U.S. vice president (1974-7)
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July 8th

1950
General Douglas MacArthur was named commander-in-chief of the United Nations forces in Korea.
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Birthdays

51 Kevin Bacon Actor
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97 John D. Rockefeller 7/8/1839 - 5/23/1937 American industrialist and philanthropist

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July 9th

1850
Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the U.S., died after only 16 months in office.

1868
The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.

1872
The doughnut cutter was patented by John F. Blondel of Thomaston, Me.

1993
NBC aired "A Different World" for the last time.

1995
The Grateful Dead played their last concert, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (Lead guitarist Jerry Garcia died the following month.)

1997
Boxer Mike Tyson was temporarily banned from boxing for biting Evander Holyfield's ear.

2002
Baseball's All-Star Game ended in a tie after 11 innings. Both sides had run out of pitchers.

Birthdays
82 Ed Ames Actor, singer
77 Donald Rumsfeld Former defense secretary
73 James Hampton Actor
71 Brian Dennehy Actor
67 Richard Roundtree Actor
64 Dean Koontz Author
62 O.J. Simpson Football Hall of Famer
58 Chris Cooper Actor
57 John Tesh Musician, TV personality
56 David Ball Country singer
55 Debbie Sledge R&B singer (Sister Sledge)
54 Lisa Banes Actress
54 Jimmy Smits Actor
53 Tom Hanks Actor
52 Marc Almond Rock singer (Soft Cell)
52 Kelly McGillis Actress ("Top Gun")
50 Jim Kerr Rock singer (Simple Minds)
50 Kevin Nash Professional wrestler
45 Courtney Love Rock singer
44 Frank Bello Rock musician (Anthrax)
44 David O'Hara Actor
41 Xavier Muriel Rock musician (Buckcherry)
38 Scott Grimes Actor
36 Enrique Murciano Actor ("Without a Trace")
34 Jack White Rock musician (The White Stripes)
33 Dan Estrin Rock musician (Hoobastank)
33 Fred Savage Actor ("The Wonder Years")
31 Pat Allingham Country musician
29 Megan Parlen Actress
23 Kiely Williams Actress, R&B singer (3lw)
18 Mitchel Musso Actor ("Hannah Montana")
14 Georgie Henley Actress ("The Chronicles of Narnia")
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?? jimmy2 Cigar Asylum Inmate

48 Thomas Davenport 7/9/1802 - 7/6/1851 American inventor; developed successful electric motor
48 Elias Howe 7/9/1819 - 10/3/1867 American inventor of the sewing machine
33 Bon Scott 7/9/1946 - 2/19/1980 Australian rock musician, best known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980
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July 9th

1997
Boxer Mike Tyson was temporarily banned from boxing for biting Evander Holyfield's ear.
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Birthdays

67 Richard Roundtree Actor
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62 O.J. Simpson Football Hall of Famer
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54 Jimmy Smits Actor
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July 10th

1890
Wyoming became the 44th state in the United States.

1973
The Bahamas became independent from Great Britain.

1985
The Coca-Cola Company announced that it was bringing back the original Coke and calling it Coca-Cola Classic.

1989
Mel Blanc, the “man of a thousand voices,” including such cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig, died in Los Angeles.

1991
Boris Yeltsin was sworn in as Russia's first elected president.

Birthdays
88 Jake LaMotta Boxing Hall of Famer
82 William Smithers Actor
76 Ivan Passer Director
70 Lawrence Pressman Actor
70 Mavis Staples R&B, gospel singer
69 Mills Watson Actor
68 Robert Pine Actor
67 Ronnie James Dio Rock singer (Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven and Hell)
66 Jerry Miller Rock musician (Moby Grape)
64 Ron Glass Actor ("Barney Miller")
64 Virginia Wade Tennis Hall of Famer
63 Sue Lyon Actress
62 Arlo Guthrie Folk singer
60 Dave Smalley Rock musician (The Raspberries)
58 Cheryl Wheeler Singer, songwriter
55 Neil Tennant Rock singer (Pet Shop Boys)
51 Bela Fleck Banjo player (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones)
49 Shaw Wilson Country musician (BR549)
44 Peter DiStefano Rock musician (****o for Pyros)
44 Ken Mellons Country singer
39 Gary LeVox Country singer (Rascal Flatts)
37 Sofia Vergara Actress
33 Adrian Grenier Actor ("Entourage")
29 Thomas Ian Nicholas Actor
29 Jessica Simpson Singer
28 John Spiker Rock musician (Filter)

74 Adolphus Busch 7/10/1839 - 10/10/1913 German-born American business leader and brewer
49 Arthur Robert Ashe 7/10/1943 - 2/6/1993 Tennis champion
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July 11th

1798
The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War.

1804
Former vice president Aaron Burr fatally wounded former secretary of the treasury Alexander Hamilton in a duel. Hamilton died the following afternoon.

1859
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is published.

1864
Confederate general Jubal A. Early and his troops attacked Washington, DC. They retreated the next day, ending the Confederate threat to occupy the capital.

1914
Babe Ruth made his major league baseball debut as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox.

1960
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published.

1985
Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros became the first major league pitcher to earn 4,000 strikeouts in a career.

1989
Actor Laurence Olivier died at age 82.

2007
Former first lady Lady Bird Johnson died in Austin, Texas, at age 94.

Birthdays
78 Tab Hunter Actor
66 Susan Seaforth Hayes Actress ("Days of Our Lives")
62 Jeff Hanna Country singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
59 Bruce McGill Actor
57 Stephen Lang Actor
56 Leon Spinks Boxer
56 Mindy Sterling Actress
53 Sela Ward Actress ("Once and Again," "Sisters")
52 Peter Murphy Rock singer
51 Mark Lester Actor
50 Richie Sambora Rock musician (Bon Jovi)
50 Suzanne Vega Singer
46 Lisa Rinna Actress, TV host
44 Scott Shriner Rock musician (Weezer)
43 Debbe Dunning Actress ("Home Improvement")
43 Greg Grunberg Actor ("Heroes")
42 Jeff Corwin Wildlife expert
39 Justin Chambers Actor ("Grey's Anatomy")
37 Michael Rosenbaum Actor ("Smallville")
34 Lil' Kim Rapper
29 AndyMadera Cigar Asylum Inmate
20 David Henrie Actor
?? acruce Cigar Asylum Inmate

80 John Quincy Adams 7/11/1767 - 2/23/1848 sixth president of the United States of America
65 Yul Brynner 7/11/1920 - 10/10/1985 American stage and motion-picture actor
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