<> Tomorrow's food holidays(s):
* 'National Gingersnap Day'.
- From Wikipedia (Ginger Nut):
'A ginger biscuit, ginger nut or ginger snap is a globally popular biscuit
based snack food, flavoured with ginger.
Ginger biscuits are flavoured with powdered ginger and a variety of other
spices, most commonly cinnamon, molasses and nutmeg. There are many recipes
for ginger nuts.
In the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, Australia, and New Zealand and most
of the former British Empire, they are often called ginger nuts. Ginger
nuts are not to be confused with pepper nuts, which are a variety of
gingerbread, somewhat smaller in diameter, but thicker.
In the United States, the usual term is ginger snaps, and they are
generally round drop cookies, usually between 3 mm (1/8-inch) and 6 mm
(1/4-inch) thick, with prominent cracks in the top surface. One recipe for
these cookies contains maple syrup.
[The Hankster says] Probably my favorite cookie. I like them soft or hard, but they must have a strong ginger flavor.
* 'National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day'. . This one should be easy.
Pretend your a kid again and go for it.
[The Hankster says] Remembering my days as a kid with soda flavors: I'll have a suicide ice cream in a bowl, please.
<> Other holidays / celebrations
* 'National Postal Worker Day'.
Celebrated since 1997.
- From Wikipedia (Postal worker):
'A postal worker is one who works for a post office, such as a mail
carrier. In the U.S., postal workers are represented by the National Postal
Mail Handlers Union - NPMHU, the National Association of Rural Letter
Carriers and the American Postal Workers Union, part of the AFL-CIO. In
Canada, they are represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and in
the United Kingdom by the Communication Workers Union.
* 'National U.S. Postage Stamp Day'.
I found three July 1 dates that apply to postage stamps.
(1) Effective date
in 1845 of uniform postal rates.
(2) The first issue of a U.S. postage stamp on July 1 1847.
(3) Introduction in 1963 of the postal ZIP code.
See more in the history section.
* 'Zip Code Day'.
The postal ZIP code was introduced July 1 1963. See more in the history
section for 1963.
* 'International Joke Day'.
Can't find any rhyme or reason for the date on which this occurs.
- From Wikipedia (Joke):
'A joke is a display of humour in which words are used within a specific
and well-defined narrative structure to make people laugh. It takes the
form of a story, usually with dialogue, and ends in a punch line. It is in
the punch line that the audience becomes aware that the story contains a
second, conflicting meaning. This can be done using a pun or other word
play such as irony, a logical incompatibility, nonsense or other means.
[The Hankster says] A man had a very talkative parrot. It was given to him buy an old sailor and the bird had a very fowl mouth, shall we say. He tried everything to get the bird to stop the bad language. He thought of shutting it up in a secluded place but that didn't work He threatened the bird. He withheld food. Nothing worked.
A friend suggested that he make the bird stay in the cold refrigerator, since it was tropical and would do anything to get out of the cold. That didn't work. The bird on exiting just laughed and was even worse.
Next he tried putting the bird in the freezer compartment. There was silence at first and then the most awful squawking. That did it. On exiting the bird was timid and just could not stop saying nice gentle things to it's owner.
The owner was pleased and told the bird, so. When the man asked the bird what made him come around, the bird only said, 'Those other things did not scare me, ,but say, can I ask what the chicken did?'
* 'Second Half of the Year Day'.
July 1 2016 is the 183rd day of the year (a leap year), and the end of the day
marks the half way point of the year, leaving another 183 days until the end
of the year.
[The Hankster says] Only 183 more days to get those New Year's Resolutions finished. I'm being nice. I did not say started.
* 'American Zoo Day'.
Anniversary of the first zoo in the U.S.A., the Philadelphia Zoo, in 1874.
See more in the history section for 1874.
* 'Comic Sans Day'.
Since 2006 on the first Friday of July. - From Wikipedia: 'Comic Sans MS,
commonly referred to as Comic Sans, is a sans-serif casual script typeface
designed by Vincent Connare and released in 1994 by Microsoft Corporation.
It is a casual, non-connecting script inspired by comic book lettering,
intended for use in informal documents and educational materials.
In the Netherlands popular radio DJs Coen Swijnenberg and Sander Lantinga
decided to celebrate the font by having a Comic Sans day on the first
Friday of July. Comic Sans Day has been held since 2009. Some Dutch
companies have their website in Comic Sans on this day.
Font expert Stephen Coles defended its use, commenting that it has "a
monopoly on informality" among common computer fonts, noting that among
them "only one can be universally described as 'casual', 'fun',
'playful'". He nonetheless recommended that designers seek out
alternative professional fonts in the same style for variety.
<> Awareness / Observances:
o Other:
* 'Tartan Day in Australia and New Zealand'. A celebration of Scottish
heritage.
- From Wikipedia (Tartan Day):
'Tartan Day is a celebration of Scottish heritage on April 6, the date on
which the Declaration of Arbroath was signed in 1320. An ad hoc event was
held in New York City in 1982, but the current format originated in Canada
in the mid-1980s. It spread to other communities of the Scottish diaspora
in the 1990s. In Australasia the similar International Tartan Day is held
on July 1, the anniversary of the repeal of the 1747 Act of Proscription
that banned the wearing of tartan. Tartan Days typically have parades of
pipe bands, Highland dancing and other Scottish-themed events.
* 'GSA - General Services Administration Day'. Celebrates it's founding in
1949. - From Wikipedia: ' The General Services Administration (GSA) is an
independent agency of the United States government, established in 1949 to
help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. The GSA
supplies products and communications for U.S. government offices, provides
transportation and office space to federal employees, and develops
government-wide cost-minimizing policies, and other management tasks.
* 'Canada Day'. Creation of Canada from three British provinces.
- From Wikipedia (Canada Day):
'Canada Day is the national day of Canada, a federal statutory holiday
celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the
Constitution Act, 1867 (then called the British North America Act, 1867),
which united three colonies into a single country called Canada within the
British Empire. Originally called Dominion Day (French: Le Jour de la
Confédération), the holiday was renamed in 1982, the year the Canada Act
was passed. Canada Day observances take place throughout Canada as well as
among Canadians internationally
<> Historical events on July 1
* 'In 1847, The first U.S. postage stamp is issued. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The history of postal service of the United States began
with the delivery of stampless letters, whose cost was borne by the
receiving person, later also encompassed pre-paid letters carried by
private mail carriers and provisional post offices, and culminated in a
system of universal pre-payment that required all letters to bear
nationally issued adhesive postage stamps.
In the earliest days, Ship captains arriving in port with stampless mail
would advertise in the local newspaper names of those having mail and for
them to come collect and pay for it, if not already paid for by the sender.
Postal delivery in the United States was a matter of haphazard local
organization until after the Revolutionary War, when eventually a national
postal system was established. Stampless letters, paid for by the receiver,
and private postal systems, were gradually phased out after the
introduction of adhesive postage stamps, first issued by the U.S.
government post office July 1, 1847, in the denominations of five and ten
cents, with the use of stamps made mandatory in 1855.
The issue and use of adhesive postage stamps continued during the 19th
century primarily for first class mail. Each of these stamps generally bore
the face or bust of an American president or another historically important
statesman. However, once the Post Office realized during the 1890s that it
could increase revenues by selling stamps as collectibles, it began issuing
commemorative stamps, first in connection with important national
expositions, later for the anniversaries of significant American historical
events. Continued technological innovation subsequently prompted the
introduction of special stamps, such as those for use with airmail,
zeppelin mail, registered mail, certified mail, and so on. Postage due
stamps were issued for some time and were pasted by the post office to
letters having insufficient postage with the postage due to be paid to the
postal carrier at the receiving address.
Today, stamps issued by the post office are self-adhesive, and no longer
require that the stamps be licked to dissolve the glue on their back. In
many cases, post office clerks now use Postal Value Indicators (PVI), which
are computer labels, instead of stamps.
Where for a century-and-a-half or so, stamps were almost invariably
denominated with their values (5 cent, 10 cent, etc.) the United States
post office now sells non-denominated forever stamps for use on first-class
and international mail. These stamps are still valid even if there is a
rate increase. However, for other uses, adhesive stamps with denomination
indicators are still available and sold.
An Act of Congress of March 3, 1845 (effective July 1, 1845), established
uniform (and mostly reduced) postal rates throughout the nation, with a
uniform rate of five cents for distances under 300 miles (500 km) and ten
cents for distances between 300 and 3000 miles. However, Congress did not
authorize the production of stamps for nationwide use until 1847 still,
postmasters realized that standard rates now made it feasible to produce
and sell provisional issues for prepayment of uniform postal fees, and
printed these in bulk. Such provisionals included both prepaid envelopes
and stamps, mostly of crude design, the New York Postmaster's Provisional
being the only one of quality comparable to later stamps.
Congress finally provided for the issuance of stamps by passing an act on
March 3, 1847, and the Postmaster-General immediately let a contract to the
New York City engraving firm of Rawdon, Wright, Hatch, and Edson. The first
stamp issue of the U.S. was offered for sale on July 1, 1847, in New York
City, with Boston receiving stamps the following day and other cities
thereafter. They consisted of an engraved 5-cent red brown stamp depicting
Benjamin Franklin (the first postmaster of the U.S.), and a 10-cent value
in black with George Washington. Like all U.S. stamps until 1857, they were
imperforate.
The use of stamps was optional: letters could still be sent requiring
payment of postage on delivery. Indeed, the post office issued no 2-cent
value for prepaying drop letters in 1847, and these continued to be handled
as they had been. Nevertheless, many Americans took up using stamps about
3,700,000 of the 5¢ and about 865,000 of the 10¢ were sold, and enough of
those have survived to ensure a ready supply for collectors, although the
demand is such that a very fine 5¢ sells for around $500 as of 2003, and
the 10¢ in very fine condition sells for around $1,400 in used form. Unused
stamps are much scarcer, fetching around $6,000 and $28,000 respectively,
if in very fine condition. One can pay as little as 5 to 10 percent of
these figures if the stamps are in poor condition.
* 'In 1867, The British North America Act of 1867 takes effect as the
Constitution of Canada, creating the Canadian Confederation and the federal
dominion of Canada Sir John A. Macdonald is sworn in as the first Prime
Minister of Canada. This date is commemorated annually in Canada as Canada
Day, a national holiday. .
* 'In 1870, The United States Department of Justice formally comes into
existence. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also
known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the
U.S. government, responsible for the enforcement of the law and
administration of justice in the United States, equivalent to the justice
or interior ministries of other countries.
The Department is headed by the United States Attorney General, who is
nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate and is a member of
the Cabinet. The current Attorney General is Loretta Lynch.
A second bill was introduced to Congress by Rhode Island Representative
Thomas Jenckes on February 25, 1870, and both the Senate and House passed
the bill. President Ulysses S. Grant then signed the bill into law on June
22, 1870. The Department of Justice officially began operations on July 1,
1870. Just prior to the Civil War, in February of 1861, the Confederate
States of America established a Department of Justice.
* 'In 1874, the opening of the first zoo in the U.S.A, the Philadelphia
Zoo. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Philadelphia Zoo, located in the Centennial District
of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the west bank of the Schuylkill River,
was the first zoo in the United States. Chartered by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, its opening was delayed by the American
Civil War until July 1, 1874. It opened with 1,000 animals and an admission
price of 25 cents. For a brief time, the zoo also housed animals brought
over from safari on behalf of the Smithsonian Institution, which had not
yet built the National Zoo in the 1850s.
The Philadelphia Zoo is one of the premier zoos in the world for breeding
animals that have been found difficult to breed in captivity. The zoo also
works with many groups around the world to protect the natural habitats of
the animals in their care.
The zoo is 42 acres (17 ha) and is home to more than 1,300 animals, many of
which are rare and endangered. The zoo features a children's zoo, a
paddleboat lake, a rainforest themed carousel, and many interactive and
educational exhibits.
* 'In 1874, The Sholes and Glidden typewriter (aka: Remington No. 1), is
the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Sholes and Glidden typewriter (also known as the
Remington No. 1) was the first commercially successful typewriter.
Principally designed by the American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes, it
was developed with the assistance of fellow printer Samuel W. Soule and
amateur mechanic Carlos S. Glidden. Work began in 1867, but Soule left the
enterprise shortly thereafter, replaced by James Densmore, who provided
financial backing and the driving force behind the machine's continued
development. After several short-lived attempts to manufacture the device,
the machine was acquired by E. Remington and Sons in early 1873. An arms
manufacturer seeking to diversify, Remington further refined the typewriter
before finally placing it on the market on July 1, 1874.
During its development, the typewriter evolved from a crude curiosity into
a practical device, the basic form of which became the industry standard.
The machine incorporated elements which became fundamental to typewriter
design, including a cylindrical platen and a four-rowed QWERTY keyboard.
Several design deficiencies remained, however. The Sholes and Glidden could
print only upper-case letters—an issue remedied in its successor, the
Remington No. 2—and was a blind writer, meaning the typist could not see
what was being written as it was entered.
Initially, the typewriter received an unenthusiastic reception from the
public. Lack of an established market, high cost, and the need for trained
operators slowed its adoption. Additionally, recipients of typewritten
messages found the mechanical, all upper-case writing to be impersonal and
even insulting. The new communication technologies and expanding businesses
of the late 19th century, however, had created a need for expedient,
legible correspondence, and so the Sholes and Glidden and its
contemporaries soon became common office fixtures. The typewriter is
credited with assisting the entrance of women into the clerical workplace,
as many were hired to operate the new devices.
* 'In 1881, The world's first international telephone call is made between
St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States. .
* 'In 1898, During the Spanish–American War, the The Battle of San Juan
Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Battle of San Juan Hill (1 July 1898), also known as
the battle for the San Juan Heights, was a decisive battle of the
Spanish–American War. The San Juan heights was a north-south running
elevation about 2 kilometres (2,200 yd) east of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. The
names San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill were given to the location by the
Americans. This fight for the heights was the bloodiest and most famous
battle of the war. It was also the location of the greatest victory for the
Rough Riders, as claimed by the press and its new commander, Theodore
Roosevelt, who was to eventually become first vice-president and then
president, and who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2001 for
his actions in Cuba. The American press at the time overlooked the fact
that the Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry and 24th Infantry Regiments
had actually done much of the heaviest fighting.
* 'In 1903, Start of first Tour de France bicycle race. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The 1903 Tour de France was the first cycling race set
up and sponsored by the newspaper L'Auto, ancestor of the current daily,
L'Équipe. It ran from 1 to 19 July in six stages over 2,428 km (1,509 mi),
and was won by Maurice Garin.
The race was invented to boost the circulation of L'Auto, after its
circulation started to plummet from competition with the long-standing Le
Vélo. Originally scheduled to start in June, the race was postponed one
month, and the prize money was increased, after a disappointing level of
applications from competitors. The 1903 Tour de France was the first stage
road race, and compared to modern Grand Tours, it had relatively few
stages, but each was much longer than those raced today. The cyclists did
not have to compete in all six stages, although this was necessary to
qualify for the general classification.
The pre-race favourite, Maurice Garin, won the first stage, and retained
the lead throughout. He also won the last two stages, and had a margin of
almost three hours over the next cyclist. The circulation of L'Auto
increased more than sixfold during and after the race, so the race was
considered successful enough to be rerun in 1904, by which time Le Vélo had
been forced out of business.
* 'In 1908, SOS is adopted as the international distress signal (letters
chosen as simplest to transmit and receive in Morse code). .
- From Wikipedia: 'The use of the SOS signal was first introduced in
Germany as part of a set of national radio regulations, effective April 1,
1905. These regulations introduced three new Morse code sequences,
including the SOS distress signal.
In 1906, at the second International Radiotelegraphic Convention in Berlin,
an extensive collection of Service Regulations was developed to supplement
the main agreement, which was signed on November 3, 1906, becoming
effective on July 1, 1908. Article XVI of the regulations adopted Germany's
Notzeichen (distress signal) as the international standard, reading: Ships
in distress shall use the following signal: · · · – – – · · · repeated at
brief intervals The first ship to transmit an SOS distress call appears to
have been either the Cunard liner RMS Slavonia on June 10, 1909, according
to Notable Achievements of Wireless in the September, 1910 Modern
Electrics, or the steamer SS Arapahoe on August 11, 1909. The signal of the
Arapahoe was received by the United Wireless Telegraph Company station at
Hatteras, North Carolina, and forwarded to the steamer company's offices.
However, there was some resistance among the Marconi operators to the
adoption of the new signal, and, as late as the April 1912 sinking of the
RMS Titanic, the ship's Marconi operators intermixed CQD and SOS distress
calls. However, in the interests of consistency and water safety, the use
of CQD appears to have died out thereafter.
* 'In 1916, During World War I, On the first day of the Battle of the Somme
19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme
Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the
British and French empires against the German Empire. It took place between
1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of upper reaches of the River
Somme in France. It was the largest battle of the First World War on the
Western Front more than one million men were wounded or killed, making it
one of the bloodiest battles in human history.
* 'In 1929, American cartoonist Elzie Segar added Popeye to 10 year old
comic strip 'Thimble Theater'. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Popeye the Sailor Man is a cartoon fictional character
created by Elzie Crisler Segar. The character first appeared in the daily
King Features comic strip, Thimble Theatre, on January 17, 1929, and Popeye
became the strip's title in later years Popeye has also appeared in
theatrical and television animated cartoons.
Segar's Thimble Theatre strip was in its 10th year when Popeye made his
debut, but the one-eyed (left) sailor quickly became the main focus of the
strip, and Thimble Theatre became one of King Features' most popular
properties during the 1930s. After Segar's death in 1938, Thimble Theatre
was continued by several writers and artists, most notably Segar's
assistant Bud Sagendorf. The strip continues to appear in first-run
installments in its Sunday edition, written and drawn by Hy Eisman. The
daily strips are reprints of old Sagendorf stories.
In 1933, Max Fleischer adapted the Thimble Theatre characters into a series
of Popeye the Sailor theatrical cartoon shorts for Paramount Pictures.
These cartoons proved to be among the most popular of the 1930s, and
Fleischer—and later Paramount's own Famous Studios—continued production
through 1957. These cartoon shorts are now owned by Turner Entertainment, a
subsidiary of Time Warner, and distributed by its sister company Warner
Bros. Entertainment.
Over the years, Popeye has also appeared in comic books, television
cartoons, arcade and video games, hundreds of advertisements, and
peripheral products (ranging from spinach to candy cigarettes), and the
1980 live-action film directed by Robert Altman, starring comedian Robin
Williams as Popeye.
In 2002, TV Guide ranked Popeye #20 on its 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters
of All Time" list.
* 'In 1931, United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport). .
- From Wikipedia: 'Boeing Air Transport was formed on February 17, 1927 by
William Boeing to operate the Contract Air Mail (CAM) service between San
Francisco and Chicago (CAM.18), taking over the route on July 1, 1927. The
route was initially operated by single-engined Boeing 40A biplanes, which
could carry four passengers, which provided a useful supplement to the
subsidized revenue from carrying airmail.
In order to take better advantage of passenger traffic, Boeing decided that
it needed a larger aircraft that was more suitable for passenger carrying,
and in early 1928 designed a trimotor aircraft capable of carrying 12
passengers, the Model 80. Unlike the Fokker F.VII and Ford Trimotors
operated by other airlines, the Model 80 was a biplane, chosen to give good
takeoff and landing performance when operating from difficult airfields on
its routes, many of which were at relatively high altitude. The fuselage
was of fabric covered steel and aluminium tube construction, and carried
its 12 passengers in three-abreast seating in a well-appointed cabin. The
flight crew of two sat in an enclosed flight deck forward of the passenger
cabin. The wings were of fabric covered steel and duralumin construction,
with detachable wingtips to aid storage in hangars.
The first Model 80, powered by three Pratt and Whitney Wasp radial engines,
flew on July 27, 1928. It was followed by three more Model 80s before
production switched to the improved Model 80A, which was longer, allowing
18 passengers to be carried, and was powered by more powerful Pratt and
Whitney Hornet engines, first flying on July 18, 1929, receiving its
airworthiness certificate on August 20, 1929.
* 'In 1932, Australia's national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting
Corporation, was formed. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is
Australia's state-owned and funded national public broadcaster. The ABC
plays a leading role in the history of broadcasting in Australia. With a
total annual budget of A$1.22 billion, the corporation provides television,
radio, online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional
Australia, as well as overseas through the Australia Network and Radio
Australia and is well regarded for quality and reliability as well as for
offering educational and cultural programming that the commercial sector
would be unlikely to supply on its own.
Founded in 1929 as the Australian Broadcasting Company, it was subsequently
made a state-owned corporation on 1 July 1932 as the Australian
Broadcasting Commission. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983
changed the name of the organisation to the Australian Broadcasting
Corporation, effective 1 July 1983. Although funded and owned by the
government, the ABC remains editorially independent as ensured through the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983.
The ABC is sometimes informally referred to as Aunty originally in
imitation of the British Broadcasting Corporation's nickname.
* 'In 1935, Benny Goodman and his band recorded the 'King Porter Stomp'. .
- From Wikipedia: 'King Porter Stomp is a swing-era jazz standard by Jelly
Roll Morton. The composition is considered to be important in the
development of jazz.
According to Jelly Roll Morton, the tune was composed in 1905. Morton first
recorded the number in 1923 as a piano solo, but did not file a copyright
on the tune until 1924. That year, Morton recorded a duet version with Joe
King Oliver on cornet. Morton said that he had actually written the tune
almost 20 years earlier, and that it was named after his friend and fellow
pianist Porter King.
In 1935, Benny Goodman and his orchestra recorded Fletcher Henderson's
arrangement of the number, which became a huge hit, becoming a standard of
the Big Band era. Goodman's recording featured the well known trumpeter of
the day Bunny Berigan. Fletcher Henderson had recorded his own arrangement
several times with his own band during the 1920s and early 1930s. Harry
James recorded a version in 1939 on Brunswick 8366. Other big bands also
recorded the tune, as did more traditional jazz groups.
Late 1960s space-age bandleader Pat Williams recorded the song on his 1968
Verve LP Shades of Today.
* 'In 1941, Bulova Watch Co pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The first official, paid television advertisement was
broadcast in the United States on July 1, 1941 over New York station WNBT
(now WNBC) before a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and
Philadelphia Phillies. The announcement for Bulova watches, for which the
company paid anywhere from $4.00 to $9.00 (reports vary), displayed a WNBT
test pattern modified to look like a clock with the hands showing the time.
The Bulova logo, with the phrase Bulova Watch Time, was shown in the lower
right-hand quadrant of the test pattern while the second hand swept around
the dial for one minute. The first TV ad broadcast in the UK was on ITV on
22 September 1955, advertising Gibbs SR toothpaste. The first TV ad
broadcast in Asia was on Nippon Television in Tokyo on August 28, 1953,
advertising Seikosha (now Seiko), which also displayed a clock with the
current time.
* 'In 1956, Elvis Presley wearing a tuxedo appears on Steve Allen Show with
prior instructions, not to dance. He sings Hound Dog to a hound dog. .
* 'In 1959, Specific values for the international yard, avoirdupois pound
and derived units (e.g. inch, mile and ounce) are adopted after agreement
between the U.S.A., the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The international yard and pound are two units of
measurement that were the subject of an agreement between six nations
signed on 1 July 1959. The six nations were the United States, the United
Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The agreement
defined the yard as exactly 0.9144 metres and the pound as exactly
0.45359237 kilogram.
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* 'In 1961, Haleakala National Park forms in Hawaii. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Haleakala National Park is a national park located on
the island of Maui in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The park covers an area of
33,265 acres (134.62 km2), of which 19,270 acres (77.98 km2) is a
wilderness area.
It was originally created as part of the Hawaii National Park along with
the volcanoes of Mauna Loa and Kilauea on the island of Hawaii in 1916.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was made into a separate national park in
1961. The park area was designated an International Biosphere Reserve in
1980. The name Haleakala is Hawaiian for house of the sun. According to a
local legend, the semigod Maui imprisoned the sun here in order to lengthen
the day. The Hawaiian National Park Language Correction Act of 2000 was
proposed to observe the Hawaiian spelling, but it did not become law.
The park features the dormant Haleakala (East Maui) Volcano, which last
erupted sometime between 1480 and 1600 AD. The park is divided into two
distinct sections: the summit area and the coastal Kipahulu area.
The two sections of the park average 1,450,000 visitors per year.
* 'In 1963, ZIP Codes (Zone Improvement Plan) are introduced from the
United States Postal Service. .
- From Wikipedia: 'ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the
United States Postal Service (USPS) since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym
for Zone Improvement Plan, was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more
efficiently, and therefore more quickly (zipping along), when senders use
the code in the postal address. The basic format consists of five decimal
numerical digits. An extended ZIP+4 code, introduced in 1983, includes the
five digits of the ZIP code, a hyphen, and four additional digits that
determine a more specific location within a given ZIP code. The USPS
provides a free online lookup tool for ZIP codes.
The term ZIP code
was originally registered as a servicemark (a type of trademark) by the
U.S. Postal Service, but its registration has since expired. USPS style for
ZIP is all caps, although style sheets for some publications use sentence
case or lowercase.
* 'In 1968, The Nuclear non-proliferation treaty is signed in Washington,
D.C., London and Moscow by sixty-two countries. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,
commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is an international
treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and
weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear
energy, and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and
general and complete disarmament.
* 'In 1980, 'O Canada' officially becomes the national anthem of Canada. .
- From Wikipedia: 'O Canada (French: Ô Canada) is the national anthem of
Canada. The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of
Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony
Calixa Lavallée composed the music, after which words were written by the
poet and judge Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier. The lyrics were originally in
French and an English version was created in 1906. Robert Stanley Weir
wrote in 1908 another English version, which is the official and most
popular version, one that is not a literal translation of the French.
Weir's lyrics have been revised twice, taking their present form in 1980,
but the French lyrics remain unaltered. O Canada had served as a de facto
national anthem since 1939, officially becoming Canada's national anthem in
1980 when the Act of Parliament making it so received Royal Assent and
became effective on July 1 as part of that year's Dominion Day
celebrations.
No. 1 song
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Monthly holiday / awareness days in July
Food
National Blueberries Month
National Grilling Month
National Honey Month
National Ice Cream Month
National Horseradish Month
National Hot Dog Month
Wheat Month
Health
Alopecia Month for Women
Bereaved Parents Awareness Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month
International Group B Strep Awareness Month
International Women with Alopecia Month
International Zine Month
Juvenille Arthritis Awareness Month
National Black Family Month
National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month
National Cord Blood Awareness Month
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Social Wellness Month
Animal / Pets
National 'Doghouse Repairs' Month
Other
Bioterrorism/Disaster Education and Awareness Month
Cell Phone Courtesy Month
Family Golf Month
Independent Retailer Month
National Child-Centered Divorce Month
National Make A Difference to Children Month
National Parks and Recreation Month
National Vacation Rental Month
Smart Irrigation Month
Tour de France Month
Women's Motorcycle Month
July is:
July origin (from Wikipedia): Named by the Roman Senate in honor of Julius Caesar.
"is the seventh month of the year (between June
and August) in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months
with the length of 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honor of
the Roman general, Julius Caesar, it being the month of his birth. Prior
to that, it was called Quintilis. It is, on average, the warmest month in
most of the Northern hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer)
and the coldest month in much of the Southern hemisphere (where it
is the second month of winter). The second half of the year commences in
July. In the Southern hemisphere, July is the seasonal equivalent of
January in the Northern hemisphere."
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