Today is Saturday, July 5, the 186th day of 2024. It remains 179 days a year.
Today in history:
On July 5, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the national law on labor relations.
Also on this date:
In 1687, Isaac Newton published for the first time his principia Mathematica, a three -volume work establishing its mathematical principles of natural philosophy.
In 1811, Venezuela became the first South American country to declare the independence of Spain.
In 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered his speech “What to the slave is on July 4?” In Corinthian Hall in Rochester, New York.
In 1865, the Secret Service Division of the US Treasury Department was founded in Washington, DC, with the mission of removing counterfeit money.
In 1937, Hormel introduced a canned meat product called spam; Since more than 9 billion can have been sold.
In 1940, during the Second World War, Great Britain and the Vichy government in France broke up diplomatic relations.
In 1943, the Battle of Kursk began during the Second World War; In the weeks that followed, the Soviets were able to repeat the Germans several times, who finally withdrew in defeat.
In 1946, the modern bikini, designed by French Louis Reard, was first modeled in Paris.
In 1947, Larry Doby made his debut with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first black player in the American League three months after Jackie Robinson broke the colors of the National League.
In 1954, Elvis Presley recorded his first single, “That’s all right”, at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
In 1971, President Richard Nixon certified the 26th amendment to the American Constitution, which lowered the minimum voting age from 21 to 18 years.
In 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a title of simple Wimbledon, beating Jimmy Connors.
In 1977, the Pakistani army, led by General Mohammad Zia Ul-Haq, seized the power of President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
In 1980, Bjorn Borg became the first male player to win five consecutive titles in Wimbledon.
In 1994, Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos as an online market for books.
In 1996, Dolly The Sheep, the first cloned mammal of an adult somatic unit by scientists from the Roslin Institute of the University of Edinburgh, was born.
In 2011, a jury in Orlando, Florida, found Casey Anthony, 25, not guilty of murder, guilty manslaughter and child abuse in the disappearance and death of her 2 -year -old daughter, Caylee.
In 2013, Pope Francis erased two of the most influential popes of the 20th century to become saints in the Roman Catholic Church, approving a miracle necessary to canonize Pope John Paul II and derogation from the Vatican rules to honor Pope John XXIII.
Today’s birthdays: Julie Nixon Eisenhower is 77 years old. Rock Star Huey Lewis is 75 years old. The launcher of the Rich “Goose” Gossage Baseball Temple is 74 years old. NFL Hall of Fame Receiver James Lofton is 69. The designer Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) is 67. Archman at 61 years old. Actor Kathryn Erbe is 60 years old. Actor Michael Stuhlbarg is 57 years old. Rapper RZA is 56. Author Gary Shteyngart is 53 years old. R&B The singer Joe is 52 years old. (Lady a) is 43 years old. Actor Danay Garcia is 41 years old. Retired football player Megan Rapinoe is 40 years old. Actor Jason Dolley is 34 years old. The Los Angeles Dodgers launcher and the designated shoer shohei ohtani is 31 years old.
