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Milly La Foret, Jean Cocteau In His Garden In 1963.

Jean Cocteau

1889 - 1963

French writer, director and master of surrealism whose work includes "Orpheus" and "The Infernal Machine."

"The Heart Of Rock And Roll" Broadway Photo Call

Huey Lewis

1950 -

Singer-songwriter whose band Huey Lewis and the News had hits with "The Power of Love" and "The Heart of Rock & Roll."

USA Portraits - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023

Megan Rapinoe

1985 -

Soccer player and LGBTQ+ advocate who led the U.S team to two Women's World Cup titles and gold at the 2012 Olympics.

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1937

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Minnesota-based Hormel introduces a canned luncheon meat it calls Spam (for spiced ham), spawning annual festivals like Spam Jam and Spamarama, where popular events include Spam sculpture carving (think Spam dragons, Spam Elvis and Spam Yoda).

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Congress adopts Olive Branch Petition

On July 5, 1775, the Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition, written by John Dickinson, which appeals directly to King George III and expresses hope for reconciliation between the colonies and Great Britain. Dickinson, who hoped desperately to avoid a final break with Britain, phrased colonial opposition to British policy as follows: “Your Majesty’s […]

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Frederick Douglass delivers his “What to the slave is the Fourth of July?” speech

During an Independence Day celebration in Rochester, New York on July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass delivers what would become his most celebrated speech, “What to the slave is the Fourth of July?” Tensions over slavery in the early 1850s are high, and the famed abolitionist’s oration serves as a searing reminder that at the time, only […]

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Andrew Johnson signs off on the execution of Lincoln assassination conspirators

On July 5, 1865, President Andrew Johnson signs an executive order that confirms the military conviction of a group of people who had conspired to kill the late President Abraham Lincoln, then commander in chief of the U.S. Army. With his signature, Johnson ordered four of the guilty to be executed. Confederate sympathizers David E. […]

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Heat wave strikes Northeast, killing hundreds

On July 5, 1911, the mercury in Nashua, New Hampshire peaks at 106 degrees Fahrenheit, one of many record temperatures that are set in the northeastern United States as a deadly, 11-day heat wave hits the area. It would go on to kill at least 380 people—and by some estimates, as many as 2,000. The […]

Germany gives Austria-Hungary “blank check” assurance

On July 5, 1914, in Berlin, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany pledges his country’s unconditional support for whatever action Austria-Hungary chooses to take in its conflict with Serbia, a long-running rivalry thrown into crisis by the assassination, the previous June 28, of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife by a Serbian nationalist during […]

Trial starts for Chicago White Sox players accused of throwing 1919 World Series

After Judge Hugo Friend denies a motion to quash the indictments against the major league baseball players accused of throwing the 1919 World Series, a trial begins with jury selection. The Chicago White Sox players, including stars Shoeless Joe Jackson, Buck Weaver and Eddie Cicotte, subsequently became known as the “Black Sox” after the scandal […]

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First U.S. fatality in the Korean War

Near Sojong, South Korea, Private Kenneth Shadrick, a 19-year-old infantryman from Skin Fork, West Virginia, becomes the first American reported killed in the Korean War. Shadrick, a member of a bazooka squad, had just fired the weapon at a Soviet-made tank when he looked up to check his aim and was cut down by enemy […]

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Elvis Presley records “That’s All Right (Mama)”

On July 5, 1954, record producer Sam Phillips records an unrehearsed performance of “That’s All Right” by an unknown young truck driver named Elvis Presley It’s a moment some regard as the true beginning of the rock-and-roll revolution. History rightly credits Phillips, the owner and operator of Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, with the discovery […]

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Arthur Ashe becomes the first Black man to win Wimbledon

On July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe defeats the heavily favored Jimmy Connors to become the first Black man ever to win Wimbledon, the most coveted championship in tennis. Arthur Ashe began playing tennis as a boy in his hometown of Richmond, Virginia. After winning a tennis scholarship to UCLA, Ashe was taken under the wing […]

“Gang of 19” activists occupy Denver intersection to protest inaccessibility on the city’s bus system

On July 5, 1978, a Regional Transportation District (RTD) bus stops at the intersection of Colfax Avenue and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. As passengers board, a group of people in wheelchairs position themselves in front of the bus, preventing it from leaving the stop. When a second bus arrives behind it, more people in wheelchairs […]

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For 24 hours, protestors barricade buses in Denver, Colorado to dramatize the need for greater accessibility to public transportation for the handicapped.

Amazon is founded by Jeff Bezos

On July 5, 1994, Princeton graduate and entrepreneur Jeff Bezos founds Cadabra—a twist on the magic word “Abracadabra”—which is initially just an online bookstore run out of his garage in Bellevue, Washington. Bezos later changes the name to Amazon, and his site grows to become a global retail behemoth, an online “everything store” earning hundreds […]

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Dolly the sheep becomes first successfully cloned mammal

On July 5, 1996, Dolly the sheep—the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell—is born at the Roslin Institute in Scotland. Originally code-named “6LL3,” the cloned lamb was named after singer and actress Dolly Parton. The name was reportedly suggested by one of the stockmen who assisted with her birth, after […]

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World Health Organization declares SARS contained worldwide

On July 5, 2003, the World Health Organization (WHO) announces that all person-to-person transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has ceased. In the previous eight months, the disease had killed about 775 people in 29 countries and exposed the dangers of globalization in the context of public health. In spite of WHO’s announcement, a […]

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