SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2023
Today is the 182nd day of 2023 and the 11th day of summertime.
TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg started.
In 1908, SOS was embraced as the worldwide call for help.
In 1968, 62 nations, consisting of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, signed the Treaty on the Non-expansion of Nuclear Weapons.
In 1997, China resumed sovereignty of Hong Kong after 156 years of British guideline.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin aka George Sand (1804-1876), author; Walter Francis White (1893-1955), NAACP leader; Estee Lauder (1906-2004), cosmetics business co-founder; Jamie Farr (1934- ), star; Sydney Pollack (1934-2008), filmmaker; Dan Aykroyd (1952- ), star; Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997); Carl Lewis (1961- ), Olympic professional athlete; Pamela Anderson (1967- ), starlet; Missy Elliott (1971), rap artist; Claire Forlani (1972- ), starlet; Liv Tyler (1977- ), starlet; Nelson Cruz (1980- ), baseball gamer.
TODAY’S TRUTH: The International Criminal Court, developed on this day in 2002, is an independent organization and is not part of the United Nations.
TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1903, the very first Tour de France bike race started in Paris. Of the 60 bicyclists who started the almost 2,500-kilometer race, just 21 completed, consisting of champ Maurice Garin.
TODAY’S QUOTE: “Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.” — George Sand TODAY’S NUMBER: $150 — approximate rate (in U.S. dollars) of the very first Sony Walkman portable cassette gamer when it went on sale in Japan on this day in 1979.
TODAY’S MOON: Between very first quarter moon (June 26) and moon (July 3).
SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2023
Today is the 183rd day of 2023 and the 12th day of summertime.
TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1839, a group of 53 Mende slaves revolted and took control of the servant ship Amistad.
In 1881, attorney Charles Guiteau shot President James Garfield, who passed away from his injuries 10 weeks later on.
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, banning significant types of discrimination.
In 2002, Steve Fossett finished the very first continuously solo hot air balloon flight around the globe.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Hermann Hesse (1877-1962), author; Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993), Supreme Court justice; Pierre Cardin (1922-2020), designer; Medgar Evers (1925-1963), civil liberties activist; Richard Petty (1937), NASCAR driver; Larry David (1947- ), writer/actor; Jose Canseco (1964- ), baseball gamer; Johnny Weir (1984- ), figure skater; Lindsay Lohan (1986- ), starlet; Alex Morgan (1989- ), soccer gamer; Margot Robbie (1990- ), starlet.
TODAY’S TRUTH: The very first zeppelin airship, that made its launching flight over Lake Constance, Germany, on this day in 1900, was 420 feet long and powered by a 16-horsepower engine.
TODAY’S SPORTS: In 2002, the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers by a rating of 17-9. Each group struck 6 home runs, setting a major-league record of 12 in a single video game.
TODAY’S QUOTE: “I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.” — Hermann Hesse, “Siddhartha” TODAY’S NUMBER: 10,622 — Walmart shops (consisting of Walmart U.S., Sam’s Club and Walmart International) worldwide, since June 2023. The initially Walmart store opened in Rogers, Arkansas, on this day in 1962.
TODAY’S MOON: Between very first quarter moon (June 26) and moon (July 3).
MONDAY, JULY 3, 2023
Today is the 184th day of 2023 and the 13th day of summertime.
TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1775, George Washington presumed command of the Continental Army.
In 1844, the last 2 validated fantastic auk specimens were killed on the island of Eldey, off the coast of Iceland.
In 1863, an attack by Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Confederate forces stopped working, and the Battle of Gettysburg ended in a Union triumph.
In 1890, Idaho was confessed as the 43rd U.S. state.
In 1998, Bill Clinton finished the very first governmental see to China because the Tiananmen Square demonstrations of 1989.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: George M. Cohan (1878-1942), songwriter/entertainer; Franz Kafka (1883-1924), author; Dave Barry (1947- ), author/journalist; Montel Williams (1956- ), television character; Tom Cruise (1962- ), star; Thomas Gibson (1962- ), star; Yeardley Smith (1964- ), starlet; Connie Nielsen (1965), starlet; Brian Cashman (1967- ), baseball executive; Teemu Selanne (1970- ), hockey gamer; Patrick Wilson (1973- ), star; Olivia Munn (1980- ), starlet.
TODAY’S TRUTH: The world speed record for a steam engine is held by London and North Eastern Railway’s Mallard, which reached 125.88 miles per hour on this day in 1938.
TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1974, Mike Marshall of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched in relief of starter Tommy John, setting a big league record for successive video games pitched in, at 13.
TODAY’S QUOTE: “Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.” — Franz Kafka TODAY’S NUMBER: 27 — movies starring Tom Cruise that have actually earned more than $200 million around the world, since June 2023.
TODAY’S MOON: Full moon (July 3).
