The Ultimate July 5 - American History Information Guide and Reference

July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining.

Contents

1 Events

2 Births

3 Deaths

4 Holidays and observances

5 Recorded this date

6 External links

Events

1610 - John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.
1687 - Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica is published.
1803 - The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).
1811 - Venezuela is the first South American country to declare independence from Spain.
1813 - War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser , Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York begin.
1814 - War of 1812: Battle of Chippewa - American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippewa, Ontario.
1830 - France invades Algeria.
1865 - William Booth founds the Christian Mission (later renamed to the Salvation Army).
1865 - The world's first maximum speed law is enacted in England.
1884 - Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
1937 - Highest recorded temperature in Canada, at Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan: 45 °C.
1940 - World War II: The United Kingdom and the Vichy France government break off diplomatic relations.
1941 - World War II: German troops reach the Dniepr River.
1943 - World War II: Battle of Kursk - The largest tank battle in history begins.
1943 - World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails to Sicily.
1945 - World War II: Liberation of the Philippines declared.
1946 - The bikini is introduced.
1948 - British National Health Service Act enacted.
1950 - Korean War: Task Force Smith - First clash between American and North Korean forces.
1950 - Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
1951 - William Shockley invents the junction transistor.
1954 - Elvis Presley has his first commercial recording session. He sang That's All Right (Mama) and Blue Moon of Kentucky.
1954 - The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.
1958 - First ascent of Gasherbrum I, 11th highest peak on the earth
1962 - Algeria becomes independent from France.
1970 - An Air Canada DC-8 crashes near Toronto International Airport killing 108
1971 - Right to vote: The voting age in the United States is reduced to 18 from 21 (provision of the 26th Amendment formally certified by President Richard Nixon on this day).
1975 - Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
1975 - Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal.
1989 - Iran-Contra Affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service.
1989 - Seinfeld debuts its first episode
1994 - The United States announced it would be refusing entry to further unrestricted immigration from Haiti.
1998 - Japan launches a probe to Mars, and thus joins the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation.
2003 - Taiwan is the last territory to be removed from the WHO's list of SARS affected areas.
2004 - First Indonesian presidential election, 2004 by the nation.
2004 - Éric Gagné's consecutive saves streak comes to an end at 84.