On July 1. 1916 ; World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded. source
On July 1. 1916 ; World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.
The first mention of cuju in a historical text is in the Warring States era Zhan Guo Ce, in the section describing the state of Qi. source
The first mention of cuju in a historical text is in the Warring States era Zhan Guo Ce, in the section describing the state of Qi.
On July 1. 1942 ; World War II: First Battle of El Alamein. source
On July 1. 1942 ; World War II: First Battle of El Alamein.
The first official international football match also took place in 1872, between Scotland and England in Glasgow. source
The first official international football match also took place in 1872, between Scotland and England in Glasgow.
On July 2. 1966 ; The French military explodes a nuclear test bomb codenamed Aldébaran in Moruroa, their first nuclear test in the Pacific. source
On July 2. 1966 ; The French military explodes a nuclear test bomb codenamed Aldébaran in Moruroa, their first nuclear test in the Pacific.
On July 2. 2001 ; The AbioCor self-contained artificial heart is first implanted. source
On July 2. 2001 ; The AbioCor self-contained artificial heart is first implanted.
On July 3. 1819 ; The Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens. source
On July 3. 1819 ; The Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens.
On July 3.1884 ; Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average. source
On July 3.1884 ; Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average.
On July 3.1886 ; The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand. source
On July 3.1886 ; The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
On July 4.1950 ; Radio Free Europe first broadcasts. source
On July 4.1950 ; Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.
On July 5.1841 ; Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough source
On July 5.1841 ; Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough
On July 5.1937 ; Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation. source
On July 5.1937 ; Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
On July 5.1954 ; The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin. source
On July 5.1954 ; The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.
On July 5.2004 ; The first Indonesian presidential election is held. source
On July 5.2004 ; The first Indonesian presidential election is held.
On July 6.1854 ; In Jackson, Michigan, the first convention of the United States Republican Party is held. source
On July 6.1854 ; In Jackson, Michigan, the first convention of the United States Republican Party is held.
On July 6.1865 ; The first issue of The Nation magazine is published. source
On July 6.1865 ; The first issue of The Nation magazine is published.
On July 6.1892 ; Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain. source
On July 6.1892 ; Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain.
On July 6.1986 ; Davis Phinney becomes the first American cyclist to win a road stage of the Tour de France. source
On July 6.1986 ; Davis Phinney becomes the first American cyclist to win a road stage of the Tour de France.
On July 7.1907 ; Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City. source
On July 7.1907 ; Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
On July 7.1915 ; The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end. source
On July 7.1915 ; The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end.
On July 7.1928 ; Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri. source
On July 7.1928 ; Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
On July 7.1956 ; Fritz Moravec and two other Austrian mountaineers make the first ascent of Gasherbrum II (8,035 m). source
On July 7.1956 ; Fritz Moravec and two other Austrian mountaineers make the first ascent of Gasherbrum II (8,035 m).
On July 8.1889 ; The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published. source
On July 8.1889 ; The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
On July 9.1810 ; Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire. source
On July 9.1810 ; Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire.
On July 9.1815 ; Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord becomes the first Prime Minister of France. source
On July 9.1815 ; Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord becomes the first Prime Minister of France.
On July 9.1864 ; Franz Muller commits the first known murder on a British train. source
On July 9.1864 ; Franz Muller commits the first known murder on a British train.
John Tyler, the first to assume the Presidency following the death of a President. source
John Tyler, the first to assume the Presidency following the death of a President.
aradona is the first player in football history to set the world record transfer fee twice, first when he transferred to Barcelona for a then world record £5 million, and second, when he transferred to Napoli for another record fee £6.9 million. source
aradona is the first player in football history to set the world record transfer fee twice, first when he transferred to Barcelona for a then world record £5 million, and second, when he transferred to Napoli for another record fee £6.9 million.
On July 10.1806 ; The Vellore Mutiny is the first instance of a mutiny by Indian sepoys against the British East India Company. source
On July 10.1806 ; The Vellore Mutiny is the first instance of a mutiny by Indian sepoys against the British East India Company.
On July 11.1801 ; French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons makes his first comet discovery. In the next 27 years he discovers another 36 comets, more than any other person in history. source
On July 11.1801 ; French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons makes his first comet discovery. In the next 27 years he discovers another 36 comets, more than any other person in history.
