OTTAWA, CANADA: Queen Elizabeth inspects the Canadian Honour Guard before taking part in Canada Day celebrations at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada on July 1, 1992. The Queen is visiting Canada to mark Canada’s 125th anniversary. (Photo by CHRIS WILKINS/AFP via Getty Images)
Today is Monday, July 1st, the 183rd day of 2024. There are 183 days left this year.
Today’s History Highlights:
On July 1, 1867, Canada became a British Dominion with the coming into force of the British North America Act. Until 1982, this national holiday was called Dominion Day and is now known as Canada Day.
This day too:
In 1863, the decisive three-day Battle of Gettysburg began in Pennsylvania, ending in victory for the Union.
In 1903, the first Tour de France began (it finished on July 19th, and the winner was Maurice Galland).
In 1944, representatives from 44 countries met in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, and agreed to establish the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
In 1963, the United States Post Office introduced five-digit zip codes.
The Drug Enforcement Administration was established in 1973.
In 1984, the first film to be rated PG-13 was released, “Red Dawn” starring Patrick Swayze.
In 1991, President George H. W. Bush nominated federal appeals court judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, ultimately completing a successful confirmation process riddled with sexual harassment allegations.
In 1997, Hong Kong was returned to Chinese rule after 156 years as a British colony.
In 2004, actor Marlon Brando died in Los Angeles at the age of 80.
In 2015, after more than half a century of hostility, the United States and Cuba announced they would reopen their embassies in each other’s capitals, marking a historic restoration of full diplomatic ties between the Cold War-era enemies.
In 2018, LeBron James announced that he would be leaving Cleveland for the second time in his career to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers.
In 2019, 15-year-old Coco Gauff, the youngest player to play at Wimbledon since the professional era began, defeated 39-year-old Venus Williams in the first round.
Today’s Birthday:
Actor and dancer Leslie Caron is 93; actor Jamie Farr (TV’s “M.A.S.H.”) is 90; cookie baker Wally Amos is 88; dancer and choreographer Twyla Tharp is 83; actor Genevieve Bujold is 82; rock singer Deborah Harry (Blondie) is 79; actor Terence Mann is 73; rock singer Fred Schneider (The B-52s) is 73; pop singer Victor Willis (The Village People) is 73; actor and comedian Dan Aykroyd is 72; actor Alan Ruck is 68; mystery novelist Louise Penny is 66; and singer Evelyn “Champagne” King is 64. Olympic track and field champion Carl Lewis is 63. Actor Dominic Keating (TV’s Star Trek: Enterprise) is 61. Actress Pamela Anderson is 57. Actor Henry Simmons is 54. Hip-hop artist Missy Elliott is 53. Actor Julianne Nicholson is 53. Singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens is 49. Actor Liv Tyler is 47. Ice Hockey Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla is 47. Actor Hilarie Burton is 42. Actress Lea Seydoux is 39. Actor and singer Chloe Bailey is 26. Actress Storm Reid is 20.
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