July Calendar
- National Ice Cream MonthJuly
- First U.S. Postage Stamp IssuedJul 1, 1847
- Tour de FranceJul 1 - Jul 24, 2022
- Battle of GettysburgJul 1, 1863
- First U.S. Zoo Opened in PhiladelphiaJul 1, 1874
- Diana, Princess of Wales’ BirthdayJul 1, 1961
- International Joke DayJul 1, 2022
- Canada DayJul 1, 2022
- Amelia Earhart’s DisappearanceJul 2, 1937
- American RevolutionJul 4, 1776
- Thirteen Colonies Declare Independence from BritainJul 4, 1776
- Declaration of IndependenceJul 4, 1776
- Louisiana Purchase AnnouncedJul 4, 1803
- Walt Whitman Published First Edition of “Leaves of Grass”Jul 4, 1855
- Koko the Gorilla’s BirthdayJul 4, 1971
- Pathfinder Landed on MarsJul 4, 1997
- Independence DayJul 4, 2022
- Independence Day FunJul 4, 2022
- FireworksJul 4, 2022
- Phineas T. Barnum’s BirthdayJul 5, 1810
- Elvis Presley Recorded First AlbumJul 5, 1954
- John Lennon meets Paul McCartneyJul 6, 1957
- Ringo Starr’s BirthdayJul 7, 1940
- President McKinley Signed Resolution Annexing HawaiiJul 7, 1898
- Fourth Harry Potter Book ReleasedJul 8, 2000
- Paula Danziger DiedJul 8, 2004
- Lituya Bay TsunamiJul 9, 1958
- E.B. White’s BirthdayJul 11, 1899
- “To Kill a Mockingbird” PublishedJul 11, 1960
- Alexandar Hamilton v. Aaron Burr DuelJul 11, 1804
- World Population DayJuly 11, 2022
- Etch-a-Sketch® ReleasedJul 12, 1960
- Family Feud PremieresJul 12, 1976
- John Adams’ Sedition Act ApprovedJul 14, 1798
- Bastille Fortress is Stormed by Angry ParisiansJul 14, 1789
- Billy the Kid is Shot and Killed by Sheriff Pat GarrettJul 14, 1881
- Rembrandt’s BirthdayJul 15, 1606
- Sixth Harry Potter Book ReleasedJul 16, 2005
- Korea Constitution DayJul 17, 1948
- Disneyland OpensJul 17, 1955
- National Ice Cream DayJul 17, 2022
- Nelson Mandela’s Birthday (celebrated as Mandela Day)Jul 18, 1918
- John Newbery’s BirthdayJul 19, 1713
- Women’s Rights Convention Held at Seneca Falls, NYJul 19-20, 1848
- U.S. Air Force Began Training Tuskegee AirmenJul 19, 1941
- Man Walks on the MoonJul 20, 1969
- National Moon DayJul 20, 2022
- Seventh Harry Potter Book ReleasedJul 21, 2007
- Pi Approximation DayJul 22, 2022
- Amelia Earhart’s BirthdayJul 24, 1897
- President Truman Issues Executive Order that Desegregates the MilitaryJul 26, 1948
- Korean War Ceasefire SignedJul 27, 1953
- US Virgin Islands: Hurricane Supplication DayJul 27, 2022
- Beatrix Potter’s BirthdayJul 28, 1866
- First Fingerprint Taken by British Colonial Magistrate in IndiaJul 28, 1868
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ BirthdayJul 28, 1929
- Delta AquaridsJul 28-29, 2022
- Fellowship of the Ring PublishedJul 29, 1954
- J.K. Rowling’s BirthdayJul 31, 1965
- Harry Potter’s BirthdayJul 31, 1980
