This Day in History July 1

blue water massey · Jun 30, 2016

July 1

1776 1st vote on the Declaration of Independence
1847 1st US postage stamps go on sale, 5 Franklin & 10 Washington, NYC
1867 The British North America Act of 1867 takes effect as the Constitution of Canada, creating the Canadian Confederation and the federal dominion of Canada; Sir John A. Macdonald is sworn in as the first Prime Minister of Canada
1908 SOS is adopted as the international distress signal
1934 1st x-ray photo of entire body, Rochester, NY

Birthdays:

1861 Samuel D Riddle horse owner (Man 'o War)
1872 Louis Bl?riot 1st man to fly an airplane across English Channel
1934 Jamie Farr Toledo Oh, actor (Klinger-M*A*S*H, AfterMASH)

Deaths:

1860 Charles Goodyear, American chemist and engineer
1884 Allan Pinkerton, Scottish-American detective and spy
1958 Dr Harry Nicholls Holmes crystallized vitamin A

Holidays:

Canada : Dominion Day/Canada Day

Thought for the day:

" A guy has to get fresh once in a while so a girl doesn't lose her confidence. "

JimS · Jul 1, 2016

You missed it was the beginning of the battle of the Somme which last through November 18, 1916, and eventually claimed over a million casualties (both sides, dead and wounded).

gene bender · Jul 1, 2016

1877 man flew over the channel that was yrs before the Wright bros

gene bender · Jul 1, 2016

ok im the dummy that was his bday

This Day in History July 1

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