July

The Battle of Gettysburg begins

8 moments from the American record, 1782 to 2020 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 183rd day of the year.

Charles Gordon Greene, b. 1804★ Bobby Bonilla Day

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of…

8 moments from the American record, 1776 to 1964 · 5 births. The 184th day of the year.

Samuel Penhallow, b. 1665

Confederate forces were defeated by the Union Army on the last…

8 moments from the American record, 1775 to 1938 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 185th day of the year.

John Singleton Copley, b. 1738★ Emancipation Day

The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the…

8 moments from the American record, 1776 to 1966 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 186th day of the year.

George Leonard, b. 1729★ Independence Day

The National Labor Relations Act

8 moments from the American record, 1811 to 1999 · 5 births. The 187th day of the year.

Mary Walcott, b. 1675

American troops at Fort Ticonderoga in New York completed a…

8 moments from the American record, 1777 to 2022 · 5 births. The 188th day of the year.

Daniel Morgan, b. 1736

US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act…

8 moments from the American record, 1777 to 2019 · 5 births. The 189th day of the year.

Jane Elizabeth Conklin, b. 1831

The United States Declaration of Independence received its first…

8 moments from the American record, 1775 to 2011. The 190th day of the year.

George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be…

8 moments from the American record, 1640 to 1918 · 5 births. The 191st day of the year.

Philip Livingston, b. 1686

U.S. President Andrew Jackson vetoes a bill that would re-charter…

8 moments from the American record, 1778 to 1999 · 5 births. The 192nd day of the year.

David Humphreys (soldier), b. 1752

Confederate forces under Jubal Early began an unsuccessful…

8 moments from the American record, 1796 to 1977 · 5 births · 3 observances. The 193rd day of the year.

Sarah Good, b. 1653★ National Day of Remembrance of the victims of the Genocide of the Citizens of the Polish Republic committed by Ukrainian Nationalists

The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress

8 moments from the American record, 1812 to 2007 · 5 births. The 194th day of the year.

Henry David Thoreau, b. 1817

Four days of rioting began in New York City in response to laws…

8 moments from the American record, 1787 to 2024 · 5 births. The 195th day of the year.

Nathan Bedford Forrest, b. 1821

In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National…

8 moments from the American record, 1798 to 2015 · 5 births. The 196th day of the year.

Mordecai Manuel Noah, b. 1785

Reconstruction Era of the United States

8 moments from the American record, 1806 to 2016 · 5 births. The 197th day of the year.

Clement Clarke Moore, b. 1779

President George Washington signed the Residence Act

8 moments from the American record, 1779 to 2015 · 5 births. The 198th day of the year.

Samuel Huntington, b. 1731

Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established in Boston

8 moments from the American record, 1821 to 1981 · 5 births. The 199th day of the year.

Elbridge Gerry, b. 1744

Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw

8 moments from the American record, 1863 to 2013 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 200th day of the year.

Virgil Earp, b. 1843★ Nelson Mandela International Day

The two-day Seneca Falls Convention

8 moments from the American record, 1701 to 2013 · 5 births. The 201st day of the year.

Samuel Colt, b. 1814

Soyuz MS-13 is launched to the International Space Station on the…

8 moments from the American record, 1848 to 2019 · 5 births. The 202nd day of the year.

Augustin Daly, b. 1838

U.S. President Joe Biden announces he will no longer seek a…

8 moments from the American record, 1861 to 2024 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 203rd day of the year.

C. Aubrey Smith, b. 1863★ Belgian National Day

The United States Senate votes down President Franklin D.…

8 moments from the American record, 1833 to 2003 · 5 births. The 204th day of the year.

Emma Lazarus, b. 1849

Henry Halleck becomes general-in-chief of the Union Army

8 moments from the American record, 1829 to 2015 · 5 births. The 205th day of the year.

Georges V. Matchabelli, b. 1885

Watergate scandal

8 moments from the American record, 1864 to 1998 · 5 births. The 206th day of the year.

Alexander J. Davis, b. 1803

U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine

8 moments from the American record, 1783 to 2010 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 207th day of the year.

Henry Knox, b. 1750★ National Day of Galicia

U.S. president Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of…

8 moments from the American record, 1775 to 2016 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 208th day of the year.

George Clinton, b. 1739★ Independence Day

Watergate scandal

8 moments from the American record, 1775 to 1996 · 5 births. The 209th day of the year.

Samuel Smith, b. 1752

During the Great Depression, U.S. president Herbert Hoover orders…

8 moments from the American record, 1854 to 1995 · 5 births. The 210th day of the year.

Thomas Heyward Jr., b. 1746

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National…

8 moments from the American record, 1775 to 1996 · 5 births. The 211th day of the year.

Daniel Drew, b. 1797

Watergate scandal

8 moments from the American record, 1863 to 2020 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 212th day of the year.

Charles Chiniquy, b. 1809★ International Day of Friendship

The U.S. Second Continental Congress passes a resolution that the…

8 moments from the American record, 1777 to 2020 · 5 births · 1 observance. The 213th day of the year.

John Ericsson, b. 1803★ Lā Hae Hawaiʻi Day