1801 – A 1,235 pound cheese ball was pressed at the farm of Elisha Brown, Jr. The ball of cheese was later loaded on a horse-driven wagon and presented to U.S. President Thomas Jefferson at the White House.

1810 – Colombia declared independence from Spain.

1859 – Brooklyn and New York played baseball at Fashion Park Race Course on Long Island, NY. The game marked the first time that admission had been charged for to see a ball game. It cost $.50 to get in and the players on the field did not receive a salary (until 1863).

1861 – The Congress of the Confederate States began holding sessions in Richmond, VA.

1868 – Legislation that ordered U.S. tax stamps to be placed on all cigarette packs was passed. 

1871 – British Columbia joined Confederation as a Canadian province.

1881 – Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull, a fugitive since the Battle of the Little Big Horn, surrendered to federal troops. (Montana)

1917 – The draft lottery in World War I went into operation.

1935 – NBC radio debuted “G-men.” The show was later renamed “Gangbusters.”

1942 – The first detachment of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, (WACS) began basic training at Fort Des Moines, Iowa.

1944 – An attempt by a group of German officials to assassinate Adolf Hitler failed. The bomb exploded at Hitler’s Rastenburg headquarters. Hitler was only wounded.

1944 – U.S. President Roosevelt was nominated for an unprecedented fourth term of office at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

1947 – The National Football League (NFL) ruled that no professional team could sign a player who had college eligibility remaining.

1961 – “Stop the World, I Want to Get Off” opened in London.

1969 – Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. became the first men to walk on the moon. 

1974 – Turkish forces invaded Cyprus.

1976 – America’s Viking I robot spacecraft made a successful landing on Mars.

1982 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan pulled the U.S. out of comprehensive test ban negotiations indefinitely. 

1985 – Treasure hunters began raising $400 million in coins and silver from the Spanish galleon “Nuestra Senora de Atocha.” The ship sank in 1622 40 miles of the coast of Key West, FL.

1992 – Vaclav Havel, the playwright who led the Velvet Revolution against communism, stepped down as president of Czechoslovakia.

1998 – Russia won a $11.2 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund to help avert the devaluation of its currency.

2003 – In India, elephants used for commercial work began wearing reflectors to avoid being hit by cars during night work

July 1

• American Zoo Day
• Canada Day
• Drive Your Corvette to Work Day
• International Chicken Wing Day
• International Joke Day
• International Reggae Day
• National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day

July 2

• National Disco Day
• World UFO Day

July 3

• Air Conditioning Appreciation Day
• National Fried Clam Day

July 4

• Independence Day

July 5

• Bikini Day
• National Apple Turnover Day
• National Graham Cracker Day

July 6

• International Kissing Day
• National Fried Chicken Day

July 7

• National Father Daughter Take a Walk Day
• National Macaroni Day
• National Strawberry Sundae Day
• World Chocolate Day

July 8

• Be a Kid Again Day
• National Freezer Pop Day
• Video Games Day

July 9

• Collector Car Appreciation Day
• National Sugar Cookie Day
• Eid al-Adha

July 10

• Don’t Step on a Bee Day
• Pick Blueberries Day
• National Kitten Day
• National Piña Colada Day
• World Miniature Golf Day

July 11

• All American Pet Photo Day
• International Essential Oils Day
• National Swimming Pool Day

July 12

• Cow Appreciation Day
• Etch a Sketch Day
• National Pecan Pie Day
• National Eat Your Jell-O Day

July 13

• National Barbershop Music Appreciation Day
• National French Fry Day

July 14

• Bastille Day
• Shark Awareness Day
• National Mac and Cheese Day

July 15

• National Clean Beauty Day
• National Gummi Worm Day
• National Pet Fire Safety Day
• National Tapioca Pudding Day

July 16

• Guinea Pig Appreciation Day
• National Cherry Day
• National Corn Fritters Day
• National Fresh Spinach Day
• World Snake Day

July 17

• National Ice Cream Day
• World Emoji Day

July 18

• Amazon Prime Day
• National Caviar Day
• National Sour Candy Day

July 19

• National Daiquiri Day
• National Raspberry Cake Day
• National Urban Beekeeping Day

July 20

• International Chess Day
• National Fortune Cookie Day
• National Hot Dog Day
• National Lollipop Day

July 21

• National Junk Food Day

July 22

• National Hammock Day
• National Mango Day

July 23

• National Gorgeous Grandma Day
• National Sprout Day
• National Vanilla Ice Cream Day

July 24

• National Cousins Day
• National Parents’ Day

July 25

• National Hot Fudge Sundae Day
• National Merry Go Round Day
• National Wine and Cheese Day

July 26

• Holistic Therapy Day
• National Aunt and Uncle Day
• National Coffee Milkshake Day
• National Dog Photography Day
• World Tofu Day

July 27

• Bagpipe Appreciation Day
• Chicken Finger Day
• Take Your Houseplant for a Walk Day

July 28

• National Chili Dog Day
• National Milk Chocolate Day
• National Waterpark Day
• World Nature Conservation Day
• World Hepatitis Day

July 29

• International Tiger Day
• Islamic New Year
• National Lasagna Day
• National Lipstick Day

July 30

• International Day of Friendship
• National Cheesecake Day
• Paperback Book Day
• World Snorkeling Day

July 31

• Hawaii Flag Day
• National Avocado Day
• National Mutt Day

Weekly Observances in July 2022