Surfing the Calendar
- National Ice Cream MonthJuly
- 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, 2020
- Independence Day FunJul 4, 2020
- FireworksJul 4, 2020
- 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, 2020
- 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, 2020
- 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, 2020
- Seventh Harry Potter Book ReleasedJul 21, 2007
