1ST JULY
NATIONAL DAY OF CANADA.
FEAST DAY OF
"ST GALL OF CLERMONT; SAINTS AARON
& JULIUS; ST EPARCHIUS OR CYBARD; ST OLIVER PLUNKET; ST CARILEPHUS OR CALAIS; ST
THIERRY OR THEODORIC OF MONT d’OR; ST SERVANUS OR SERF; ST SIMEON SALUS; & ST
SHENUTE. |
| 1ST |
1535 |
"SIR THOMAS MOORE" WENT ON TRIAL IN ENGLAND CHARGED
WITH TREASON. |
| 1ST |
1690 |
THE ARMY OF PROTESTANT "KING
WILLIAM III" DEFEATS ROMAN CATHOLIC "KING JAMES II" IN BATTLE OF THE BOYNE
(BATTLE OF THE ORANGE) IN IRELAND. |
| 1ST |
1843 |
ADELAIDE OBSERVER IS FIRST PUBLISHED. |
| 1ST |
1846 |
FOUR GUARDS ARE KILLED DURING A RIOT ON
NORFOLK ISLAND, LEADING TO 12 CONVICTS BEING EXECUTED. |
| 1ST |
1868 |
CANADA BEGINS SELF-GOVERNMENT. |
| 1ST |
1878 |
THE TABLOID NEWSPAPER THE "SYDNEY
DAILY TELEGRAPH" IS FIRST PUBLISHED. |
| 1ST |
1879 |
DAILY TELGRAPH, SYDNEY BEGINS PUBLICATION. |
| 1ST |
1894 |
SYDNEY G.P.O. SELLS IT’S FIRST
POSTCARDS. |
| 1ST |
1899 |
THE GIDEONS WERE FOUNDED BY THREE TRAVELLING SALESMEN IN
WISCONSIN. THE FIRST BIBLES WERE PLACED IN HOTEL ROOMS IN 1908. |
| 1ST |
1904 |
3RD MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES OPENS IN ST
LOUIS. |
| 1ST |
1910 |
SYDNEY SUN BEGINS PUBLICATION. |
| 1ST |
1915 |
AUSTRALIA BEGINS COMMONWEALTH
LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE. |
| 1ST |
1916 |
U.S. PRESIDENT, "EISENHOWER" MARRIES "MARY
‘MAMIE’ GENEVA DOUD." |
| 1ST |
1929 |
"ELZIE SEGER" INTRODUCES THE
CARTOON CHARACTER "POPEYE." |
| 1ST |
1932 |
AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION IS ESTABLISHED. |
| 1ST |
1934 |
FIRST X-RAY PHOTO OF ENTIRE BODY, IN
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. |
| 1ST |
1941 |
BULOVA WATCH COMPANY PAYS $9 FOR FIRST EVER NETWORK TV
COMMERCIAL. |
| 1ST |
1946 |
THE "UNITED STATES" EXPLODES
A 20 KILOTRON BOMB NEAR BIKINI ISLAND ATOLL IN THE PACIFIC. |
| 1ST |
1961 |
"DIANA FRANCES SPENCER," LATER TO BECOME
"PRINCESS DIANA" IS BORN. |
| 1ST |
1963 |
THE FIRST POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK WAS
ESTABLISHED IN PERTH. THEY WERE SOON ESTABLISHED IN ALL
STATES EXCEPT SOUTH AUSTRALIA. |
| 1ST |
1963 |
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE INTRODUCES THE (ZONE IMPROVEMENT PLAN)
ZIP CODE. |
| 1ST |
1968 |
U.S., BRITAIN, USSR, & 58 NATIONS
SIGN NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY. |
| 1ST |
1969 |
"CHARLES PHILIP ARTHUR GEORGE" IS INVESTED AS THE
"PRINCE OF WALES." |
| 1ST |
1969 |
"JOHN LENNON" &
"YOKO ONO" ARE HOSPITALISED AFTER A CAR CRASH. |
| 1ST |
1970 |
MELBOURNE’S TULLAMARINE AIRPORT OPENED. |
| 1ST |
1974 |
"GENERAL JUAN PERON" OF
ARGENTINA DIES. |
| 1ST |
1978 |
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA BECOMES SELF GOVERNING. |
| 1ST |
1980 |
BRITISH RUNNER, "STEVE OVETT"
LOWERS THE WORLD 1500metre TIME FROM 3:48.95 TO 3:48.80. |
| 1ST |
1982 |
2,100 UNIFICATION CHURCH COUPLES MARRY IN NEW YORK. |
| 1ST |
1989 |
PLAYBOY EDITOR, "HUGH HEFNER"
WEDS PLAYMATE, "KIMBERLY CONRAD." |
| 1ST |
1990 |
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC ACCEPTS THE DEUTSCHE MARK AS
IT’S CURRENCY. |
| 1ST |
1990 |
BICYCLE HELMETS ARE MADE COMPULSORY IN
VICTORIA. |
| 1ST |
1995 |
CALIFORNIAN TENNIS PLAYER ‘JEFF TARANGO’ YET TO WIN
A MATCH AT WIMBLEDON AFTER SEVEN TOURNAMENTS, IS DISQUALIFIED AND FINED $10,000 AFTER
ACCUSING AN OFFICIAL OF CORRUPTION. |
| 1ST |
1996 |
SMOKING IS BANNED ON ALL QANTAS &
ANSETT INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS. |
| 1ST |
1997 |
THE CITY OF HONGKONG WAKES UP UNDER CHINESE RULE. |
| 1ST |
1998 |
MODEL ‘PAULA YATES’
GIRLFRIEND OF AUSTRALIAN SINGER ‘MICHAEL HUTCHENCE‘ UNSUCCESSFULLY TRIES TO
EMMULATE HIS DEATH BY HANGING HERSELF FROM A DOOR AT HER LONDON APARTMENT . |
| 1ST |
1998 |
SINGER/ACTRESS, ‘BARBRA STREISAND’ MARRIES ACTOR,
‘JAMES BROLIN’ AT ‘BARBRA’S’ MALIBU HOME AMIDST TIGHT SECURITY
WHICH INCLUDED HEAVY METAL MUSIC BEING BLASTED AT REPORTERS WAITING OUTSIDE THE PROPERTY. |
| 1ST |
2000 |
A GOODS & SERVICES TAX (GST) IS
INTRODUCED IN AUSTRALIA. |
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