Daily Calendar for Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Born
- William Howard Brett (American librarian) β
- Louis BlΓ©riot (first man to fly across the English Channel) β
- Benjamin Oliver Davis (first African American general in U.S. Army) β
- Walter Francis White (author) β
- William Wyler (film director) β
- EstΓ©e Lauder (cosmetics executive) β
- Olivia de Havilland (actress) β
- Jamie Farr (actor) β
- Sydney Pollack (director) β
- Dan Aykroyd (actor) β
- Princess Diana of Wales β
- Carl Lewis (athlete) β
- Missy Elliott (hip hop artist) β
- Liv Tyler (actress) β
- Jarome Iginla (hockey player) β
Died
- Michael Landon (actor) β
- Robert Mitchum (actor) β
- Walter Matthau (actor) β
- Marlon Brando (actor) β
- Luther Vandross (singer) β
- Karl Malden (actor) β
- Mollie Sugden (actress) β
Events
- Battle of Gettysburg beganβ
- Dominion of Canada was created by the British North America Act; the Dominion consisted of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Lower and Upper Canadaβ
- John A. Macdonald became the first prime minister of Canadaβ
- Prince Edward Island joined the Canadian Confederationβ
- First U.S. zoo opened, with bear pit and lion house, Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniaβ
- Lincoln Highway Association formed to create first coast-to-coast U.S. highwayβ
- First sales tax in U.S. began in West Virginiaβ
- First Piano Concerto by Bela Bartok premiered in Frankfurt, Germanyβ
- Bulova Watch company sponsored the first television commercialβ
- Intelligence and Security Branch of U.S. Army establishedβ
- Zip codes introduced for U.S. mailβ
- Medicare went into effectβ
- O Canada officially became the national anthem of Canadaβ
- After a seven-year journey, NASAβs Cassini probe became the first spacecraft ever to orbit the giant ringed planet Saturnβ
- Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, announced that she was retiring from the bench after 24 yearsβ
- Andy Pettitte broke Whitey Ford’s record for career strikeouts as a New York Yankees pitcher after striking out his 1,958th batterβ
Weather
- The temperature in Portland, Oregon, reached 107 degrees Fβ
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