Hammerfest, Norway (known as northernmost town in world), granted town status –
Cornerstone laid for first Catholic cathedral in the United States (Baltimore Basilica), in Baltimore, Maryland –
Acting on instructions from Washington, D.C., Commodore John Drake Sloat ordered his troops to occupy Monterey and Yerba Buena thus beginning the United States annexation of California –
Jim Thorpe won his first Olympic gold medal in the pentathlon –
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini became the first American saint to be canonized –
First 6 enlisted women transferred from Naval Reserve to regular U.S. Navy –
Roosevelt Campobello International Park created, New Brunswick –
President Reagan nominated Sandra Day O’Connor to become a Supreme Court justice; she became the first female member of the Supreme Court –
Solar-powered aircraft Solar Challenger flew 163 miles in 5 hours, 23 minutes. –
A series of bombs exploded in London’s underground railway, as well as on top of a double-decker bus in a terrorist attack against the country –
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles became the youngest person to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Weather
The thermometer touched 127 degrees F at Parker, Arizona –
In a rare July snowstorm, Glacier National Park received ten inches of snow and had 90 mph winds, while Denver had a record high temperature of 101 degrees F –
A record high temperature for this date of 81 degrees F hit Anchorage, Alaska –
Two inches of snow fell in Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska –
