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–
