July 5
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
(Difference between revisions)
| Revision as of 11:55, 5 July 2014 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Revision as of 12:01, 5 July 2014 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) Next diff → |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| {{Template}} | {{Template}} | ||
| - | + | == Art and culture == | |
| - | ==Events== | + | |
| *[[1687]] – [[Isaac Newton]] publishes ''[[Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica]]''. | *[[1687]] – [[Isaac Newton]] publishes ''[[Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica]]''. | ||
| - | *[[1937]] – [[Spam (food)|Spam]], the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the [[Hormel|Hormel Foods Corporation]]. | + | *[[1937]] – [[Spam (food)|Spam]], the luncheon meat, is introduced. |
| - | *[[1946]] – The [[bikini]] goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris, France. | + | *[[1946]] – The [[bikini]] goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show at the [[Piscine Molitor]], Paris, France. |
| - | *[[1954]] – The [[BBC]] broadcasts its first [[television]] news bulletin. | + | *[[1954]] – The [[BBC]] broadcasts its first [[television news]] bulletin. |
| - | * 1954 – The [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]] was established. | + | |
| - | *[[1962]] – [[Algeria]] becomes independent from France. | + | |
| - | *[[1971]] – [[Right to vote]]: The [[Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution]], lowering the [[voting age]] from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by [[President]] [[Richard Nixon]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1973]] – A [[BLEVE]] (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) in [[Kingman, Arizona]], following a fire that broke out as [[propane]] was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, [[Kingman Explosion|kills eleven firefighters]]. | + | |
| - | *[[1975]] – [[Arthur Ashe]] becomes the first black man to win the [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] singles title. | + | |
| - | * 1975 – [[Cape Verde]] gains its independence from Portugal. | + | |
| - | *[[1977]] – [[Military coup]] in [[Pakistan]]: [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]], the first elected [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]], is overthrown. | + | |
| - | *[[1987]] – The [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam|LTTE]] uses suicide attacks on the [[Sri Lankan Army]] for the first time. The [[Black Tigers]] were born and, in the following years, continued to kill with the tactic. | + | |
| - | *[[1989]] – [[Iran–Contra affair]]: [[Oliver North]] is sentenced by [[U.S. District Judge]] [[Gerhard A. Gesell]] to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions were later overturned. | + | |
| - | *[[1995]] – The [[Armenia|Republic of Armenia]] adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the [[Soviet Union]]. | + | |
| *[[1996]] – [[Dolly (sheep)|Dolly the sheep]] becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. | *[[1996]] – [[Dolly (sheep)|Dolly the sheep]] becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. | ||
| - | *[[1999]] – [[Wolverhampton]], England is hit by storms, including a [[tornado]]. The area was hit again with severe storms on August 1. | ||
| - | * 1999 – U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] imposes trade and economic [[UN Security Council Resolution 1267|sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan]]. | ||
| - | *[[2004]] – The first [[Indonesian presidential election, 2004|Indonesian presidential election]] is held. | ||
| - | *[[2006]] – [[North Korea]] [[North Korean missile test, 2006|tests four short-range missiles]], one medium-range missile and a long-range [[Taepodong-2]]. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly failed in mid-air over the [[Sea of Japan]]. | ||
| - | *[[2009]] – A series of violent riots [[July 2009 Ürümqi riots|break out]] in [[Ürümqi]], the capital city of the [[Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region]] in the People's Republic of China. | ||
| - | * 2009 – The largest hoard of [[Anglo-Saxon]] gold ever discovered, consisting of more than 1,500 items, [[Staffordshire Hoard|is found]] near the village of [[Hammerwich]], near [[Lichfield]], in [[Staffordshire]], England. | ||
| - | *[[2012]] – [[The Shard]] in London is inaugurated as the [[List of tallest buildings in Europe|tallest building in Europe]], with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft). | ||
| - | |||
| - | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | *[[1830]] - [[France]] invades [[Algeria]]. | ||
| - | *[[1946]] - The [[bikini]] is introduced in [[Paris, France]]. | ||
| - | |||
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| *[[1810]] - [[P.T. Barnum]], American circus owner (d. [[1891]]) | *[[1810]] - [[P.T. Barnum]], American circus owner (d. [[1891]]) | ||
Revision as of 12:01, 5 July 2014
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
Art and culture
- 1687 – Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
- 1937 – Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced.
- 1946 – The bikini goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show at the Piscine Molitor, Paris, France.
- 1954 – The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.
- 1996 – Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
Births
- 1810 - P.T. Barnum, American circus owner (d. 1891)
- 1889 - Jean Cocteau, French writer (d. 1963)
- 1849 - William Thomas Stead, English journalist (d. 1912)
Deaths
- 1833 - Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor (b. 1765)
- 1920 - Max Klinger, German artist (b. 1857)
- 1969 - Walter Gropius, German architect (b. 1883)
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "July 5" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.
