July 1
1863 - The Battle of Gettysburg, which marked the turning point in the U.S. Civil War, began.
1867 - Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain under the British North America Act.
1898 - Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders fought the Battle of San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War.
1943 - Income tax withholding began in the United States.
1944 - Delegates from 44 countries began meeting at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, where they agreed to establish the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
1962 - Burundi and Rwanda gained their independence.
1963 - The U.S. Post Office began the use of its five-digit ZIP (Zone Improvement Plan) codes.
1966 - The Medicare federal insurance program went into effect.
1968 - The U.S., Britain, the Soviet Union and 58 other nations signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
1973 - The Drug Enforcement Administration was established.
1991 - President George H.W. Bush nominated federal appeals court judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, beginning an ultimately successful confirmation process marked by allegations of sexual harassment.
1994 - Yasir Arafat returned to Palestinian land after 27 years in exile.
1997 - After 156 years of British rule, Hong Kong was returned to China.
2000 - Vermont's civil unions law went into effect.
2004 - Actor Marlon Brando died in Los Angeles at age 80.
2013 - Croatia became the 28th member of the European Union.
2013 - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver agreed to pay $5.5 million to settle 18 more claims by people who said they'd been sexually abused by priests when they were children.
2015 - After more than a half-century of hostility, the United States and Cuba declared they would reopen embassies in each other's capitals, marking a historic full restoration of diplomatic relations between the Cold War foes.
2018 - Canada began imposing tariffs on $12.6 billion in U.S. goods as retaliation for the Trump administration's new taxes on steel and aluminum imported to the United States.
2022 - The U.S. announced it would provide Ukraine with $820 million in new military aid, including new surface-to-air missile systems and counter-artillery radars, to respond to Russia's heavy reliance on long-range strikes in the war.
Birthdays
20 - Storm Reid (actress)
24 - Meredith Mickelson (model)
25 - Chloe Bailey (actress/singer)
31 - Andrew Cavarno (actor)
31 - Steven Cavarno (actor)
35 - Evan Ellingson (actor)
38 - Lea Seydoux (actress)
40 - Lynsey Bartilson (actress)
41 - Hilarie Burton (actress)
46 - Liv Tyler (actress)
47 - Thomas Sadoski (actor)
52 - Melissa Peterman (actress)
52 - Julianne Nicholson (actress)
52 - Missy Elliott (singer)
53 - Henry Simmons (actor)
56 - Pamela Anderson (actress)
61 - Dominic Keating (actor)
61 - Andre Braugher (actor)
62 - Michelle Wright (singer)
62 - Carl Lewis (track & field athelte)
63 - Evelyn King (singer)
67 - Alan Ruck (actor)
67 - Lorna Patterson (actress)
71 - Dan Aykroyd (actor/comedian)
72 - Fred Schneider (singer)
72 - Terrence Mann (actor)
72 - Trevor Eve (actor)
72 - Daryl Anderson (actor)
81 - Genevieve Bujold (actress)
87 - Wally Amos (cookie maker)
89 - Jamie Farr (actor)
89 - Jean Marsh (actress)
92 - Leslie Caron (actress)
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Today in Sports History - July 1
1903 - The inaugural Tour de France began.
1904 - The third modern Olympic Games, and first to be held in the United States, began in St. Louis.
1905 - Frank Owen (Chicago White Sox) pitched two complete games in one day.
1917 - Fred Toney (Cincinnati Reds) pitched two complete games in one day.
1920 - Suzanne Lenglen became the first player to win three titles at Wimbledon in one year. She won the women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.
1941 - Joe DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 44 games, tying the MLB record held by Willie Keeler.
1951 - Bob Feller set a major league baseball record when he pitched his third no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians.
1995 - The NBA locked out its players. It was the first work stoppage in the league's history.
1998 - The NBA locked out its players for the second time in its history.
2011 - NBA owners begin the second player lockout in 12 years, shortening the season by 16 games before a salary agreement was reached.
2018 - LeBron James announced he would be leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second time in his career to play with the Los Angeles Lakers.
2019 - 15-year-old Coco Gauff, the youngest player to qualify at Wimbledon in the professional era, defeated 39-year-old Venus Williams in the first round.
2022 - American basketball star Brittney Griner went on trial in Russia after her arrest on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for a team there, in a case that unfolded amid tense relations between Moscow and Washington. (Griner would be found guilty and sentenced to nine years in prison, but would be released months later in a U.S.-Russia prisoner exchange).
1863 - The Battle of Gettysburg, which marked the turning point in the U.S. Civil War, began.
1867 - Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain under the British North America Act.
1898 - Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders fought the Battle of San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War.
1943 - Income tax withholding began in the United States.
1944 - Delegates from 44 countries began meeting at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, where they agreed to establish the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
1962 - Burundi and Rwanda gained their independence.
1963 - The U.S. Post Office began the use of its five-digit ZIP (Zone Improvement Plan) codes.
1966 - The Medicare federal insurance program went into effect.
1968 - The U.S., Britain, the Soviet Union and 58 other nations signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
1973 - The Drug Enforcement Administration was established.
1991 - President George H.W. Bush nominated federal appeals court judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, beginning an ultimately successful confirmation process marked by allegations of sexual harassment.
1994 - Yasir Arafat returned to Palestinian land after 27 years in exile.
1997 - After 156 years of British rule, Hong Kong was returned to China.
2000 - Vermont's civil unions law went into effect.
2004 - Actor Marlon Brando died in Los Angeles at age 80.
2013 - Croatia became the 28th member of the European Union.
2013 - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver agreed to pay $5.5 million to settle 18 more claims by people who said they'd been sexually abused by priests when they were children.
2015 - After more than a half-century of hostility, the United States and Cuba declared they would reopen embassies in each other's capitals, marking a historic full restoration of diplomatic relations between the Cold War foes.
2018 - Canada began imposing tariffs on $12.6 billion in U.S. goods as retaliation for the Trump administration's new taxes on steel and aluminum imported to the United States.
2022 - The U.S. announced it would provide Ukraine with $820 million in new military aid, including new surface-to-air missile systems and counter-artillery radars, to respond to Russia's heavy reliance on long-range strikes in the war.
Birthdays
20 - Storm Reid (actress)
24 - Meredith Mickelson (model)
25 - Chloe Bailey (actress/singer)
31 - Andrew Cavarno (actor)
31 - Steven Cavarno (actor)
35 - Evan Ellingson (actor)
38 - Lea Seydoux (actress)
40 - Lynsey Bartilson (actress)
41 - Hilarie Burton (actress)
46 - Liv Tyler (actress)
47 - Thomas Sadoski (actor)
52 - Melissa Peterman (actress)
52 - Julianne Nicholson (actress)
52 - Missy Elliott (singer)
53 - Henry Simmons (actor)
56 - Pamela Anderson (actress)
61 - Dominic Keating (actor)
61 - Andre Braugher (actor)
62 - Michelle Wright (singer)
62 - Carl Lewis (track & field athelte)
63 - Evelyn King (singer)
67 - Alan Ruck (actor)
67 - Lorna Patterson (actress)
71 - Dan Aykroyd (actor/comedian)
72 - Fred Schneider (singer)
72 - Terrence Mann (actor)
72 - Trevor Eve (actor)
72 - Daryl Anderson (actor)
81 - Genevieve Bujold (actress)
87 - Wally Amos (cookie maker)
89 - Jamie Farr (actor)
89 - Jean Marsh (actress)
92 - Leslie Caron (actress)
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Today in Sports History - July 1
1903 - The inaugural Tour de France began.
1904 - The third modern Olympic Games, and first to be held in the United States, began in St. Louis.
1905 - Frank Owen (Chicago White Sox) pitched two complete games in one day.
1917 - Fred Toney (Cincinnati Reds) pitched two complete games in one day.
1920 - Suzanne Lenglen became the first player to win three titles at Wimbledon in one year. She won the women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.
1941 - Joe DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 44 games, tying the MLB record held by Willie Keeler.
1951 - Bob Feller set a major league baseball record when he pitched his third no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians.
1995 - The NBA locked out its players. It was the first work stoppage in the league's history.
1998 - The NBA locked out its players for the second time in its history.
2011 - NBA owners begin the second player lockout in 12 years, shortening the season by 16 games before a salary agreement was reached.
2018 - LeBron James announced he would be leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second time in his career to play with the Los Angeles Lakers.
2019 - 15-year-old Coco Gauff, the youngest player to qualify at Wimbledon in the professional era, defeated 39-year-old Venus Williams in the first round.
2022 - American basketball star Brittney Griner went on trial in Russia after her arrest on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for a team there, in a case that unfolded amid tense relations between Moscow and Washington. (Griner would be found guilty and sentenced to nine years in prison, but would be released months later in a U.S.-Russia prisoner exchange).
