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.
1898 - Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders fought the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.
1943 - Federal 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 achieved their independence.
1963 - The U.S. Post Office inaugurated its five digit Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP) codes.
1968 - The United States, Britain, the Soviet Union and 58 other nations signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
1973 - The Drug Enforcement Administration was created.
1984 - The first movie with a "PG-13" rating, "Red Dawn" starring Patrick Swayze, debuted.
1991 - President George H.W. Bush nominated federal appeals court judge Clarence Thomas to the U.S. 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 - The Confederate flag was removed from the South Carolina statehouse.
2004 - Actor Marlon Brando died in Los Angeles at age 80.
2013 - Croatia became the 28th member of the European Union.
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.
Birthdays
21 - Storm Reid (actress)
21 - Tate McRae (singer)
25 - Meredith Mickelson (model)
26 - Chloe Bailey (actress/singer)
31 - Raini Rodriguez (actress)
39 - Lea Seydoux (actress)
42 - Hilarie Burton (actress)
47 - Liv Tyler (actress)
53 - Julianne Nicholson (actress)
53 - Missy Elliott (singer)
53 - Melissa Peterman (actress)
54 - Henry Simmons (actor)
57 - Pamela Anderson (actress)
61 - Dominic Keating (actor)
63 - Carl Lewis (track & field athlete)
64 - Evelyn "Champagne" King (singer)
68 - Alan Ruck (actor)
72 - Dan Aykroyd (actor/comedian)
73 - Fred Schneider (singer)
73 - Terrence Mann (actor)
82 - Genevieve Bujold (actress)
88 - Wally Amos (cookie maker)
90 - Jamie Farr (actor)
93 - Leslie Caron (actress)
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Today in Sports History - July 1
1859 - The first intercollegiate baseball game took place with Amherst defeating Williams 66-32.
1903 - The first Tour de France began. (It ended on July 19 with Maurice Garin the winner.)
1904 - The first Olympic Games held in the United States opened 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.
1932 - Helen Moody won her fifth women's singles title in six years at Wimbledon.
1941 - Joe DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 44 games, tying the Major League 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.
1987 - New York City radio station WFAN-AM becomes the first 24-hour sports-talk format radio station in the country.
1995 - The NBA locked out its players. It was the first work stoppage in the league's history.
1997 - Randy Myers (Baltimore Orioles) got his 300th career save.
1997 - The Nevada Athletic Commission suspends Mike Tyson indefinitely and withholds his $20 million purse for biting Evander Holyfield's ear during their June 28 heavyweight title fight.
1998 - The NBA locked out its players for the second time in its history.
2011 - NBA owners lockout its players, which would shorten the season by 16 games before a salary agreement was reached.
2018 - LeBron James announced that he would be signing with the Los Angeles Lakers, leaving Cleveland for the second time in his career.
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.
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.
1898 - Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders fought the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.
1943 - Federal 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 achieved their independence.
1963 - The U.S. Post Office inaugurated its five digit Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP) codes.
1968 - The United States, Britain, the Soviet Union and 58 other nations signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
1973 - The Drug Enforcement Administration was created.
1984 - The first movie with a "PG-13" rating, "Red Dawn" starring Patrick Swayze, debuted.
1991 - President George H.W. Bush nominated federal appeals court judge Clarence Thomas to the U.S. 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 - The Confederate flag was removed from the South Carolina statehouse.
2004 - Actor Marlon Brando died in Los Angeles at age 80.
2013 - Croatia became the 28th member of the European Union.
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.
Birthdays
21 - Storm Reid (actress)
21 - Tate McRae (singer)
25 - Meredith Mickelson (model)
26 - Chloe Bailey (actress/singer)
31 - Raini Rodriguez (actress)
39 - Lea Seydoux (actress)
42 - Hilarie Burton (actress)
47 - Liv Tyler (actress)
53 - Julianne Nicholson (actress)
53 - Missy Elliott (singer)
53 - Melissa Peterman (actress)
54 - Henry Simmons (actor)
57 - Pamela Anderson (actress)
61 - Dominic Keating (actor)
63 - Carl Lewis (track & field athlete)
64 - Evelyn "Champagne" King (singer)
68 - Alan Ruck (actor)
72 - Dan Aykroyd (actor/comedian)
73 - Fred Schneider (singer)
73 - Terrence Mann (actor)
82 - Genevieve Bujold (actress)
88 - Wally Amos (cookie maker)
90 - Jamie Farr (actor)
93 - Leslie Caron (actress)
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Today in Sports History - July 1
1859 - The first intercollegiate baseball game took place with Amherst defeating Williams 66-32.
1903 - The first Tour de France began. (It ended on July 19 with Maurice Garin the winner.)
1904 - The first Olympic Games held in the United States opened 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.
1932 - Helen Moody won her fifth women's singles title in six years at Wimbledon.
1941 - Joe DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 44 games, tying the Major League 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.
1987 - New York City radio station WFAN-AM becomes the first 24-hour sports-talk format radio station in the country.
1995 - The NBA locked out its players. It was the first work stoppage in the league's history.
1997 - Randy Myers (Baltimore Orioles) got his 300th career save.
1997 - The Nevada Athletic Commission suspends Mike Tyson indefinitely and withholds his $20 million purse for biting Evander Holyfield's ear during their June 28 heavyweight title fight.
1998 - The NBA locked out its players for the second time in its history.
2011 - NBA owners lockout its players, which would shorten the season by 16 games before a salary agreement was reached.
2018 - LeBron James announced that he would be signing with the Los Angeles Lakers, leaving Cleveland for the second time in his career.
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.