Annette Roe reads This Week in History

7/22 - 2003 - Jessica Lynch receives a hero's welcome. 7/23 - 1878 - Black Bart strikes again! 7/24 - 1911 - An encounter with an ancient Inca settlement. 7/25 - 1897 - Jack London joins the gold rush. 7/26 - 1775 - The US Postal system is established. 7/27 - 1949 - The first commercial jet makes its maiden test flight in England. 7/28 - 1868 - The 14th Amendment is adopted.

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7/15 - 1978 - The 2800 mile long Native American justice walk ends in DC. 7/16 - 1995 - Amazon opens for business. 7/17 - 1955 - Disneyland opens. 7/18 - 1940 - FDR is nominated for a Third term. 7/19 - 1799 - Rosetta Stone is found. 7/20 - 1963 - Jan and Dean's Surf City goes Number 1. 7/21 - 1960 - Germany passes the Volkswagen law.

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7/8 - 1776 - The Liberty Bell tolls to announce the Declaration of Independence. 7/9 - 2000 - Venus Williams wins Wimbledon for the first time. 7/10 - 2018 - A Soccer team was rescued from a cave. 7/11 - 1960 - To Kill a Mockingbird is published. 7/12 - 1979 - Disco is dealt a death blow by the Chicago White Sox. 7/13 - 1978 - Ford Motor Company fires Lee Iacocca. 7/14 - 1099 - Jerusalem is captured in a first crusade.

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7/1 - 1863 - The Battle of Gettysburg begins. 7/2 - 1964 - President Johnson signs the Civil Rights act. 7/3 - 1890 - Idaho becomes the 43rd state. 7/4 - 1997 - The Pathfinder lands on Mars. 7/5 - 1946 - The Bikini is introduced. 7/6 - 1994 - Forrest Gump opens. 7/7 - 1930 - The Building of Hoover Dam begins.

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6/24 - 1997 - Disney pulls Insane Clown Posse album. 6/25 - 1876 - The Battle of Little Big Horn. 6/26 - 1844 - President John Tyler marries a 21 year old. 6/27 - 1829 - The James Smithson estate establishes the Smithsonian Institute. 6/28 - 1992 - Two Big earthquakes rock California. 6/29 - 1613 - The Globe Theater burns down. 6/30 - 1936 - Gone with the Wind is published.

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6/17 - 1579 - California is claimed for England. 6/18 - 1967 - The Monterey pop festival reaches its climax. 6/19 - 2006 - The Global Seed Vault. 6/20 - 1975 - The film JAWS is released. 6/21 - 1965 - Mr. Tambourine Man is released. 6/22 - 1775 - Continental Currency is introduced. 6/23 - 2013 - A tight wire walk across the Grand Canyon gorge.

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6/10 - 2002 - The Donut truck thief is arrested. 6/11 - 1982 - ET is released. 6/12 - 1942 - Anne receives a diary. 6/13 - 1983 - Pioneer 10 departs the solar system. 6/14 - 1777 - Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes. 6/15 - 1846 - The US Canadian border is established. 6/16 - 1884 - The first roller coaster in America opens in Coney Island.

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Annette Roe reads This Week in History

6/3 - 1943 - The Zoot Suits in Los Angeles. 6/4 - 1876 - An express train crosses the USA in 83 hours. 6/5 - 1933 - FDR takes the United States off the gold standard. 6/6 - 1933 - The First drive in theater opens. 6/7 - 1966 - Ronald Reagan nominated for Governor of CA. 6/8 - 1949 - George Orwell's novel 1984 is published. 6/9 - 1956 - Crime novelist Patricial Cornwell is born.

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