This Day in History

July 1st in History

The Battle of Gettysburg begins! In other news, SOS becomes a distress signal and the US introduces ZIP codes and the PG-13 rating. Estee Lauder, Dan Aykroyd, and Princess Diana are born; Charles Goodyear, Allan Pinkerton, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Buckminster Fuller, and Wolfman Jack die. Happy Keti Koti!

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Quote of the Day

"Nowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer."

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, scientist and philosopher born July 1, 1742