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In 1858, the Wallace-Darwin theory of evolution was first published at the Linnaean Society in London. 		2
Thousands of life-sized terra-cotta soldiers over 2,000 years old were unearthed at a tomb in China in 1975. 		3
Alfred Korzybski, the originator of the study of general semantics, was born on this day in 1879. 		4
Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, President of the United States and principal founder of the Library of Congress, died in 1826.
5
Japanese-American poet Mitsuye Yamada was born in 1923. 		6
The dollar was unanimously chosen as the unit of currency for the United States in 1785. 		7
The first radio compass was used on this day in 1920 to guide a round-trip airplane flight without human navigation. 		8
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the ice cream sundae was invented on this day in 1881. 		9
In 1896, William Jennings Bryan caused a sensation at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago with his “cross of gold” speech. 		10
Legendary jazz composer and musician “Jelly Roll” Morton died on this day in 1941. 		11
John Quincy Adams, son of John Adams and sixth president of the United States, was born on this day in 1767.
12
George Eastman, photography pioneer, was born on this day in 1854. 		13
Erno Rubik, inventor of the Rubik’s Cube, was born in 1944. This day is celebrated as International Puzzle Day. 		14
Florence Bascom, American geologist and teacher, was born on this day in 1862. 		15
The all-news cable channel MSNBC, and its accompanying Web site, launched on this date in 1996. 		16
The Islamic calendar began on July 16, 622, with the prophet Muhammad’s hijra, or journey, from Mecca to Medina. 		17
The Spanish Civil War began on July 17, 1936. 		18
Shaquille O’Neal signed the largest contract to date in NBA history, seven years and $120 million, on July 18, 1996.
19
Legendary circus performer and animal trainer Gunther Gebel-Williams died on this date in 2001. 		20
Neil A. Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon on this day in 1969. 		21
In a letter to his brother Theo, dated on this day in 1882, Vincent van Gogh revealed his goals as an artist. 		22
Pi Approximation Day is celebrated today. 		23
Raymond Chandler, author of the famous Philip Marlowe detective stories, was born in 1888. 		24
Hiram Bingham climbed a mountain and discovered the wonders of Machu Picchu, the ancient Incan ruin, in 1911. 		25
Just months after the Civil War began, Congress passed the Crittenden-Johnson Resolution, clarifying that the war was being fought to reunify the states, not to end slavery.
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Psychologist Carl Jung was born in 1875. 		27
Mathematician Johann Bernoulli was born in 1667. 		28
The skeleton of a 9,000-year-old man was found near Kennewick, Washington in 1996. 		29
Cartographer and navigator Martin Behaim, creator of the oldest existing globe, died in 1507. 		30
Mathematician Julia Bowman Robinson died in 1985. 		31
Economist Milton Friedman was born in 1912.


 

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