July 1st facts
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July 1st is Bobby Bonilla Day, the day in which the New York Mets pay Bobby Bonilla, a man who last played for them in 1999, $1.19 million until the year 2035
Jan 1st 1953 a woman changed her name to Peace Pilgrim "to remain a wanderer until mankind has learned the way of peace". She'd walk until given shelter, fast until given food, without asking, it was given. She died in a car crash in July 1981 from a lift to a speaking engagement
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 35 of the best facts about July 1st I managed to collect.
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Otto Frank (Anne Frank's father) kept paying the rent for their old apartment until July 1st 1943, they went into hiding on July 6th 1942. Otto hoped that the war would be short and that they could move back in after it was over.
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The level of violent crime and homicides in Quebec is far lower than almost all other large cities in Canada or the USA. For twenty months, between November 1st 2006 and July 14th 2008, the city of Québec reported no homicide on its territory
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Bobby Bonilla, a former baseball player who hasn't played for the New York Mets in 17 years, negotiated a deferred money contract that will pay him $1.19 million every July 1st until 2035
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On July 1, 2016 volunteers dressed as World War I soldiers appeared across the UK as part of Battle of the Somme commemorations. The ‘soldiers’ silently handed cards to passers by, each bearing the name of a soldier who died at the Somme on 1st July 1916.
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American pop-punk band Blink-182 had scheduled their 2016 album 'California' to be released on July 1st- the 182nd day of the year. Unfortunately for them, however, it was a leap year.
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All Berlin Wall border controls ended on July 1st, 1990.
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The Second Continental Congress met at a variety of locations during its existence. It met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from May 10th, 1775 to December 12th, 1776. It met in Baltimore, Maryland from December 20th, 1776 to March 4th, 1777. It met in Philadelphia from March 5th, 1777 to September 18th, 1777. It met in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on one day only on September 27th, 1777. It met in York, Pennsylvania from September 30th, 1777 to June 27th, 1778. It met in Philadelphia from July 2nd, 1778 until March 1st, 1781.
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Moving Day in Quebec, where most leases end on the same day, July 1st. Up to 20% of tenants all move on the same day, and moving companies charge three times as much.
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Pamela Anderson was the first baby born on the 100th anniversary of Canada’s independence at 4:08am on July 1st, 1967. She was nicknamed “Canada’s Centennial Baby”.
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On 1st July 1937, the world's first emergency number was put into action. When people dialed 999 in London, a buzzer sounded and their call was given priority.
On July 1st, 1898, the United States defeated the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan Heights, and on July 3rd, 1898, off Santiago Bay, the United States destroyed the Spanish fleet.
The first day of the Somme Offensive was not the bloodiest day in British military history. The Battle of Towton, fought in 29th March 1461 in the War of the Roses, left 28,000 dead, 8,000 more than 1st July 1916, and killed around one in fifty men in all of England at the time. - source
North America follows astronomical seasons (determined by the equinoxes and solstices) as opposed to the meteorological seasons of Australia which begin on the 1st of the month, delineated by the annual temperature cycle, with the coldest months being winter (June, July, Aug).
In July 2017, there are 5 Saturdays, 5 Sundays and 5 Mondays. This occasionally happens in months with 31 days, the Saturday occurring on the 1st. Not, as is sometimes claimed, once every 823 years. - source
About Julie Moss. While in 1st place during 1982 Ironman WC she collapsed just a few hundred yards from the finish. Through her perseverance she was able to crawl through the finish line, but was past up just 30 yards away and received 2nd place.
The Ides are the 15th for March, May, July and October and the 13th for every other month. In addition, the Nones are the 5th or the 7th and the Kalends are the 1st of the month. These dates are connected with lunar phases.
After pitcher Tyler Skaggs' unexpected death on July 1st, his Angels teammates all wore his number 45 in tribute for their next home game. In that game, pitchers Felix Pena and Taylor Cole threw a combined no-hitter; the first in Angels history since July 13th 1991, the day of Skaggs' birth.
Port Arthur, Ontario, was the first city in the world to enact Daylight Saving time on July 1st, 1908
In 1968 congress passed a Uniform Monday Holiday Act, moving Memorial Day to Mondays, creating 3-day weekends. Originally it included Independence Day, which would have moved to the 1st Monday in July. If it had succeeded we wouldn't have a shitty Wednesday Independence Day.
