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This Day in History – July 5, 2011
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1643 1st recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts) 1687 Isaac Newton’s PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England 1834 Provisional government established in Oregon Country 1841 Thomas Cook opens 1st travel agency 1865 William Booth founded Salvation Army in London 1935 Pres Franklin Roosevelt signs the National Labor Relations Act 1937 Joe DiMaggio’s 1st grand slammer 1946 Louis Reard’s bikini swimsuit design debuts at Paris fashion show 1950 Law of Return passes, guarantees all Jews right to live in Israel 1971 26th amendment certified (reduces voting age to 18) 1973 “Live & Let Die,” James Bond film premiers 1973 Isle of Man begins issuing their own postage stamps 1983 Baby girl born in Roanoke, Va., to a mother brain dead for 84 days 1984 Supreme Court weakens 70-year-old “exclusionary rule”-evidence seized with defective court warrants can now be used in criminal trials 1985 Nicholas Mark Sanders (England) begins circumnavigation of the globe, covering 13,035 road miles in 78 days, 3 hr, 30 min 1986 Nancy Reagan cuts red, white & blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty 1989 Rod Stewart hits his head while on stage & knocks himself out]]]]> ]]>
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