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This Day in History - July

Can you guess these things that happened in the month of July?
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Date
Year
Clue
Answer
July 1
1867
This country is founded as a confederation of three British colonies
Canada
July 2
1937
This aviatrix goes missing over the Pacific Ocean
Amelia Earhart
July 3
1863
This battle, the bloodiest of the U.S. Civil War, comes to an end
Gettysburg
July 4
1776
This country declares its independence from Great Britain
United States
July 5
1687
This scientist publishes "Principia Mathematica"
Isaac Newton
July 6
1483
This "hunchbacked" king of England is crowned
Richard III
July 7
1953
This beret-wearing troublemaker sets out on a motorcycle journey through Latin America
Che Guevara
July 8
1994
This North Korean leader dies after a reign of 45 years
Kim Il-Sung
July 9
2011
This country becomes independent from Sudan
South Sudan
July 10
1925
The Scopes "monkey trial" begins, in which a teacher in Tennessee is accused of teaching this scientific theory
Evolution
July 11
1804
This duelist is fatally wounded by Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
July 12
1561
St. Basil's cathedral is consecrated in this city
Moscow
July 13
1923
This famous sign is dedicated in the hills above Los Angeles. (The last four letters would be dropped in 1949)
Hollywoodland
July 14
1789
This prison is stormed by the citizens of Paris, who find just 7 prisoners inside
La Bastille
July 15
1099
This city is conquered by Crusaders
Jerusalem
July 16
1945
This device is tested for the first time (in New Mexico)
Atomic Bomb
July 17
1936
Civil war erupts in this country
Spain
July 18
1955
This theme park opens in Anaheim, California
Disneyland
July 19
64
This emperor allegedly fiddles while Rome burns
Nero
July 20
1969
People walk here for the first time
The Moon
July 21
1970
The Aswan Dam is completed in this country
Egypt
July 22
1992
This drug lord escapes from his luxury prison near Medellín
Pablo Escobar
July 23
2011
This British singer dies of alcohol poisoning
Amy Winehouse
July 24
1847
Brigham Young establishes this city
Salt Lake City
July 25
1965
This folk singer dismays fans by playing electric music at the Newport Folk Festival
Bob Dylan
July 26
1952
This Argentinian first lady dies at age 33
Eva Peron
July 27
1890
This Dutch artist shoots himself
Vincent Van Gogh
July 28
1914
This "war to end all wars" begins
World War I
July 29
1968
This practice is banned by Pope Paul VI
Artificial Birth Control
July 30
762
This city is founded on the Tigris River
Baghdad
July 31
1970
Disappointing sailors, the British Navy discontinues daily rations of this substance
Rum
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57 Comments
theLAYTshow
+6
Level 41
Jul 13, 2012
Can contraception be accepted?
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jul 16, 2012
Contraception will work now.
JoanSR
+32
Level 74
Aug 16, 2020
no If you are catholic.
angrobper14
+2
Level 86
Aug 16, 2020
Good one!
PiMan87
+1
Level 43
Jul 1, 2021
Can you accept ABC? :?
DelaBriQue
+1
Level 66
Jul 1, 2024
Easy as 1,2,3
Yossarian
+2
Level 62
Jul 13, 2012
Contraception should be accepted. 30/31 without it.
rgc1600
+4
Level 74
Jul 13, 2012
"Artificial birth control" really? I'm with the others, contraception is a clearer, shorter, better answer.
ChipOtley
+2
Level 72
Jul 1, 2015
but there are natural contraception methods?
escojm
+1
Level 64
Dec 8, 2015
Sure. Tell your Ob-Gyn that your periods are too heavy, so you can have a hysterectomy. After you're done having kids, of course ;)
kalbahamut
+11
Level 79
Jul 1, 2018
The pull out method, the timing method, and prayer are the ones most favored by Catholics, I think.
Bonzo65
+1
Level 74
Jul 1, 2024
Favoured by the Catholic Church for sure.
roadrage
+2
Level 67
Jul 1, 2021
Lol….prayer
tschutzer
+12
Level 93
Jul 13, 2012
Too Earth-centric.
buck1017
+15
Level 78
Nov 9, 2013
nuh uh...there is a moon question...
JackintheBox
+3
Level 82
Mar 28, 2020
But only one. Still too geocentric.
JoanSR
+2
Level 74
Aug 16, 2020
this is The Earth!

get over it!

AnnikaKim
+5
Level 66
Jul 1, 2021
Umm, which other planets have a July?
bluesdjben
+1
Level 74
Jul 13, 2012
Excellent quiz. I learned and/or refreshed my memory about quite a few important dates. I also agree that contraceptives should work.
cpgatbyu
+8
Level 88
Sep 17, 2013
Should "grog" be accepted for "rum"?

And Pope Paul VI only reaffirmed a ban that was already in existence.

mez
+2
Level 72
Apr 3, 2021
grog is a mix of water an rum from memory.
burntfrost
+4
Level 47
May 6, 2014
Why is the rum gone???
selah13
+1
Level 44
Feb 8, 2015
didn't know what an aviatrix was. My brain thought it was some sort of technology thing. Never thought of aviator :P *facepalm
PiMan87
+1
Level 43
Jul 1, 2021
+1
McKenzieFam
+2
Level 68
Apr 2, 2024
aviator is the male term. Aviatrix refers to a female
thecoolestdude2
+4
Level 67
Jul 1, 2015
Ugh... tried beer and whiskey but not rum.. should've known... "Why is the rum always gone?"
DeusCaritasEst
+4
Level 54
Jul 1, 2015
*Holds bottle upside down* Ah....that's why.
sillie
+2
Level 75
Jun 28, 2017
I feel like "grog" should be accepted too.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Jun 8, 2019
I simply tried alcohol, dindnt work, moved on.
Bubblecat
+2
Level 79
Jul 1, 2015
Please accept "First World War" for World War I :)
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jun 28, 2017
Ok
stevediverse
+1
Level 86
Jun 28, 2017
I guessed Escobar because of Medellin, but the year in the clue is wrong. Escobar wasn't even alive in 1934 - he was born in 1949. His escape was in 1992.
KoljiVriVoda
+1
Level 81
Jun 28, 2017
Oh yes, Vidovdan :)
Jarl5
+3
Level 69
Jul 2, 2017
ʎpɐǝɹlɐ uǝʞɐʇ sɐǝpᴉ zᴉnb ʎɯ llɐ ǝɹɐ ʎɥʍ :/
DonTheLamplighter
+5
Level 87
Nov 27, 2017
Dang, I think I put my glasses on upside down.
AlejandroAP
+4
Level 87
Mar 27, 2018
The muslim calendar began in 622, not 662, after the Hijra.
TomatosRaafatos
+2
Level 76
Jun 1, 2018
Was just gonna mention that.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Jul 1, 2018
Hijra and Hijri Calendar should both work as type-ins, too. Calling it the Muslim calendar is sort of the equivalent of calling the Gregorian or Julian calendars the "Christian calendar"
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Jul 1, 2021
see how silly that would be?
Yossarian
+2
Level 62
Jul 1, 2018
Fourthed
redsplat
+1
Level 72
Dec 2, 2018
Yep, Hijri calendar started in 622, not 662. And Hijri should be accepted.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 15, 2020
Apparently, July 16 is incorrect also. This question has been replaced.
prs17
+2
Level 73
Jul 1, 2018
Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955; not July 18.
redsplat
+3
Level 72
Dec 2, 2018
Maybe that's when people started lining up.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 15, 2020
It could be either. Here's what Wikipedia says:

"At the time, and during the lifetimes of Walt and Roy Disney, July 17 was considered merely a preview, with July 18 the official opening day. Since then, aided by memories of the television broadcast, the company has adopted July 17 as the official date."

prs17
+2
Level 73
Aug 17, 2020
Yes, but my birthday is July 17, so everything you said doesn't matter!
nerdalert
+2
Level 89
Nov 4, 2020
"Troublemaker" is one way to put it.... racist homophobic mass murderer is another.
JackintheBox
+2
Level 82
Dec 21, 2020
Any change of accepting 'Great War'?
violentphlegm
+3
Level 43
Jul 1, 2021
Troublemaker isn't a word I associate with Che Guevara. Maybe should have used "revolutionary"
Chad
+1
Level 65
Jul 1, 2021
I don’t doubt it’s factuality but I can’t believe that humanity has managed to remember the date Baghdad was founded that many years ago.
Thunderbear
+3
Level 76
Apr 15, 2023
If we know the date Rome burned, why shouldn't we know when Baghdad was founded?
kazesoon
+1
Level 31
Jul 3, 2021
Just a suggestion, but an alternate name for World War 1 is "The Great War", even though WW2 was much bigger and world spanning. I guess I am one of the few who would type that before WW1, lol.
Koopa
+1
Level 88
Jun 2, 2024
You use trouble-maker to describe Guevara, but say nothing to describe Kim Il-Sung. How about you leave out the descriptors that are subjective, and just use objective ones?
Dimby
+1
Level 83
Jul 1, 2024
I dunno about him playing electric music. He wasn't pounding out dubstep with DeadMau5.
NotaRealPerson
+1
Level 66
Jul 1, 2024
can van gough be accepted for van gogh
Fionnbharr
+1
Level 74
Dec 28, 2024
How did I misread the clue about the troublemaker in the 50s going on a motor trip so much my first thought was Jack Kerouac lol
hdhdhdhhd
+1
Level 31
Feb 21, 2025
I feel that "Great War" or "The Great War" should be accepted for WWI.
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