Operation Husky begins in Sicily [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Sicily’]
9 July 1816
Argentina declares independence from Spain. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Declaration_of_Independence’]
8 July 1889
The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal’]
7 July 1980
The Institution of sharia law in Iran. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia’]
6 July 1560
The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed by Scotland and England. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Edinburgh’]
5 July 1934
“Bloody Thursday”: Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_West_Coast_waterfront_strike’]
4 July 1881
In Alabama, the Tuskegee Institute opens. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_University’]
3 July 1844
The last pair of great auks is killed. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_auk’]
2 July 1644
Battle of Marston Moor. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marston_Moor’]
1 July 1863
The Battle of Gettysburg begins. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg’]