Venezuela declares independence from Spain and on 5 July 1884, Germany takes possession of Cameroon. The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by…
4 July 1187
Saladin defeats Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem in the Battle of Hattin. The battle in northern Palestine marked the defeat and annihilation of the…
3 July 1844
The last pair of great auks is killed. The Little Ice Age may have reduced the population of the Great Auk by exposing more of…
2 July 1698
Thomas Savery get a patent for the first steam engine. On this day in 1698, British engineer Thomas Savery patented the first steam engine. He…
1 July 1863
The Battle of Gettysburg begins. The largest military conflict in North American history begins this day when Union and Confederate forces collide at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania….
30 June 2013
19 firefighters die while fighting a wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona. The Yarnell Hill Fire was a wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona, ignited by lightning on June…
29 June 2007
The first iPhone is released by Apple Inc. The iPhone is the first smartphone model designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the first…
28 June 1846
Adolphe Sax get a patent for the saxophone. Emerging from his Paris workshop, musician-inventor Adolphe Sax files 14 patents for an instrument destined to revolutionize…
27 June 1950
The USA decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War. On June 27, 1950, President Harry S. Truman announces that he is ordering…
26 June 1906
The first ever Grand Prix motor racing event held. The series we now know as Formula One traces its roots back to 1906. Before the…