CALENDAR OF EVENTS - JULY

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- Events:

• National Recreation and Parks Month. http://www.activeparks.org

• 1: Regular TV Broadcasts begin: Anniversary 1941. The Federal Communication Commission allowed 18 TV stations to begin broadcasting this day. Only two were ready: NBC and CBS (New York stations).

• Television History-The First 75 Years. http://www.tvhistory.tv

• NBC proudly reminisces for 75th anniversary http://www.freep.com/entertainment/tvandradio/nbc5_20020505.htm

• A U.S. Television Chronology, 1875-1970. http://members.aol.com/jeff560/chronotv.html

• 1: Walkman Debuts: Anniversary. 1979, Sony introduced the Walkman under the name Soundabout selling for $200. It had been released in Japan sic months earlier.

• 2: Civil Rights Act of 1964: Anniversary. http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/civilrights http://www.constitutioncenter.org/sections/teacher/lesson_plans/civil_rights.asp

• 2: Constitution of the US Takes Effect Anniversary.

• 2: Declaration of the Independence Resolution: Anniversary.

• 2: Marshall, Thurgood : Birth Anniversary. http://www.ai.mit.edu/~isbell/HFh/black/events_and_people/html/001.thurgood_marshall.html http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com/tmarsh.htm More links:http://www.baltimoremd.com/monuments/thurgood.html

• 4: "America the Beautiful" Published: Internet-lyrics & music http://www.scoutsongs.com/lyrics/americathebeautiful.html

• 4: Independence Day 1776 - 4th of July Lessons http://www.educationworld.com/holidays/archives/independence_2000.shtml

• 6: Germany: Capital returns To Berlin: Anniversary 1999 The Cold War Museum: http://www.coldwar.org/articles/90s/reunification_of_germany.php3

• 6: Major League Baseball holds first All-Star Game: Anniversary 1933.

• 10: Boris Yeltsin Inaugurated As Russian President: Anniversary 1991 Timeline of Boris Yelstin's Life and Career (with links) http://www.infoplease.com/spot/yeltsintimeline1.html From CNN: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/profiles/yeltsin (with links & lessons on Cold War).

• 11: Adams, John Quincy: Birth Anniversary 1767. Biography: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ja6.html

• 11: United Nations: World Population Day 1987. 1998 Article from Seattle Times: http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=popu&date=19980712

• 12: Thoreau, Henry David: Birth Anniversary July 12, 1817. American author and philosopher, born at Concord, MA Bio: http://www.ecotopia.org/ehof/thoreau/bio.html

• 12: Bill Cosby Comedian, actor (Emmys for "I Spy," "The Cosby Show"), born Philadelphia, PA July 12, 1938. Short Bio: http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors/history/honoree/cosby.html

• 14: Guthrie, Woody: 90th Birth Anniversary http://www.woodyguthrie.org/biography.htm

• 16: Atomic Bomb Tested: Anniversary 1945 History: http://cavern.nmsu.edu/Library/netfirst/science/atomic_bomb.htm

• 16: District of Columbia: Establishing Legislation Anniversary 1790.

• 16: Wells, IDA B.: Birth Anniversary 1862. Bio (with questions): http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/wells.html With links: http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/barn-ida.htm

• 17: Puerto Rico: Munoz-Rivera Day Born at Barranquitas, Puerto Rico in 1859. He died at Santurce, a suburb of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nov 15, 1916.

• 24: Bolivar, Simon Birth: Anniversary "The Liberator," born at Caracas, Venezuela. Bio: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7609/eng/bio.html

• 24: Earhart, Amelia: birth Anniversary Aviator born at Atchison, KS. First woman to cross the Atlantic solo. Web Page: http://www.ameliaearhart.com

• 26: Americans With Disabilities Act Signed: Anniversary 1990 Q & A's: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm

• 26: Cuba: National Holiday: Anniversary of Revolution Anniversary of 1953 beginning of Fidel Castro's revolutionary "26th of July movement.

• 27: Aids named 20th Anniversary 1982. Adopted Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome as the official name for a new disease that was first described in a CDC newsletter on June 5, 1981.

• 31: US Patent Office Opens: Anniversary 1790.

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