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Historical Events on July 1

  • Battle of Malvern Hill

    1862

    American Civil War: The Battle of Malvern Hill takes place. It is the last of the Seven Days Battles, part of George B. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign.

  • Battle of San Juan Hill

    1898

    Spanish-American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba.

  • Battle of the Somme

    1916

    World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.

  • Ghana

    1960

    Ghana becomes a republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President as Queen Elizabeth II ceases to be its head of state.

  • Burundi

    1962

    Independence of Rwanda and Burundi.

  • Phoenix Program

    1968

    The United States Central Intelligence Agency's Phoenix Program is officially established.

  • Tony Blair

    1997

    China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. The handover ceremony is attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Prince Charles of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin, and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

  • Cassini-Huygens

    2004

    Saturn orbit insertion of Cassini-Huygens begins at 01:12 UTC and ends at 02:48 UTC.

  • Accession of Croatia to the European Union

    2013

    Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union.

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