ON THIS DAY: July 1, 2016

Posted on July 1, 2016 by wordcloud9

July 1st is:

Zip Code Day

International Joke Day

Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day

Ice-cream many scoops

National Holidaysinternational Flags

  • Bangladesh – Jumatul Bidah
  • British Virgin Islands – Territory Day
  • Burundi – Independence Day
  • Botswana – Sir Seretse Khama Day
  • Canada – Dominion Day
  • China – Communist Party of China    Founding Day
  • Ghana – Republic Day
  • Hong Kong – Administrative Region          Establishment Day
  • India – Jamat Ul-Vida
  • Rwanda – Independence Day
  • Somalia – Foundation Day
  • Suriname – Emancipation Day

On This Day in HISTORY

  • 1798 – Napoleon Bonaparte captures Alexandria, Egypt

Alexandria capture by Napoleon

  • 1804 – French author George Sand (Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin) is born
  • 1862 – U.S. Bureau of Internal Revenue established
  • 1963 – U.S. Post Office introduces ZIP Codes (Zoning Improvement Plan)
  • 1969 – Britain’s Prince Charles invested as the Prince of Wales
  • 1980 – Revised lyrics version of “O Canada” proclaimed Canada’s national anthem
  • 2006 – China opens Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the world’s highest railway
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