July 12th is
Different Colored Eyes Day
Pecan Pie Day
Simplicity Day
Night of Nights
Barbershop Music Appreciation Day
NATIONAL HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD
Mongolia – Manly Games/Naadam Holiday – Day 2
Northern Ireland – Battle of the Boyne
Sao Tome and Principe – Independence Day
On This Day in HISTORY
1562 –Acting Bishop of Yucatán Diego de Landa burns the Mayan sacred books
1730 – Josiah Wedgwood founds the Wedgwood China Company
1817 – Henry David Thoreau, future cabin-in-the-woods philosopher, is born
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1884 – Louis B. Mayer, future MGM Movie Mogul, is born
1862 – The Medal of Honor is authorized by U.S. Congress
1870 – William W. Lyman patents the first rotary can opener with a cutting wheel
1917 – Bisbee Arizona striking miners are kidnapped and deported by vigilantes
1933 – The U.S. Minimum wage is established: 40 cents an hour
1957 – Surgeon General Leroy Burney warns direct link between smoking and cancer
1962 – The Rolling Stones perform their first concert at London’s Marquee Club
1965 – The Beach Boys release “California Girls”
2000 – X-Men movie premieres in NYC