Haleakala Park Dedicated
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July 1st, 1961: The 30th U.S. National Park is dedicated - Haleakala National Park right here on Maui. It poured during the entire ceremony. Facts, figures, history and lots of good things about this park that includes the world’s largest inactive volcano, are available right here: http://www.nps.gov/hale
EVENTS ON THIS DAY — July 1st
1776: The first vote is held on the Declaration of Independence
1795: John Rutledge becomes the 2nd Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
1847: The first U.S. postage stamps go on sale (5¢ Franklin & 10¢ Washington-NYC)
1867: Canada becomes a self-governing dominion of Great Britain
1898: Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American war
1943: Automatic withholding of Federal taxes from paychecks begins in the U.S.
1971: The Golden Gate Bridge is finally fully paid for
2000: Vermont’s Civil Unions Law goes into effect
2004: Saddam Hussein made a defiant first public appearance in an Iraqi court
2005: Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, announced her retirement.
1776: The first vote is held on the Declaration of Independence
1795: John Rutledge becomes the 2nd Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
1847: The first U.S. postage stamps go on sale (5¢ Franklin & 10¢ Washington-NYC)
1867: Canada becomes a self-governing dominion of Great Britain
1898: Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American war
1943: Automatic withholding of Federal taxes from paychecks begins in the U.S.
1971: The Golden Gate Bridge is finally fully paid for
2000: Vermont’s Civil Unions Law goes into effect
2004: Saddam Hussein made a defiant first public appearance in an Iraqi court
2005: Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, announced her retirement.
BORN ON THIS DAY — July 1st
1646: Gottfried W Leibnitz, mathematician-philosopher
1804: George Sand, Romantic novelist
1853: Cecil John Rhodes, South African politician, diamond merchant
1899: Charles Laughton, actor
1902: Billy Wyler, director
1908: Estee Lauder, CEO
1912: David Brower, environmentalist/president Sierra Club
1941: Twyla Tharp, choreographer
1942: Genevieve Bujold, actress
1942: Karen Black, actress
1945: Deborah Harry, rocker
1946: Ron Silver, actor
1952: Dan Aykroyd, comedian/actor
1961: Princess Diana of Wales
1967: Pamela Anderson, actress
1646: Gottfried W Leibnitz, mathematician-philosopher
1804: George Sand, Romantic novelist
1853: Cecil John Rhodes, South African politician, diamond merchant
1899: Charles Laughton, actor
1902: Billy Wyler, director
1908: Estee Lauder, CEO
1912: David Brower, environmentalist/president Sierra Club
1941: Twyla Tharp, choreographer
1942: Genevieve Bujold, actress
1942: Karen Black, actress
1945: Deborah Harry, rocker
1946: Ron Silver, actor
1952: Dan Aykroyd, comedian/actor
1961: Princess Diana of Wales
1967: Pamela Anderson, actress
