July 1 - Shadow

Five O'Clock Shadow

This Day In History

1770

Lexell's Comet passed closer to the Earth than any other comet in recorded history, approaching to a distance of 0.0146 a.u.

1858

Joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society.

1874

The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.

1881

The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States.

1908

SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.

1957

The International Geophysical Year begins.

1958

Flooding of Canada's St. Lawrence Seaway begins.

1963

ZIP Codes are introduced for United States mail.

1979

Sony introduces the Walkman.

2004

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

Famous Birthdays

1633

Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (d. 1698)

1646

Gottfried Leibniz, German mathematician (d. 1716)

1804

George Sand, French writer (d. 1876)

1869

William Strunk, Jr., American grammarian (d. 1946)

1872

Louis Blériot, French aviator (d. 1936)

1916

Olivia de Havilland, British-born actress

1934

Sydney Pollack, American film director, producer and actor (d. 2008)

1941

Twyla Tharp, American choreographer

1945

Debbie Harry, American singer (Blondie)

1951

Terrence Mann, American actor, director, singer, songwriter and dancer

1955

Keith Whitley, American country music singer (d. 1989)

1961

Diana, Princess of Wales (d. 1997)

1977

Liv Tyler, American actress