🎆 July in the Time Tunnel

Every day of July: one big moment from history, famous birthdays and special days. Click a date for the full story and a quiz.

1. July 11858: Charles Darwin’s and Alfred Russel Wallace’s idea of evolution was presented for the first time🎂 Carl Lewis
2. July 21776: The Continental Congress voted for independence from Great Britain🎂 Margot Robbie
3. July 31608: Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec City in Canada🎂 Tom Cruise
4. July 4🎆 Independence Day1054: People saw a star explode in the sky (a supernova) — it formed the Crab Nebula🎂 Nathaniel Hawthorne
5. July 51687: Isaac Newton published his important book "Principia" about the laws of motion and gravity🎂 Bill Watterson
6. July 61885: Louis Pasteur successfully tested a rabies vaccine on a boy named Joseph Meister🎂 Frida Kahlo
7. July 71928: Sliced bread was sold in stores for the first time, in Chillicothe, Missouri🎂 Ringo Starr
8. July 81497: Vasco da Gama set out on the first voyage straight from Europe to India🎂 Ferdinand von Zeppelin
9. July 91357: The first stone of the famous Charles Bridge in Prague was laid🎂 Tom Hanks
10. July 101913: Death Valley, California, recorded 134°F — the hottest air temperature ever measured on Earth🎂 Arthur Ashe
11. July 111405: Chinese admiral Zheng He set out on his first great voyage of exploration🎂 John Quincy Adams
12. July 121493: The "Nuremberg Chronicle," a big illustrated history of the world, was published🎂 Henry David Thoreau
13. July 131923: The famous Hollywood sign was dedicated in Los Angeles (back then it said HOLLYWOODLAND)🎂 Ernő Rubik
14. July 141789: People in Paris stormed the Bastille prison — the start of the French Revolution, celebrated as Bastille Day🎂 Gustav Klimt
15. July 151799: The Rosetta Stone was found in Egypt — it helped people read hieroglyphs🎂 Rembrandt
16. July 161661: Sweden issued the first paper banknotes in Europe🎂 Roald Amundsen
17. July 17😀 World Emoji Day1717: Handel’s "Water Music" was first played on boats on the River Thames🎂 Gordon Gould
18. July 181968: The computer chip company Intel was founded in California🎂 Vin Diesel
19. July 191843: The SS Great Britain, the first iron-hulled ocean liner with a propeller, was launched🎂 Brian May
20. July 20🌕 International Moon Day1810: Colombia declared independence from Spain🎂 Edmund Hillary
21. July 211904: Louis Rigolly became the first person to drive a car faster than 100 miles per hour🎂 Ernest Hemingway
22. July 221793: Explorer Alexander Mackenzie crossed Canada and reached the Pacific Ocean🎂 Selman Waksman
23. July 231962: The Telstar satellite carried the first live TV broadcast across the Atlantic🎂 Daniel Radcliffe
24. July 241701: Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founded a fort that grew into the city of Detroit🎂 Amelia Earhart
25. July 251788: Mozart finished his Symphony No. 40🎂 Rosalind Franklin
26. July 261775: The US postal service was founded, with Benjamin Franklin as the first Postmaster General🎂 Mick Jagger
27. July 271694: The Bank of England was founded🎂 Peggy Fleming
28. July 281866: Vinnie Ream became the first woman hired by the US government to make a statue — of Abraham Lincoln🎂 Beatrix Potter
29. July 29🐅 International Tiger Day1836: The Arc de Triomphe was dedicated in Paris🎂 Fernando Alonso
30. July 30🤝 International Day of Friendship762: The city of Baghdad was founded🎂 Emily Brontë
31. July 311498: Christopher Columbus reached the island of Trinidad🎂 J. K. Rowling