History Events on July 05

The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft).

#The_Shard

The EU Copyright Directive currently has been pushed back to 10 September 2018, due to the majority of votes in the EU Parliament favoring holding back the vote.

#Directive_on_Copyright_in_the_Digital_Single_Market

North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan.

#North_Korea

Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.

#Arthur_Ashe

Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough.

#Thomas_Cook

The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence is adopted by a congress of the provinces.

#Venezuelan_Declaration_of_Independence

"Bloody Thursday": Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.

#1934_West_Coast_waterfront_strike

World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel.

#Soviet_Union

Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.

#Zionism

Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka.

#Portuguese_Empire

Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee.

#Sri_Lankan_Civil_War

Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.

#Korean_War

World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach the Dnieper river.

#Operation_Barbarossa

Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are born and, in the following years, will continue to kill with the tactic.

#Sri_Lankan_Civil_War

The Burgundian and Majorcan claimants of the Principality of Achaea meet in the Battle of Manolada.

#Duchy_of_Burgundy

A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills eleven firefighters.

#Boiling_liquid_expanding_vapor_explosion

Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.

#Isaac_Newton

Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.

#Dolly_(sheep)

World War II: The liberation of the Philippines is declared.

#Philippines

National Health Service Acts create the national public health system in the United Kingdom.

#National_Health_Service

The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit.

#Liberty_Bell

War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York commence.

#War_of_1812

The Republic of Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union.

#Armenia

A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.

#July_2009_Ürümqi_riots

World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943).

#Allies_of_World_War_II

World War II: The United Kingdom and the Vichy France government break off diplomatic relations.

#World_War_II

Germany takes possession of Cameroon.

#German_Empire

The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet.

#Juno_(spacecraft)

Lithuania becomes the 36th member of the OECD.

#Lithuania

Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal.

#Cape_Verde

The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon.

#Twenty-sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Swedish tennis player Björn Borg wins his fifth Wimbledon final and becomes the first male tennis player to win the championships five times in a row (1976-1980).

#Björn_Borg

Iran-Contra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned.

#Iran-Contra_affair

U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

#Bill_Clinton

The official independence of Algeria is proclaimed after an 8-year-long war with France.

#Independence_Day_(Algeria)

War of 1812: Battle of Chippawa: American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippawa, Ontario.

#Battle_of_Chippawa

The largest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, the Battle of Wagram is fought between the French and Austrian Empires.

#Napoleonic_Wars

Admiral Charles Napier vanquishes the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent.

#Admiral

In Buenos Aires the local militias repel the British soldiers within the Second English Invasion.

#Buenos_Aires

The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.

#Battle_of_Chesma

The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.

#Second_Continental_Congress

The bikini goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris, France.

#Bikini

Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right," at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.

#Elvis_Presley

The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in England, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, Staffordshire.

The first Indonesian presidential election is held.

Military coup in Pakistan: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown.

The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.

Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.

The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Lê V?n Khôi along with 27 soldiers stage a mutiny taking over the Phiên An citadel, developing into the Lê V?n Khôi revolt against Emperor Minh M?ng.

The Convention of Artlenburg is signed, leading to the French occupation of the Electorate of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).

John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.

The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius.