• July 5

  • Jul 4 2024
  • Length: 5 mins
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July 5

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  • On This Day:

    1811, Buenos Aires, Argentina: The Battle of Las Piedras took place during the Argentine War of Independence.

    1945, USA: President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9638, establishing the Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD).

    1946, Paris, France: French designer Louis Réard introduced the bikini swimsuit, named after the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests.

    1969, Rome, Italy: The Vatican abolished the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, a list of prohibited books.

    1980, London, England: Björn Borg won his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title by defeating John McEnroe in an epic five-set final.

    1994:

    • Amazon.com was founded by Jeff Bezos as an online bookstore.
    • Japan: A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Hokkaido, causing significant damage, especially in Kushiro.


    2002, The Hague, Netherlands: The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established to prosecute individuals for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

    2005, Los Angeles, California: YouTube was officially launched by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim.

    2016, New York City, New York: Ethereum's hard fork resulted in the creation of Ethereum Classic following the DAO hack.



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