07-06-2004, 07:15 PM
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July 7th
1534 ~ First known exchange between Europeans and natives of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in New Brunswick.
1887 ~ Birthday of Marc Chagall, Painter.
1898 ~ US President William McKinley signed the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.
1907 ~ Birthday of Robert Heinlein, Science Fiction Writer.
1915 ~ Birthday of Yul Brynner, Actor.
1922 ~ Birthday of Pierre Cardin, Fashion Designer.
1940 ~ Birthday of Ringo Starr, Drummer and Singer.
1946 ~ Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini became the first American to be canonized.
1969 ~ French was made equal to English throughout the Canadian national government.
1978 ~ The Solomon Islands became independent from the United Kingdom.
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