On this day in history..

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Jul 03, 1819, The first bank in the U.S. opened in New York City.

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Jul 04, 1776, The amended Declaration of Independence, prepared by Thomas Jefferson, was approved and signed by John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress in America.

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Jul 05, 1776, The Declaration of Independence was first printed by John Dunlop in Philadelphia.

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Jul 06, 1854, In Jackson, Michigan, the Republican Party started its existence at a convention.

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Jul 08, 1881, Edward Berner, druggist in Two Rivers, WI, poured chocolate syrup on ice cream in a dish. Up to this time, chocolate syrup had only been used for making ice-cream sodas.

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Jul 09, 1776, The American Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington's troops in New York.

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Jul 10, 1832, U.S. President Andrew Jackson vetoed legislation to re-charter the Second Bank of the United States.

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Jul 11, 1798, The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War.

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Jul 12, 1864, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln became the first standing president to witness a battle, as Union forces repelled Jubal Early's army on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.

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Jul 13, 1832, Henry Schoolcraft discovered the source of the Mississippi River in Minnesota.

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Jul 14, 1881, William H. Bonney Jr., alias Billy the Kid, was killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett. He was 21 years old.

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Jul 15, 1863, Confederate raider, Bill Anderson, and his Bushwackers attack Huntsville, MI, where they stole $45,000 from the local bank.

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Jul 16, 1926, The first underwater color photographs appeared in "National Geographic" magazine. The pictures had been taken near the Florida Keys.

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Jul 18, 1743, "The New York Weekly Journal" published the first half-page newspaper ad.

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History has noted that the most notable winners usually encounter heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats. If it really hurts that bad, go ahead and cry -- you'll feel better.
~ B. C. Forbes

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Jul 21, 1733, John Winthrop was granted the first honorary Doctor of Law Degree in the United States. The honor was given by Harvard College in Cambridge, MA.

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You're alive. Do something.
The directive in life, the moral imperative was so uncomplicated.
It could be expressed in single words, not complete sentences.
It sounded like this: Look. Listen. Choose. Act.
~ Barbara Hall

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Jul 22, 1926, Babe Ruth caught a baseball at Mitchell Field in New York. The ball had been dropped from an airplane flying at 250 feet.

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Jul 23, 1715, The first lighthouse in America was authorized for construction at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts.

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Jul 26, 1775, A postal system was established by the 2nd Continental Congress of the United States. The first Postmaster General was Benjamin Franklin.