July 22, 1376 – The legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin leading rats out of town is said to have occurred on this date.
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July 21, 1957 – Althea Gibson became the first black woman to win a major U.S. tennis title when she won the Women’s National clay-court singles competition.
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July 19, 1954 – Elvis Presley’s first single was released by Sun Records. It was “That’s All Right” b/w “Blue Moon of Kentucky.”
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July 18, 1936 – The first Oscar Meyer Wienermobile rolled out of General Body Company’s factory in Chicago, IL.
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July 16, 1957 – Marine Major John Glenn set a transcontinental speed record when he flew a jet from California to New York in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8 seconds.
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July 15, 1806 – Lieutenant Zebulon Pike began his western expedition from Fort Belle Fountaine, near St. Louis, MO.
Along the way, in what is Colorado today, Pike discovered one of the largest mountains in the United States, Pike’s Peak.
Pike commented on the beauty of the region around Pike’s Peak in his journal, “The unbounded prairie was overhung with clouds, which appeared like an ocean in a storm; wave piled on wave and foaming, whilst the sky was perfectly clear where we were.”
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July 14, 1911 – Harry N. Atwood landed an airplane on the lawn of the White House to accept an award from U.S. President William Taft.
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July 13, 1939 – Frank Sinatra made his recording debut with the Harry James band with the songs “Melancholy Mood” and “From the Bottom of My Heart.”
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