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July 1, 1927The first scheduled air-passenger service from Mitchell Field in Milwaukee begins. Source: Wisconsin Historical Society Photo courtesy of General Mitchell International Airport |  |
July 1, 1956Congress puts into effect the Highway Revenue Act of 1956, which outlines a policy of taxation with the aim of creating a fund for the construction of more than 42,500 miles of interstate highways. President Dwight D. Eisenhower's plan called for $50 billion over 13 years. Source: www.historychannel.com | |
July 7, 1981President Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O'Connor, an Arizona court of appeals judge, to be the first woman Supreme Court justice in U.S. history. Source: www.historychannel.com | |
July 8, 1881Druggist and soda fountain owner Ed Berners of Two Rivers is asked by a customer to top a dish of ice cream with chocolate sauce, an ingredient previously used only on ice cream sodas. The new treat became very popular, but it was only served on Sundays. There are numerous locations that claim the invention of the ice cream sundae, but the jury is out on the official title holder. Source: Wisconsin Historical Society |  |
July 10, 1923John H. Bradley is born in Antigo. Bradley was one of the men in the picture of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima. Bradley joined the 28th Marines of the 5th Marine Division on April 15, 1944. Iwo Jima was his first and only campaign. Source: Wisconsin Historical Society Photo courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |  |
July 14, 1999Three ironworkers are killed when a Lampson "Big Blue" crane collapses while attempting to position a 400-ton right field roof panel at Miller Park in Milwaukee. The workers were observing and directing a pick from a hoist bucket. Resulting damage to the stadium was estimated at $100 million. Source: Wisconsin Historical Society Photo by Jayne Laste |  |
July 17, 1955Disneyland, Walt Disney's metropolis of nostalgia, fantasy and futurism, opens. The $17 million theme park was built on 160 acres of former orange groves in Anaheim, Calif. Disneyland each year hosts more than 14 million visitors, who spend close to $3 billion. Source: www.historychannel.com | |
July 20, 1976Hank Aaron, playing in Milwaukee County Stadium against the California Angels, hits his 755th and last home run. Source: Wisconsin Historical Society | |
July 22, 1796Surveyors commissioned by Gen. Moses Cleaveland complete the plan for the town of Cleaveland, Ohio. In 1832, the city's name was changed to Cleveland when the "a" was dropped to reduce the length of a newspaper's masthead. Source: Library of Congress Photo courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |  |
July 27, 1853Architect Cyrus Lazelle Warner Eidlitz is born in New York. In 1904, he collaborated with Alexander McKenzie on the New York Times Building, a steel-framed skyscraper created for publisher Arthur Ochs. Eidlitz's father, architect Leopold Eidlitz, founded the American Institute of Architects. Source: Library of Congress |  |