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July 1, 1959
Circus
World Museum opens in Baraboo. The museum is on a 33-acre site that was home to
the Ringling Brothers Circus in the winter.
Source: Wisconsin History Day by Day
Photo courtesy of Circus World Museum
July 2, 1881
Charles
J. Guiteau shoots President James A. Garfield in the lobby of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Depot in Washington, D.C. Garfield, whose presidency of just more
than six months was the second shortest in U.S. history, died 11 weeks later of
an infection from the wound.
Source: Library of Congress
Image courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
July 4, 1817
New
York Gov. Dewitt Clinton breaks ground in Rome, N.Y., for the construction of
the Erie Canal, which connects Lake Erie in the west to the Hudson River in the
east. The project was first proposed in 1808 and completed in 1825.
Source: www.eriecanal.org
Image courtesy of the University of Rochester
July 7, 1930
Work
begins to prepare for the construction of the Hoover Dam in the Black Canyon on
the Colorado River at the border between Nevada and Arizona. Construction of the
dam finished two years ahead of schedule in 1935.
Source: Wikipedia
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Foundation
July 8, 1932
The
stock market hits its lowest point during the Great Depression, which started
in fall 1929.
Source: Library of Congress
Photo courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
July 11, 1916
The Federal Aid Road Act goes into effect, acting as a cornerstone for the country's highway system and setting a precedent for all future highway legislation. The law was the first to allow federal grants to help states build roads, and it required that states have highway agencies staffed by engineers to oversee how the money was spent.
Source: www.historychannel.com
July
11, 1921
Gov. John Blaine signs the Women's Rights bill, making Wisconsin the first state to offer women equal rights with men under civil laws.
Source: Wisconsin History Day by Day
July 14, 1832
Congress frees up $5,000 for the surveying of what will become the Military Road in Wisconsin. The 234-mile road, which cost $12,000 to construct, connected forts Crawford, Winnebago and Howard.
Source: Wisconsin History Day by Day
July 18, 1997
Monona
Terrace Community and Convention Center opens. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright originally
designed the civic center in 1938 and then reworked the design several times before
signing off on it seven weeks before his death in 1959. The building is on the
site originally proposed by Wright, and the structure's exterior adheres to Wright's
design.
Source: Wisconsin History Day by Day
Photo courtesy of Monona Terrace