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July 1 - Canada Day
Canada Day celebrates the creation of the dominion of Canada through the British North America Act on July 1, 1867, uniting three British territories - the Province of Canada (southern Ontario and southern Quebec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick - into a federation.
July 4, 2009 American Independence Day
American Independence Day
'Green' fireworks may brighten eco-friendly 4th of July displays in future PhysOrg - June 22, 2009
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Verrazano Bridge In the background
July 2009
Commemorative Events in July
July 1 - Canada Day
July 4 - American Independence Day
July 7 - Full Moon 15º Capricorn - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
July 14 - Bastille Day
July 20 - 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission
July 21 - New Moon 29º Cancer - Total Solar Eclipse
July 22 - Sun in Leo
July is also.......
* Recreation and Parks Month
* National Baked Beans Month
* National Blueberries Month
* National Ice Cream Month
* Lasagna Awareness Month
* National Culinary Arts Month
* National Hot Dog Month
* National Picnic Month
* National Pickle Month
* National Vehicle Theft Protection Month
* National Banana Month
* National Tickling Month
* National Hat Month
July' is for Julius
The Roman Senate named the month of July after Julius Caesar to honor him for reforming their calendar, which had degenerated into a
chaotic embarrassment. Bad calculations caused the months to drift
wildly across the seasons—January, for example, had begun to fall in
the autumn.
The high priest in charge of the calendar, the pontifex maximus,
had become so corrupt that he sometimes lengthened the year to keep
certain officials in office or abbreviated it to shorten an enemy's
tenure.
Effective January 1, 45 B.C.
The new calendar went into effect on the first day of January 709 A.U.C. (ab urbe condita—"from
the founding of the city [Rome]")—January 1, 45 B.C.—and put an end to
the arbitrary and inaccurate nature of the early Roman system.
The
Julian calendar became the predominant calendar throughout Europe for
the next 1600 years until Pope Gregory made further reforms in 1582.
Certain countries and institutions in fact adhered to this ancient
system until well into the twentieth century: the Julian calendar was
used in Russia until 1917 and in China until 1949, and to this day the Eastern Orthodox church adheres to Caesar's calendar.
The month Julius replaced Quintilis (quintus =
five)—the fifth month in the early Roman calendar, which began with
March before the Julian calendar instituted January as the start of the
year. Unfortunately, Caesar himself was only able to enjoy one July
during his life—the very first July, in 45 B.C. The following year he
was murdered on the Ides of March.
https://www.infoplease.com/spot/history-of-august.html