American History – July Anniversaries

July 1 150th Anniversary of the opening of the Philadelphia Zoo, the first public zoo in the U.S. (1874)
July 4 Independence Day
July 8 Liberty Bell tolls to announce Declaration of Independence (1776)
July 20 Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong takes historic first steps on the moon (1969)
July 26 Congress establishes U.S. Post Office (1775)
July 26 75th Anniversary of U.S. President Truman signing an Executive Order ending racial segregation in the U.S. Armed Forces (1948)
July 27 National Korean War Armistice Day

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