THIS MONTH IN HISTORY ( JULY )

• July 1 :  U.S. postage stamps went on sale for the first time. (1847)   -  Taxes begin to be withheld from paychecks. (1943)   -  Zip codes go into use. (1963)
• July 2 :  The Lawerence Welk show premieres on television. (1955)
• July 5 :  The bikini makes its debut at aParis fashion show. (1946)
• July 7 :  The United States annexes Hawaii. (1898)
• July 9 :  Dick Clark hosts American Bandstand for the very first time. (1956)
• July 12 :  Etch-a Sketch goes on sale. (1960)
• July 13 :  The radio is patented by Guglielmo Marconi. (1893)
• July 15 :  Vulcanized rubber is patented by Goodyear. (1844)
• July 17 :  The air conditioner was invented. (1902)  -  Walt Disney's Disneyland opens in Anaheim, Ca. (1955)
• July 18 :  Adolph Hilter publishes Mein Kampf. (1925)
• July 19 :  Samuel Colt, invented the revolver. (1814)  -  Winston Churchill uses the two finger "V" for victory sign. (1940)
• July 20 :  In "one small step for man, one giant step for mankind," Astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the moon. (1969)
• July 21 :  Jesse James and his gang rob their first train. (1873)
• July 23 :  Charles E. Minches of St. Louis, Missouri fills a pastry cone with two scoops of ice cream, and the ice cream cone is invented. (1904)
• July 26 :  Mickey Mantle hits his first "Grand Slam". (1952)
• July 27 :  Bugs Bunny debuts in Warner Brothers animated cartoon "A Wild Hare". (1940)
• July 28 :  World War 1 began. (1914)
• July 30 :  President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Medicare bill. (1965)
• July 31 :  Mariner 6 flies past Mars (1969)