Little Known Facts About the 5th of July

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Everyone is focused on the 4th of July with Independence Day celebrations occurring and American flags waiving from coast to coast.  There will be plenty of fireworks, baseball, watermelon, home made ice cream and hot dogs (Oh yes, the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating  Contest...Burp!)

Sadly, I'd have to say that if Jay Leno had a Jay Walking segment on The Tonight Show and asked the question Why do we celebrate the 4th of July?, there's no telling what answers he would get.

While everyone is enjoying their day off from work on the 4th by either resting or squeezing two days worth of activities into one, I had to ask myself the question, what happened the next day, on the 5th of July?

 Interesting things, I found, that happened on the 5th of July.  Here are just a few:

  • On July 5th, 2012, Seacoast Mavericks pitcher Brian Read, had endoscopic surgery to remove a l.5 inch-long piece of hot dog stuck sideways in his esophagus. Seems that a fund-raiser hot dog eating contest went a bit askew for Mr. Read.  He's OK today. (Seacoastonline.com)
  • 1937 - Joe DiMaggio's 1st grand slammer. (Historyorb.com)
  • 1996 - Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. (wikipedia)
  • On July 5, 1946 the Bikini was introduced by French designer Louis Reard.  The daring two piece swimsuit was unveiled at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris. Interesting fact, that I learned from my wife, is that the early bikini was quite daring with very little fabric, must less than you might expect. See This Day In History Lead Story.

 A lot more things happened on the 5th of July.

Hope your 4th is a good one.

Be safe.


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