July 5th

On this day - July 5th 1996- Dolly the sheep was cloned 

Dolly was the first mammal cloned using the nuclear transfer prosess. She was cloned as a part of a project in Edinburgh, Scotland. Dolly was born on July 5th 1996 and died from a lung disease in 2003. The cloning of Dolly proved that a cell taken from a specific part of the body could recreate a whole individual. The cloning also made Dolly into one of the worlds most famous sheeps. The name Dolly was inspired from the singer "Dolly Parton".

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July 4th

On this day - July 4th 1776 - The US declaration of Independence is adopted 

The first 13 states in the US declared itself independent from the UK on this day in 1776. Thomas Jefferson created the first draft of the declaration which was edited by the congress to create the final draft. The text was ratified on July 4th. The day is still being celebrated as the national day of the USA. Happy Independence day, USA!

July 3

On this day - July 3 1969- Soviets N-1 Rocket exploded 

The explosion of Soviets N-1 rocket is the biggest explosion in the history of space travels. The aim behind the development of the rocket was to send a man to the moon and to compete with Apollo V. It was the second N-1 rocket the soviet tried to launch which created the biggest explosion. It exploded just before liftoff. It took 18 months to rebuild the launch pad.

July 2

On this day - July 2 1976 - The inauguration of the Unified Vietnam 

The republic of Vietnam, also known as South Vietnam was established in 1955 and for the next years was the country divided into South and North Vietnam. The South Vietnam city of Saigon fell to North Vietnam in 1975, which led to a brief period of a provisional government in South. On this day in 1976 was the South and North Vietnam merged into one country as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The country has since implemented economical reforms and has in the last few years been one of the countries in the world with highest growth rates.

July 1st

On this day - July 1st 1974 - The worlds first female president 

Isabel Peron was the third wife of the former president of Argentina, Juan Peron. She served as vice-president  of Argentina under his regime, but when he died in june 1974 was Isabel sworn in as the president of Argentina. She served from 1st of July 1974 until 24th of March 1976 and was the first female president of any country in the world. She was overthrown and deported in 1976 and have since lived in Spain, who refuses to extradite her to Argentina, who wants to arrest her for her crimes during her presidency.